Rockets Fired at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad Airbase Housing US Forces, Security Sources Say

ANBAR, Iraq (Reuters)—Two Katyusha rockets on Monday were fired at Iraq’s Ain al–Asad air base which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, security sources said. It was not clear if the attack caused any casualties or damage inside the base, the sources said. One security source said the rockets fell inside the

LIVE NOW: Blinken Attends Signing Ceremony on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation

Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation and a joint communiqué on the U.S.–Australia Landsat Next 2030 International Partnership Initiative with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at 3:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 5. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For

Blinken Attends Signing Ceremony on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation

Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a signing ceremony for a memorandum of understanding on Countering Foreign State Information Manipulation and a joint communiqué on the U.S.–Australia Landsat Next 2030 International Partnership Initiative with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong at 3:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 5. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For

Kamala Harris Zeros in on Walz, Shapiro for Vice President, Sources Say

WASHINGTON (Reuters)—Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has narrowed her search for a vice presidential running mate to two finalists, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro and Minnesota governor Tim Walz, three sources with knowledge of the matter said on Monday. Harris, the U.S. vice president, is expected to announce her selection by Tuesday, ahead of her first

Virginia Man Charged With Threatening to Kill VP Kamala Harris

The FBI said it discovered numerous threatening posts on social media by the same user targeting several public officials. A Virginia man was arrested on Aug. 2 after allegedly making multiple violent threats against Vice President Kamala Harris on the social media platform GETTR. Frank Lucio Carillo, of Winchester, Virginia, was charged with violating 18

White House Senior Adviser Gene Sperling Leaves for Harris Campaign

Biden said the economist helped him ‘execute a rescue plan that has led to one of the most equitable and resilient economic recoveries ever.’ WASHINGTON—Biden senior adviser Gene Sperling is leaving the White House to join Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. In an Aug. 5 statement, President Joe Biden thanked Sperling, an economist who

Tropical Storm Debby Hits Florida With Floods, Threat of Record Rain in Georgia and the Carolinas

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.—Tropical Storm Debby slammed Florida with catastrophic flooding and was blamed for at least four deaths, with Georgia and South Carolina next in line as the system rips across the southeastern United States. Record-setting rain was forecast to cause flash flooding in coastal Georgia and South Carolina, and into North Carolina, with up