Washington — The U.S. military on Tuesday struck a drug-carrying boat hailing from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as tensions spike between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan government. President Trump announced the strike in an unrelated Tuesday afternoon Oval Office event, saying the military had “shot out” the boat “moments ago.” He
President Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that U.S. Space Command headquarters is moving from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. In 2018 he had signed an order reestablishing U.S. Space Command, after it had been absorbed in 2002 into U.S. Strategic Command. Its main goal is to find ways to defend U.S. interests in space. In
Washington — Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, filed a discharge petition on Tuesday to attempt to force a House vote on compelling the release of files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, resurfacing the saga upon Congress’ return. Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, introduced legislation in July that would require the Justice Department
An international group of more than 85 climate experts on Tuesday published a 439-page review arguing that a report by the Trump administration’s Energy Department fails to “adequately represent the current scientific understanding of climate change,” and it “exhibits pervasive problems” by misrepresenting scientific literature and cherry-picking data. The Department of Energy’s 151-page report, “A
Washington — Nine former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention penned an op-ed Monday condemning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership in the aftermath of the firing of the CDC director last week, claiming he is “endangering every American’s health.” “What the health and human services secretary, Robert
Washington — A federal court in California ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration violated federal law when it deployed members of the National Guard and active-duty U.S. Marines to Los Angeles earlier this summer in response to protests against immigration enforcement operations. In a 52-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer found that the president
Washington — Sen. Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican, officially announced Tuesday that she won’t seek reelection in 2026 after two terms in the Senate. “After a tremendous amount of prayer and reflection, I will not be seeking reelection in 2026,” Ernst said in a video announcement. Ernst, 55, was elected to the Senate in 2014,