President Trump on Tuesday heads to Brussels for a whirlwind NATO summit at the Hague, Netherlands, hours after he announced that Iran and Israel had reached a ceasefire agreement. The president hoped to secure during the summit a commitment from NATO allies to spend at least 5% of GDP on defense. But a day
Washington — Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are meeting Tuesday to elect a new ranking member following the death of Rep. Gerry Connolly last month. Though Democrats are currently in the minority, the new ranking member would be in line to chair the Oversight Committee if Democrats retake the House in 2026, halfway through
Israel and Iran said Tuesday they are complying with a ceasefire agreement announced by President Trump. Mr. Trump said on Truth Social just after 1 a.m. ET Tuesday that a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two countries “IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!” The Israeli government announced that, “In light of
Update: This story was published before President Trump, on Tuesday morning, accused both Israel and Iran of violating the ceasefire he had announced just hours earlier. Then, after speaking with Israel’s prime minister, Mr. Trump said Israel would not continue attacking Iran and declared, “the Ceasefire is in effect.“ Read more here. Israel and Iran said
President Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed on a “Complete and Total” ceasefire, a move he said would end a more than weeklong conflict between the two countries — though a top Iranian diplomat sounded less definitive about a deal. Under the ceasefire announced by Mr. Trump, Iran would stop striking Israel
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday the federal government will fund an effort by Florida to set up immigration detention centers, which include a proposed site in the Everglades that state officials have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” Noem said the detention facilities in Florida will be funded “in large part” by the Federal Emergency Management
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