The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Read more
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Read more
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use a speedy process known as “expedited removal” to oust millions of migrants the Biden administration allowed in using a legally iffy parole program. Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee to the court in Washington, said the fast deportation law generally applies to new arrivals…… Read more
President Trump wants the Senate to stay in session until it clears a backlog of more than 150 judicial and executive-branch nominees. The Senate was scheduled to begin its annual summer recess at the end of this week, but Republican leaders had already warned the break would likely be delayed as they work to confirm more of Mr. Trump’s nominees for posts…… Read more
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President Trump announced. Under the deal, America would impose a 15% tariff and South Korea would provide $350 billion in investments. Seoul would also purchase $100 billion in liquified natural gas or other energy products…… Read more
President Trump on Tuesday bemoaned the victims of a mass shooting at a ritzy Manhattan skyscraper and praised the slain NYPD officer who made “the ultimate sacrifice.” In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump said he was briefed on the shooting of Monday evening at 345 Park Ave…… Read more
China’s unexpected advances in artificial intelligence in recent months have top U.S. researchers baffled. DeepSeek, seen as a cost-effective AI breakthrough for China, was a wake-up call for U.S. industry technologists, but many appear to have hit the snooze button…… Read more
A rifle-toting man killed a police officer and three other people during a Monday evening shooting inside a Manhattan office building, police said, before the assailant turned the gun on himself. The gunman shot and killed his victims inside 345 Park Ave. in Midtown, a skyscraper that houses KPMG, Blackstone and the NFL’s headquarters, authorities said…… Read more
A federal investigation has found five Northern Virginia school districts in violation of Title IX for allowing “transgender-identifying” students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity versus biological sex…… Read more
President Trump has called out former President Barack Obama for “treason” for “trying to lead a coup” during the 2016 and 2020 election cycles — accusations the former White House chief, through a spokesman, denied. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard nonetheless said she has the goods, not just on Obama, but on Obama-time players…… Read more
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Continue Reading
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Continue Reading
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use a speedy process known as “expedited removal” to oust millions of migrants the Biden administration allowed in using a legally iffy parole program. Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee to the court in Washington, said the fast deportation law generally applies to new arrivals…… Continue Reading
President Trump wants the Senate to stay in session until it clears a backlog of more than 150 judicial and executive-branch nominees. The Senate was scheduled to begin its annual summer recess at the end of this week, but Republican leaders had already warned the break would likely be delayed as they work to confirm more of Mr. Trump’s nominees for posts…… Continue Reading
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President Trump announced. Under the deal, America would impose a 15% tariff and South Korea would provide $350 billion in investments. Seoul would also purchase $100 billion in liquified natural gas or other energy products…… Continue Reading
President Trump on Tuesday bemoaned the victims of a mass shooting at a ritzy Manhattan skyscraper and praised the slain NYPD officer who made “the ultimate sacrifice.” In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump said he was briefed on the shooting of Monday evening at 345 Park Ave…… Continue Reading
China’s unexpected advances in artificial intelligence in recent months have top U.S. researchers baffled. DeepSeek, seen as a cost-effective AI breakthrough for China, was a wake-up call for U.S. industry technologists, but many appear to have hit the snooze button…… Continue Reading
A rifle-toting man killed a police officer and three other people during a Monday evening shooting inside a Manhattan office building, police said, before the assailant turned the gun on himself. The gunman shot and killed his victims inside 345 Park Ave. in Midtown, a skyscraper that houses KPMG, Blackstone and the NFL’s headquarters, authorities said…… Continue Reading
A federal investigation has found five Northern Virginia school districts in violation of Title IX for allowing “transgender-identifying” students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity versus biological sex…… Continue Reading
President Trump has called out former President Barack Obama for “treason” for “trying to lead a coup” during the 2016 and 2020 election cycles — accusations the former White House chief, through a spokesman, denied. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard nonetheless said she has the goods, not just on Obama, but on Obama-time players…… Continue Reading