North Korea on Monday tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that has the capability to reach anywhere in the U.S., according to government officials in Japan and South Korea. South Korean government officials said it was a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), likely referring to North Korea's Hwasong-18 ICBM, which has solid propellants that make it...
Upholding the principles of equality, dignity and human rights for all, we must strive for a world where justice prevails and every individual is protected, including the long-suffering people of Palestine. We must no longer deny the right of Palestinians to be free.
Southwest Airlines settled a federal lawsuit over its holiday meltdown last December that caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays for millions of travelers for $140 million, the airline announced Monday. The agreement with the Department of Transportation (DOT) marks the largest penalty levied against an airline for violation of consumer protection laws, the government...
While the House is already in recess for the holidays, senators are back on Capitol Hill today working toward a possible border security deal key to unlocking aid for Ukraine. Senate negotiators met late Sunday to try to hammer out a framework for a deal that Republicans have demanded as a condition of passing President Biden’s $110...
The spiking of Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plan to bring to the floor competing bills to reform the nation’s warrantless surveillance powers is putting the House back at square one for addressing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Johnson had hoped a floor battle between the House’s Judiciary and Intelligence committees would...
President Biden is facing a fight with his base over an emergency foreign aid spending package that may reach the Senate floor this week. The package, which would provide aid to Israel and Ukraine but include tough border security measures to win over Republicans, could add to his problems generating enthusiasm among Democratic voters. Young Democrats in...
The Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision to block a Dallas woman from terminating a troubled pregnancy has cast a bright new light on GOP efforts to ban abortions and kindled a new fire under outraged Democrats, who are vowing to make the issue a central element of their 2024 campaign message. The court’s ruling, passed...