By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Israel has tightened restrictions on targeted strikes in Gaza, signaling that it intends to give President Donald Trump’s initiative to disarm Hamas a chance despite Prime Minister
By Guy Birchall Contributing Writer Yemen’s Houthis said they had launched a missile attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the coast of the kingdom’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu
By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer Homeowners in Malibu and Pasadena who saw their neighborhoods burn in the Eaton and Palisades fires last year will soon be able to build up to
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer A judge ruled on Monday that New York cannot ban federal agents from wearing masks or balaclavas, or require them to wear visible identification. U.S. District Judge Mae D’Agostino, for
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer A cargo vessel was struck by an unknown projectile overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, British maritime authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer European Union interior ministers voiced support for Spain on Tuesday following the deadly illegal immigrant surge in Ceuta, while calling for stronger borders, faster returns, and
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson connected to the Old Trails fire, one of three wildfires burning in Spokane, Washington, that forced more than
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer Contributing Writer Sixty thousand people in Washington’s Spokane area have been evacuated as fires rage in the state’s eastern sector. The fires have destroyed at least 600
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., on Monday released a joint statement saying they will back acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the next
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The Senate has scheduled a vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Wednesday is scheduled to consider
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The Department of Justice’s fraud division has announced 17 fraud cases across seven Southern states involving more than $350 million stolen or targeted through schemes involving food
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer U.S. military officials on Thursday disputed claims made by Iranian officials that the country destroyed multiple American F-35 planes in an attack on a Jordanian base. In
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The heads of four U.S. intelligence and national security agencies have backed key elements of President Donald Trump’s claim that China engaged in election interference by targeting
By Evgenia Filimianova Contributing Writer Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has no plans to cancel his trip to New York for the United Nations General Assembly in September, despite calls
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged for the fifth straight meeting on Wednesday. Nine members of the Federal Open Market Committee — also known as the FOMC — agreed to leave
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday declined to answer questions from senators following the release of a diary he compiled while working in government. “Although it pains me to
News release Reps. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, and Jay Obernolte, R-Big Bear Lake, have introduced the bipartisan PILOT (Providing Increased Local Opportunities for Test-pilots) Act to study expanding job opportunities for civilian pilots and engineers
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer Lawmakers and dignitaries paid tribute to former Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., with speakers praising him as a selfless and patriotic American. Graham lay in state at the U.S. Capitol
By Etienne Fauchaire Contributing Writer French authorities on Tuesday ordered nearly 4,000 vacationers out of campsites and holiday parks around the Atlantic resort of Lacanau, west of Bordeaux, as returning heat threatened firefighters’ tenuous grip
By Aldgra Fredly Contributing Writer Audio recordings of former President Joe Biden’s interviews with a ghostwriter, which the Department of Justice obtained during its 2023 investigation into his handling of classified information, have