Nation and World Politics
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
Mar 25, 2026 8:00 am - Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.
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Trump just voted by a method he calls ‘mail-in cheating’
Mar 24, 2026 7:30 pm - President Donald Trump, who is in the midst of pressuring senators to curb the use of mail-in voting, voted by mail ballot in Tuesday’s special election in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy
Mar 24, 2026 4:12 pm - The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Prosecutor admits government lacks evidence of misconduct by Fed chair
Mar 24, 2026 4:03 pm - A top deputy to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro acknowledged in a closed-door hearing this month that the Justice Department did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve over the cost of its building renovations, according to a transcript of the court proceedings.
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Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
Mar 24, 2026 7:44 am - Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE's enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
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Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting optionMar 24, 2026 7:41 am - President Donald Trump has cast another mail ballot in Florida as he continues to publicly bash the voting method as a source of fraud and push Congress to curtail the practice.
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Russia fires nearly 400 drones at Ukraine with signs its spring offensive has started
Mar 24, 2026 7:25 am - A major Russian drone and missile attack on civilian areas of Ukraine killed four people and injured at least 27, officials said Tuesday, while Moscow’s army stepped up efforts to break through Ukrainian front-line defenses in what could be the start of an anticipated spring ground offensive.
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Airstrikes batter Iran as it attacks Israel and Gulf states, while diplomatic efforts gather pace
Mar 24, 2026 7:19 am - Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel and sites across the Mideast on Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States was in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the war.
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Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security
Mar 23, 2026 8:46 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump's nominee to take over the embattled depar...
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Trump says talks under way to end war; Iran differs
Mar 23, 2026 5:47 pm - President Donald Trump said Monday the United States is negotiating with Iran to end the three-week-old war, declaring that the two sides had two days of “very good and productive conversations” that will continue throughout this week.