US nuclear testing debate reignites after State Dept alleges China nuclear test
State Department alleges China conducted nuclear test in 2020, reigniting debate over U.S. testing moratorium and international arms control challenges.
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27 Members of Tren de Aragua Faction Charged With Murder, Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping
Salvadoran prison guards escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison, as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 30, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout
High Schoolers to Be Tested on Nation’s Founding in National Competition Marking America’s 250th
In 1783, Representative James Madison introduced a resolution to create a library that would give the Congress access to works about the laws of nations and about American history and affairs. The Library of Congress was then founded in 1800. This mural depicts the library in the Capitol in 1890. Public Domain High school students
Biden Official Who Created ‘Disinformation’ Board Appointed as FISA Court Adviser, Sparking Concern From Republican Senators
Jennifer Daskal helped select the board’s controversial director, Nina Jankowicz, and will now advise judges on foreign surveillance legal issues Jennifer Daskal (flickr.com/photos/newamerica/39221031875) A Biden administration official who launched the Disinformation Governance Board and served as co-chair of the so-called Ministry of Truth has been appointed to advise the powerful Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, prompting
Meet Columbia Encampment Radical Khymani James’s Harvard-Educated Lawyer, Who Compared Hamas Terrorists to WWII ‘French Resistance’ Fighters
In addition to James, who fantasized of ‘murdering Zionists,’ Jonathan Wallace represents activists like Mahmoud Khalil and a Columbia professor who endorsed Hamas and Hezbollah Khymani James (X) Khymani James, the Columbia University encampment organizer who fantasized about “murdering Zionists,” has responded defiantly to his suspension from the Ivy League school, filing lawsuits against Columbia
Early Voting Starts in Texas Primaries
U.S. Congressional District maps are displayed at the Texas State Capitol in Austin on Aug. 6, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images HOUSTON—Early voting in primaries is beginning across Texas, intensifying the scramble in high-stakes Senate races and other crucial contests. Texans can start casting early ballots on Feb. 17, one day after President’s Day. Early voting
Rev Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Rainbow PUSH founder, dies at 84
The Rev Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights activist and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday morning at age 84, according to a family statement.