Hegseth says he’s giving Trump “options” amid intensifying Iran-Israel conflict

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

Break-in reported at home of slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman

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

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law restricting gender-affirming care for minors

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

U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel partnership is finalized, companies say

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