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Federal officials warn New Jersey sanctuary policies could release man accused of sexually assaulting teen, sparking heated immigration enforcement debate.
The U.S. is temporarily removing sanctions on Russian oil currently stranded at sea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced late Thursday — the latest move by the Trump administration attempting to stymie soaring energy prices amid the war with Iran. Bessent wrote in a post on the social platform X that the "narrowly tailored" measure "will...
Journalist Scott MacFarlane is leaving CBS News, the latest in a string of high-profile departures at the broadcaster since its parent company Paramount Skydance was bought last year by Larry and David Ellison. MacFarlane, who made a name for himself covering the Justice Department and issues relating to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the...
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith distanced himself from the idea of running for president, saying in a new interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity that he wouldn’t want to give up his wealth. In a preview of the debut episode of the “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast, which launches Tuesday morning, Smith discussed the...
The National Park Service (NPS) on Monday announced the return of fireworks at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day. In a press release, the NPS said fireworks will be launched over Mount Rushmore on July 3, adding later that “the return of fireworks to this iconic national memorial reflects President Donald J. Trump’s vision of...
Despite decades of survey data showing that Americans are managing their personal lives, national wellbeing is declining due to decreasing satisfaction with democracy, institutional confidence, and increasing affective polarization.
President Trump is pushing oil tanker crews to “show some guts” and sail through the Strait of Hormuz. “These ships should go through the Strait of Hormuz and show some guts, there’s nothing to be afraid of … They have no Navy, we sunk all their ships,” Trump said, according to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade,...
A hardware leader at OpenAI has left the artificial intelligence firm in the wake of the company’s recent partnership with the Pentagon, citing concerns over surveillance and autonomous weapons. Caitlin Kalinowski, who was a member of OpenAI’s technical staff overseeing hardware, announced Friday that “principle, not people” led to the decision. “This wasn’t an easy call. AI has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without...
Mojtaba Khamenei was selected to lead Iran on Monday after his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. Mojtaba was elected by a body of 88 Iranian clerics known as the Assembly of Experts. Father-to-son succession is traditionally frowned upon in the Shiite Muslim clerical establishment in part due to an intent to separate...
The Defense Department on Monday identified the U.S. soldier killed by an Iranian attack on a Saudi Arabia air base as 26-year-old Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington. Pennington, of Glendale, Ky., died Sunday from injuries sustained during the March 1 attack at Prince Sultan Air Base. He had been assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space...
President Trump on Sunday said the decision to end the war in Iran will be a “mutual” decision with Israel. "I think it’s mutual … a little bit. We’ve been talking. I’ll make a decision at the right time, but everything’s going to be taken into account," Trump told the Times of Israel newspaper in...