Crushed waste rock from processing taconite rises above a street lined with trees in Eveleth, Minn., on Oct. 2, 2018. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Senate narrowly voted on April 16 to overturn a 20-year mining ban imposed by the former Biden administration on a national forest in northeastern Minnesota. The measure, which
House Republicans leaders are moving forward on a last-minute, late-night compromise with GOP rebels to extend the nation’s foreign spy powers for five years while adding in warrant language and enhanced criminal penalties for violations. Text of the provision was uploaded at about 10:30 p.m., about seven hours after a scheduled procedural vote and more than a…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the State Department in Washington on April 14, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The State Department on Thursday expanded a visa restriction policy that targets foreign nationals working for U.S. adversaries to undermine the nation’s interests in the Western Hemisphere. The new restrictions target 26 unnamed individuals and include
The State Department said it imposed visa restrictions on 26 individuals under the expanded policy targeting those acting for U.S. adversaries.
President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.
President Donald Trump is facing a GOP rebellion on Capitol Hill over a key spy powers reauthorization.
Rev. Franklin Graham defended Trump over an AI-generated image controversy, saying the president thought it depicted a doctor helping someone, not Jesus.