Army general left classified maps of Ukraine war on train, watchdog finds

The Army general in charge of U.S. assistance to Ukraine in 2024 left classified maps marked “SECRET” describing the war in Ukraine on a train, a Pentagon watchdog found.  In a report issued last week, the Defense Department inspector general found Major General Antonio Aguto, who oversaw U.S. military support for Ukraine from Dec. 2022

Live Updates: 2026 Illinois primary elections voting underway

  5m ago Energized voters could mean tight primary races, expert says Some of Illinoi’s primary races are crowded with candidates; others don’t even have an incumbent on the ballot, guaranteeing a new face in the seat. North Central College political science professor Stephen Maynard Caliendo believes that will lead to some surprises. “When you

Chief Justice: Personal attacks on judges are “dangerous and it’s got to stop”

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal attacks on Supreme Court justices and lower court judges are “dangerous” and said hostility directed toward specific jurists has “got to stop.” “Judges around the country work very hard to get it right and if they don’t, their opinions are subject to criticism,” Roberts said

Top Trump counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war

President Trump’s director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, announced his immediate resignation Tuesday, citing the decision to begin a war against Iran when “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation.” Kent, nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate last year, posted his resignation letter on X Tuesday morning, saying he

Trump hosting big White House event around EPA’s biofuels mandates decision

President Trump has invited farmers and biofuels producers to the White House for a big event next week as the industry awaits the government’s announcement on mandates for the fuel additives. The “celebration of agriculture” event is scheduled for March 27 on the White House South Lawn, sources familiar with the planning told CBS News.