Idaho and Indiana AGs argue the Eighth Amendment doesn't require states to fund gender reassignment surgery for prison inmates in a Ninth Circuit brief.
A new GOP bill would cut federal funding to states that refuse to disclose private election vendor contracts and foreign ties in a major transparency effort ahead of the 2026 elections.
Former White House strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers assisting with airport operations is a “test run” for the 2026 midterms. During a conversation with conservative lawyer Mike Davis on his “War Room” program, Bannon asked, “We can use what’s happening with these ICE [officers] helping out at...
The Senate on Monday confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after President Trump dismissed his first Cabinet official. Mullin earned support from both sides of the aisle, with two Democrats joining Republicans to approve his nomination in a 54-45 vote. Mullin was fast-tracked through the Senate, with the...
A professional cornhole player is behind bars after he allegedly shot and killed someone during an argument in a Maryland town over the weekend, according to officials.
Ted Chaiban, the deputy executive director of UNICEF, said Monday that 324 children have been killed in Iran and Lebanon since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started. At a press briefing in New York City, Chaiban said that 206 children in Iran and 118 children in Lebanon have been killed since the U.S. and Israel...
The Defense Department will issue new press credentials but is still looking to keep some reporters out of the building by closing its media offices after a federal judge ruled last week that the Pentagon’s restrictive press policy was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman in Washington, D.C., sided with The New York Times, which had sued...
Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story Trump, Iran give conflicting signs on negotiations President Trump said Monday that the U.S. held “very good” and “productive” conversations with leaders in Tehran as he pledged to hold off on strikes on Iran energy infrastructure for...
President Trump seemed to begin a de-escalation of the war on Iran on Monday, sparking a relief rally in financial markets and sending the price of oil tumbling. But Trump did not dispel confusion over exactly what’s going on, nor did he erase deeper doubts about what comes next. It seems clear that Trump is...
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Monday that President Trump is “lying” about holding talks with Iranian officials. “We know he's lying when he says that the Iranians are talking with us and they're about to give Donald Trump everything he wants. Yes, that's a lie,” Van Hollen told host Kasie Hunt on CNN’s “The...
Georgia is one of 19 states that have been waiting to lock their clocks on permanent daylight saving time. A new bill could go around the Congressional action they need to make that happen.
The U.S. war in Iran is taking a mounting toll on America's military, with rising casualties, dwindling munitions stockpiles, a sidelined aircraft carrier and numerous downed aircraft just three weeks into the conflict. At least 13 U.S. service members have been killed, while another 232 have been injured since the U.S.-Israeli war against Tehran began...
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, on Sunday warned that his country will target buyers of U.S. Treasury bonds. “In addition to military bases, those financial institutions that fund the U.S. military budget are considered legitimate targets,” he wrote on the social platform X. “U.S. Treasury bonds are tainted with the blood...
Congress is facing mounting pressure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end the partial government shutdown as flight delays and long security lines are worsening at airports nationwide. President Trump said this past weekend he would deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to airports to help manage the strain, a move...
