Iran fired multiple ballistic missiles at a U.S. base in the Middle East on Tuesday evening, in what U.S. Central Command (Centcom) called an attempted surprise attack. It was the first publicly disclosed attack on U.S. service members in the region since President Trump ordered a halt on attacks against Iran last week. The missiles,...

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Nvidia's Huang hits Capitol Hill amid open-source debate Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, as his company has become a key voice advocating for open-source models. © Jeffrey McWhorter, Associated Press Huang met with Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who serves as vice...

Former chief White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci is set to be under the microscope for a tough Senate hearing on Wednesday, just days after Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci's diary entries from the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In the weekend leading up to the hearing before the Senate...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Energy eyes nuclear waste deal with five states The Trump administration is eyeing five states that could accept nuclear waste, disposal of which has been a longtime issue with nuclear power. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein The Energy Department said Tuesday that it signed memorandums of...

RUNOFF: Marcye Scott and Gwinnett County school board chair Everton Blair Jr. advance to an Aug. 25 Georgia special election runoff in the 13th District for a House seat.

The bipartisan sanctions bill targets Russian oil and gas while adding Iran penalties, with up to 500% tariffs and 100% on buyers like China.

Jay Clayton's party-line confirmation as DNI has yet to break the partisan logjam over Section 702 FISA reauthorization in the U.S. Senate.

Gov. Larry Rhoden faces outsider Toby Doeden in South Dakota's first-ever gubernatorial runoff while Georgia Democrats vie to replace Rep. David Scott.

Economists question whether Zohran Mamdani's municipal grocery stores can deliver 30% savings or simply shift costs from shoppers to taxpayers.