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Yemen's Perim Island Gains New Strategic Importance as U.S. and Regional Tensions Rise
A small Yemeni island at the entrance to the Red Sea is drawing renewed attention as tensions involving the United States, Iran, and regional powers p...
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Never Forget, Never Agree: Public Schools Struggle to Explain 9/11
None of today's K-12 students was alive during the 9/11 terror attacks 25 years ago - and analysts say schools are stumbling...
18h ago
Sept. 11 Comments Come Back to Haunt Left-Wing Democrats
Socialists and other left-wing Democrats are facing new scrutiny over past comments about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
18h ago
Iran Strikes U.S.-Used Base in Jordan as Regional Fighting Widens
Fighting across the Middle East intensified after Iran launched missiles toward a military installation in Jordan used by U.S. forces...
Sep 09, 2026
Economy Sounds Warning Bell for Trump, GOP in Midterm Elections
A Gallup poll released last week found that 37% of adults approve of Mr. Trump's handling of the economy, below his overall approval rating...
Sep 08, 2026
Iran War Rattles the Economy, Shakes Up U.S. Senate Races
Gas prices have surged since President Trump ordered strikes against Iran in late February, triggering a standoff in the Strait of Hormuz...
Sep 08, 2026
U.S. Considers a Smaller Long-Term Presence in the Middle East
The United States is reviewing whether its military and intelligence footprint in the Middle East could become smaller...
Sep 08, 2026
Trump's PAC Unleashes First Wave of General Election Spending
President Trump's cash-rich political operation disclosed its first wave of general election spending Saturday with a huge ad buy...
Sep 07, 2026
Vance, Rubio Tie American Manufacturing to National Security
Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio tied the Trump administration's aim to revitalize U.S. manufacturing to national security...
Sep 07, 2026
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attack on Navy Ships
The U.S. military struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on September 5 after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired ballistic missiles toward U.S. Navy warships...
Sep 06, 2026
Trump Team Works to Convert Anti-Data Center Voters
Mr. Trump has a tight window to shift public opinion on data centers, with the midterms less than two months away...
Sep 06, 2026
Trump Picks Adam Telle as Acting Secretary of the Army
President Trump this week nominated Assistant Secretary of the Army Adam Telle for the service's top civilian job...
Sep 05, 2026
Pentagon Using Cold War-Era Law to Revamp Supply Chain
Patriot missile interceptor stockpiles have dropped by two-thirds and THAAD interceptors by half since the start of the Iran conflict...
Sep 04, 2026
Vance Says He Won't 'Throw Friends Under the Bus'
Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back Thursday against criticism of his friendship with conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson...
Sep 04, 2026
North Texas Wildfire Destroys 167 Structures Amid Extreme Heat
A major wildfire in North Texas has burned about 90,400 acres while crews continue working to strengthen containment and control remaining hot spots...
Sep 04, 2026
