War Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Sept. 15, 2025. Alex Brandon/AP Photo War Secretary Pete Hegseth has terminated a 74-year-old military advisory committee for women because it harms U.S. combat capabilities, Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said in a Sept. 23 post on X. “Secretary Hegseth
Adelita Grijalva hugs a supporter after winning the Democratic primary for Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District seat, in Tucson, Ariz., on July 15, 2025. Kelly Presnell/Arizona Daily Star via AP Adelita Grijalva, the daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), has won a special election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona’s Seventh
President Donald Trump, in a Sept. 23 address to the United Nations General Assembly, denounced mass migration and climate-related agendas, which he described as globalist policies that are “destroying a large part of the free world.” In a nearly hourlong speech, Trump said illegal immigration, particularly in Europe, was tearing apart the social fabric and
A bipartisan group of U.S. House members has introduced legislation aimed at freeing Americans unjustly detained in China. The bill, unveiled by Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), would enable the U.S. government to utilize diplomatic, legal, and economic tools to bring its citizens back home. The proposed measures also seek to counter
An aerial image shows construction workers building the Hanford Viaduct over Highway 198 and past agricultural fields as part of the California High Speed Rail (CAHSR) transit project in Hanford, Calif., on Feb. 12, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Monday that his department is
First lady Melania Trump attends an event unveiling a U.S. Postal Service Stamp honoring former First Lady Barbara Bush, on May 8, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin / AP First Lady Melania Trump announced a new campaign to support the world’s youth during the United Nations General
Prison officers guarding gang members in a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador, on April 4, 2025. Alex Peña/Getty Images The U.S. State Department has designated the Barrio 18 street gang as a foreign terrorist organization, expanding Washington’s campaign against transnational gangs