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They’re impotently failing as a co-equal branch of government to stop a catastrophic disaster for America and the entire planet. 

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday will include a “frank conversation” about disagreements between the Vatican and the Trump administration, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See said Tuesday.  Brian Burch, who took up his post in September, said “fraternity and authentic dialogue” will guide the talks, addressing tensions...

Three major artificial intelligence firms have agreed to share their models with the federal government to be tested ahead of deployment, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Tuesday. As part of the agreements, Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI will give their models to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) for...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday reversed course on his push to deploy troops to take control of Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90 percent of Iran’s crude oil exports. “I’m not a real advocate of taking Kharg Island. I think we oughta tell the Iranians we will destroy it from the air,” Graham said...

Two people were killed Monday in the latest targeted strike on a vessel traveling on a “known narco-trafficking” route in the Caribbean Sea, according to U.S. Southern Command (Southcom).  The deaths mark the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s military campaign to crack down on alleged drug-trafficking boats. The U.S. military has killed at least...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters Tuesday morning that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is holding, even as both sides have fired at one another in the last day. Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine at a press briefing detailed "Project Freedom," aimed at allowing some commerce to transit through the Strait of...

Utz Quality Foods is issuing a voluntary recall for certain varieties of potato chips sold nationwide, the FDA announced on Monday.

The California Department of Insurance is seeking millions of dollars in fines from State Farm for its handling of L.A. wildfire claims — the department's largest penalty pursued after a disaster this century.

Dolly Parton gave a health update Monday afternoon, sharing "good news and a little bad news."

With this second Comey indictment, Trump has taken our justice system back before we started into an autocratic Stone Age.

Iran is accusing the U.S. of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement between the two countries after President Trump directed the U.S. Navy to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.   “The new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified,” Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher...

A political right that was optimistic and largely unified in the early months of President Trump’s second term is more divided, fractured and anxious — with the future of the post-Trump Republican Party at stake. Today marks one year here for The Movement, where I cover the influences and debates steering politics on the right in Washington. The...

Indiana determined two decades ago to turn around its poor financial position. It now holds a AAA credit rating and has passed the gold standard for balanced budget amendments.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters Tuesday morning on the Iran war — as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the already-fragile ceasefire. The conflict hit the 60-day mark last week, though the Trump administration has argued the temporary truce stopped the clock...