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What to know about Trump’s defense budget proposal

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GOP senator calls to end Iran operations without formal...

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) said Wednesday he will not support the U.S.-Israeli mi...

Blanche: No evidence in Epstein files he was a spy

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Thursday he did not know if convicted ...

Senate Democrats press Treasury Department on decision ...

Two Senate Democrats are seeking answers from the Treasury Department about a pl...

Tillis sets Jan. 6 red line on attorney general nominee

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not support any nominee for atto...

Mace ‘concerned about escalation’ in Iran war

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Friday she is very “concerned about escalation” in...

Warning sign? Retirement saving habits eroding, payroll...

A firm examined data from 2022 through 2025 to glean insights into the way worke...

Trump directs DHS to pay employees during shutdown

President Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to p...

Trump signs order aimed at reforming college sports

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday tightening the rules for eli...

‘Confusion, chaos and distrust’: Oregon challenges Trum...

"[Trump] votes by mail. Oregonians vote by mail. And Oregon will keep running it...

What to know about US fighter jets hit in Iran war

Two U.S. Air Force fighter jets were shot down on Friday, in two separate incide...

Susan Collins knocks funding cuts in White House budget...

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday knocked proposed e...

2 US helicopters hit during recovery efforts in Iran

Two U.S. military helicopters were hit by Iranian fire on Friday while engaging ...

Ex-Air Force master sergeant pleads guilty in $37M bid-...

A retired master sergeant in the Air Force on Wednesday pleaded guilty to inflat...

Judge won’t reconsider decision blocking grand jury sub...

A federal judge on Friday said he won’t reconsider his decision blocking Justice...

Fetterman asks for heightened security for NFL draft in...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS...