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Wildfire Evacuations Expand Across Washington State as Red Cross Opens Shelter for Thousands
Authorities in Washington State mobilized emergency shelters Friday night as a fast-moving wildfire north of Airway Heights forced thousands to flee their ho...
New York becomes latest U.S. state to allow medically assisted death for terminally ill adults
NEW YORK — Terminally ill adults in New York will be able to seek medically assisted death starting Wednesday, when the state’s new law takes
Trump’s Arctic Push Opens Door to Billions in No-Bid Deals, Sources Say
Donald Trump’s long-running obsession with Greenland has spilled into a wider Arctic strategy that has helped drive billions of dollars in no-bid contracts, ...
Trump Revives Cold War-Era Rhetoric as Republicans Warn Voters of a Democratic ‘Communist’ Threat
US President Donald Trump and senior Republicans are dusting off a familiar playbook ahead of November’s midterm elections: warn voters that the other side is
Trump Revives Cold War Rhetoric to Warn Voters About Democrats
US President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have spent more than a month warning voters that Democrats could steer the country toward what they
US Hits Iran Again After Five-Day Pause in Strikes
The United States launched another round of strikes on Iran late Wednesday, reopening a campaign that had paused for five nights and raising the risk
U.S. Senate advances Russia sanctions bill that could hit India with 100% tariffs
The U.S. Senate moved a Russia sanctions bill forward on Tuesday with an 86-12 procedural vote, putting India and four other countries at risk of
Paul Unveils Fauci’s Diaries Before Tense Senate Hearing
Sen. Rand Paul has released Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diaries ahead of a combative Senate hearing that is expected to put the retired infectious disease expert
Israel and Ukraine leaders to attend Lindsey Graham funeral rites as Washington farewell begins
WASHINGTON — The funeral ceremonies for Lindsey Graham begin Tuesday in Washington, drawing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President...
Pentagon shifts war casualty count into new category after Iran strikes, obscuring full toll of Trump operation
The Pentagon has quietly moved four U.S. service members killed in Iranian strikes out of one casualty listing and into another, obscuring the full toll
U.S.-Iran pause fighting as diplomats seek room for talks, but ceasefire claims remain disputed
The fragile calm between the United States and Iran held into Monday, but it rests on a narrow ledge. A pause in fighting has given
Senate map keeps shifting as U.S. primaries narrow and Democrats eye a path to power
The fight for the U.S. Senate is tightening at exactly the wrong time for Republicans. With just a handful of primary contests still unresolved, Democrats
UK Seeks to Mend Ties With US via Hormuz Security Pact
London is pursuing a new security cooperation in the Strait of Hormuz to repair strained diplomatic relations with the Trump administration.
Trump Moves to Put Warning Signs Outside Smithsonian History Museum Over ‘Inaccurate Information’
President Donald Trump has ordered warning signs placed outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, escalating his campaign to reshape how...
Trump taunts reporters, mocks foes and dangles a third-term joke at White House dinner
President Donald Trump used the White House correspondents’ dinner to needle journalists, jab at political rivals and toss off a quip about a possible third
Trump’s frustration with Iran war raises stakes for ceasefire, GOP midterms
President Donald Trump is weighing a “massive attack” on Iran as his patience wears thin with a war he expected to last only weeks. The
U.S., Saudi Arabia Sign Nuclear Cooperation Deal That Opens Door to Uranium Enrichment
The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a nuclear cooperation deal that could eventually allow the Gulf kingdom to enrich uranium, a move that
Trump Honors US Troops Killed in Iran War as Campaign Shadow Lingers
DOVER, Delaware — President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid tribute to four US service members killed in the Middle East during the war with Iran,
Hegseth clashes with Senate Democrats over Iran war strategy, says blame belongs to them
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday turned a Senate hearing into a sharp clash with Democrats, rejecting accusations that Washington had failed to show
Mamdani Calls on U.S. to Arrest Netanyahu if He Visits This Year
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Tuesday that he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged U.S.
Hegseth says Iran war has cost the US $37.5 billion as Congress grills Pentagon
WASHINGTON — US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators on Tuesday that the war with Iran has cost the United States $37.5 billion so far,
Troy Jackson’s fast climb in Maine sets off a hunt for weaknesses as Senate race opens
TOPSHAM, Maine — Troy Jackson had not even formally secured the Democratic nomination for Maine’s Senate race when the scramble began. Republicans moved firs...
India Urges Citizens to Leave Iran, Postpone All Travel as US-Iran Hostilities Escalate
NEW DELHI — India's embassy in Tehran has told its citizens to consider leaving Iran while commercial flights are still operating, a stark warning issued
Trump moves to curb offshore wind power over security concerns
Trump is citing national security to block offshore wind power projects, triggering pushback from California and legal intervention from Oregon and Washington in a growing federal fight.