Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday she has a "strong desire" to meet North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un to discuss the sensitive issue of the decades-old abduction of Japanese nationals.

As the country celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, House Speaker Mike Johnson said it should be a reminder of the central role religious faith played for the founders.

The Justice Department's quest to force states to turn over voter rolls has faltered in Washington state, where federal government lawyers seem to have forgotten to actually serve their lawsuit on state officials.

Congress should not fund illegal efforts. That sounds like common sense — and yet, the Pentagon wants Congress to approve an additional $200 billion in taxpayer money for the Trump administration’s illegal war in Iran.    Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to declare war. The Trump administration launched a new conflict in the Middle East without congressional approval, a clear strategy, or […]

Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story GOP grapples with $200 billion Pentagon funding ask for Iran war GOP lawmakers are grappling with how to handle the massive $200 billion request for supplemental funding for the war with Iran. © Associated Press Republicans are...

The U.S. military’s lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific “aren’t the answer” to the country’s drug problems, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), said during a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill.  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) asked Donovan what evidence the military has that its...