Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to elaborate on potential U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict, telling a Senate panel Wednesday his job is to ensure President Trump “has options and is informed of what those options might be.” Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine testified Wednesday before the Senate Armed
The Twin Cities home where Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were fatally shot Saturday was broken into overnight Wednesday, police say. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “political assassination.” Brooklyn
Trump answers question on Iran, Israel Trump says “I may do it, I may not do it” on joining Israeli strikes against Iran 19:31 Washington — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is working on dispatching evacuation flights and cruise ships for American citizens who wish to leave Israel amid the country’s ongoing conflict with Iran,
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Tennessee law that restricts access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, clearing the way for the medical treatments for transgender youth to be limited in half of the country. The high court ruled 6-3 in rejecting the challenge from the Biden administration, three families
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled against the state of Texas and a group of landowners who challenged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s approval of a private company’s plan to temporarily store thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste at a facility in the state. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a decision for a
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel announced Thursday that they have finalized their long-awaited partnership. Under the announced agreement, U.S. Steel will retain its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh. The steel will continue to “mined, melted and made” in the United States, the companies said. The partnership is expected to create more than 100,000 jobs throughout
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is emphasizing her life and career as she aims to become the next governor of Virginia at a time when her national party is searching for answers on how to win over voters after an election cycle filled with setbacks. The Spanberger campaign’s new advertisement for the general election, first reported by