Nation and World
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For Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Trump’s big bill is a big test
Jun 02, 2025 5:57 pm - Senate Republicans are rushing to pass a massive bill that includes much of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda, the first big legislative test for the party’s new m...
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Supreme Court rejects 2 gun rights cases, but assault weapons ban issue may be back soon
Jun 02, 2025 4:37 pm - WASHINGTON — A split Supreme Court on Monday rejected a pair of gun rights cases, though one conservative justice predicted the court would soon consider whether assault ...
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RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.
Jun 02, 2025 2:58 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s comments and his plan to swiftly study its causes, have splintered a community of millions of people living with autism.
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Suspect in Colorado attack told police he researched for a year and targeted 'Zionist group'
Jun 02, 2025 2:03 pm - The FBI says the man charged in the attack in Boulder, Colorado, that left eight people injured told police he planned it for a year and specifically targeted what he described as the “Zionist group.”
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Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
Jun 02, 2025 1:05 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
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Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian warplanes was a serious blow to the Kremlin's strategic arsenal
Jun 02, 2025 11:53 am - A surprise Ukrainian drone attack that targeted several Russian air bases hosting nuclear-capable strategic bombers was unprecedented in its scope and sophistication for the first time reached as far as Siberia in a heavy blow to the Russian military.
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Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
Jun 02, 2025 8:32 am - Peace talks end quickly as Russia and Ukraine remain far apart. But after Ukraine's daring strikes, could progress be near?
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Britain is getting a defense boost aimed at sending a message to Moscow, and to Trump
Jun 02, 2025 8:29 am - The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and become “a battle-ready, armor-clad nation,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday, part of a boost to military spending designed to send a message to Moscow — and Washington.
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US defense secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China
May 31, 2025 5:40 pm - SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic...
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Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
May 31, 2025 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swir...