By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Remarking on the ongoing U.S.-China rare earth export dispute, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a Wednesday news conference that if Beijing refuses to act as
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The White House’s budget office on Tuesday confirmed that it will continue layoffs as the government shutdown drags on with little end in sight. “OMB is
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer As the government shutdown exceeded the two-week mark, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., warned that military pay may run out and that service members could miss
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia is “very actively” developing and testing new nuclear weapons and that Moscow may soon make a formal
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that the Treasury Department is adjusting its payment processes so active-duty service members can continue to be paid during
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will travel to Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday for high-stakes talks expected to focus on bolstering
Compiled from news service reports and news releases NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is laying off hundreds more employees as the prestigious research and development center moves to create a “leaner
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The Social Security Administration said Tuesday that it will release its cost-of-living adjustment for next year’s payments and confirmed the ongoing government shutdown won’t impact payments
By Owen Evans Contributing Writer Israelis celebrated throughout the country on Monday as the final 20 living hostages were returned to the country after 738 days in captivity. The release of
World leaders sign cease-fire deal; hostages freed Compiled from news service reports In a speech in Egypt, President Donald Trump declared an end to the war in Gaza between Israel
By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer Israel has completed the first phase of its withdrawal from Gaza as the cease-fire to end the Israel-Hamas war has begun. This begins a 72-hour countdown
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Multiple people were killed in a blast Friday at a facility in Tennessee that makes explosives, a local sheriff said. “We do have several people at
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a grand jury on federal charges, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Thursday. The
By Nathan Worcester, Stacy Robinson Contributing Writers CHICAGO — A federal judge on Thursday announced that she will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s deployment of Texas National Guard troops into Chicago.
Compiled from news service reports Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to end the war in Gaza. The first phase will consist of
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Then-Vice President Joe Biden said that he “strongly” preferred that the CIA not distribute a report about his visit to Ukraine in 2015, according to documents
By Kimberly Hayek Contributing Writer Federal authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of a 29-year-old Melbourne, Florida, man, accusing him of deliberately igniting a New Year’s Day fire that later erupted
By Arjun Singh Contributing Writer The Senate on Wednesday again failed to advance bills that would restore funding to the government and end the shutdown that has been ongoing since Oct.
By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer The FBI surveilled Republican senators as part of its Arctic Frost investigation, a newly disclosed document shows. FBI agents carried out surveillance on the cell phones
By Emel Akan Contributing Writer WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to the White House on Tuesday and suggested the Canadian delegation is in a better