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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 29, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Top US general signals Russia is helping Iran in war 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   The highest-ranking U.S. general on Thursday signaled that the Russian government is assisting the Iranian regime in its war with the United States.  In comments before the Senate Armed Services

Oklahoma drug enforcement agent Mike Garcia looks over rows of marijuana plants at an illegal grow facility in Ponca City, Okla, on Dec. 22, 2025. Photo by Allan Stein.

51 indicted over marijuana grow operations in Oklahoma 

By Michael Clements Contributing Writer  A Department of Homeland Security investigation has resulted in the indictment of 51 defendants — including 29 Chinese nationals — on 67 counts of conspiracy to manufacture black-market marijuana in Oklahoma for

Former FBI Director James Comey arrives at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 17, 2018. Photo by Samira Bouaou.

Comey charged with threatening to kill or harm president 

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers  The Department of Justice on Tuesday announced that former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on charges relating to threatening to kill or harm President Donald Trump. 

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United Arab Emirates to leave OPEC next month 

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer  The United Arab Emirates has said it is leaving OPEC and the broader alliance.  “This decision follows a comprehensive review of the UAE’s production policy and its

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff (R) and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (L), accompanied by Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev, prior to a meeting with Russia's president at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 2, 2025. Kristina Kormilitsyna/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Witkoff, Kushner heading to Pakistan for Iran talks 

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are heading to Pakistan on Saturday, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.  Leavitt confirmed