WASHINGTON—Senators received a confidential briefing from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio; and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe on June 26 regarding the recent “Buster Bomb” strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The meeting came
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a series of pro-gun bills, including measures to block enforcement of red flag laws, ban local gun buyback programs, legalize certain restricted firearms, and broaden recognition of out-of-state carry permits. The new laws—part of a broader push by Republican lawmakers to limit government restrictions on gun owners—were among roughly
Former first lady Michelle Obama says she has no plans to return to political life, saying that she will no longer give campaign speeches or campaign for candidates but that she still wants to stay publicly engaged on her own terms. “I am not going to be in politics. I’m not giving another political speech.
Clandestine Pentagon program developed the bunker buster bombs specifically to take out Iran’s nuclear program. A June 25, 2025, poster from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) shows unclassified aerial images of Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant’s two ventilation shafts during construction in 2008, post-construction in 2009, and after the June 21, 2025, strike. According
Clandestine Pentagon program developed the bunker buster bombs specifically to take out Iran’s nuclear program. A June 25, 2025, poster from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) shows unclassified aerial images of Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant’s two ventilation shafts during construction in 2008, post-construction in 2009, and after the June 21, 2025, strike. According
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Iran didn’t remove uranium from a key nuclear site that was bombed by the United States last weekend. Before-and-after satellite imagery released showed there was Iranian activity around the Fordow site before the airstrike. Trump said that the numerous trucks that were seen on-site were not evidence that uranium
Moderate Democrats are sharpening their economic message with new proposals aimed at lowering costs, boosting small businesses, and reviving the shrinking middle class as they offer a rebuttal to the Republican-backed One Big Beautiful Bill Act and seek to reset their party’s standing after major losses in 2024. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) unveiled what she