Vice President Harris is campaigning Friday in Houston and may host a rumored special guest: Beyoncé. The music sensation, who was raised in the city, is expected to attend the rally, according to sources familiar with the event. It is not known if she will perform Friday evening. The "Texas Hold 'Em" singer also reportedly gave...

Israel began “precise” airstrikes on Iran’s military targets on Friday night. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel – right now the Israel Defense Forces [IDF] is conducting precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a video released by the...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson called for The Wall Street Journal’s recent report on “secret” conversations between tech billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin to be investigated.  Nelson first emphasized that NASA is “non-partisan political” and praised SpaceX for its recent work in developing spacecraft, before saying that the Journal’s Thursday report should be...

🪖 Special report from The Hill on the Penghu Islands {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story How Taiwan preps for a nighttime Chinese attack Taiwan’s army carried out a nighttime training exercise Thursday, preparing for a scenario in which Chinese forces launch an attack with drones and boats in the...

Former President Trump will rally voters in the critical swing state of Michigan Friday evening. Trump's remarks in Michigan — a "blue wall" state that President Biden flipped from red to blue in 2020 — will focus on jobs and the autoworkers industry. He is also expected to hit the Biden administration over inflation and...

CNN host Jake Tapper mocked the two Republican leaders in Congress with clips of former President Trump calling his opponent, Vice President Harris, a “fascist.”  Tapper made fun of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on CNN’s “The Lead” Friday after the two GOP politicians issued a joint statement condemning...

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The U.S. Army on Friday released a heavily redacted report on an incident at Arlington National Cemetery involving a staffer and aides with the Trump campaign when the former president visited the cemetery in August. The nonpartisan watchdog group American Oversight obtained a copy of the report, which offers very few details about the incident....

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Lithium mining project approved despite concerns over wildflower The Biden administration this week gave final approval to a Nevada lithium mining project that officials say could supply enough of the mineral for nearly 370,000 electric vehicles. © Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity via AP,...