Politics/Govt

Trump provides update on airman rescue, threatens strikes on infrastructure   By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  Iran has rejected a new cease-fire proposal from the United States, insisting instead on a permanent end to the

By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer  The U.S. military has deployed several thousand additional infantry troops to the Middle East in recent weeks, raising speculation of imminent ground combat in the conflict with Iran. 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   After President Donald Trump announced on Thursday the departure of Pam Bondi as his attorney general, his former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, was named to replace

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Search-and-rescue efforts were underway in southern Iran on Friday after an American fighter jet was shot down over Iranian airspace, with one crew member rescued and another still missing,

By Sam Dorman Contributing Writer  The Supreme Court is set to consider a landmark case challenging President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship.  Oral arguments in the case, known as

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   Iran’s military said that it will start attacking some U.S. businesses in the Middle East amid the month-long conflict with the United States and Israel.  In

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said on April 2 that Pam Bondi will no longer be the U.S. attorney general.  Trump confirmed the personnel decision in a Truth Social

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran—both direct and indirect—are ongoing and making “very good” progress, and urged Tehran to take the deal or face

By Jacob Burg Contributing Writer  Many U.S. airports reported significantly reduced security checkpoint wait times on March 30, with much of the worst pressure relieved after Transportation Safety Administration officers received their

By Matthew Vadum Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States’ current birthright citizenship policy was created to grant citizenship to freed slaves and their children, not to

By Matthew Vadum, Sam Dorman Contributing Writers  The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Colorado’s ban on so-called conversion therapy for minors conflicted with therapists’ right to free speech.  In an

Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced on March 30 that most of its officers have now received back pay, a move that appears to be easing security lines at

By Owen Evans Contributing Writer  Iran’s heavy water production plant (HWPP) at Khondab has been “severely damaged” and is no longer operational following a strike, according to the U.N. nuclear watchdog.  In a

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The United States can achieve all of its objectives in the Iran war without sending troops to the country to fight a ground war, and the military operation won’t be a prolonged

By Jackson Richman Contributing Writer  House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Friday he is putting forth a short-term bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days, instead of the Senate-passed measure to fund