Missouri Judge Rejects Challenge to Trump-Backed Redistricting Map

The Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City, Mo., on Sept. 4, 2025. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump, a decision that could help Republicans gain an additional congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a March

US Trade Ambassador Says US Goal Is ‘Stability’ Ahead of China Trip

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 24, 2025. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters The United States is hoping for little change in trade with China in the short term, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer signaled on March 13, ahead of his Paris trip for the first cabinet-level sit-down since the Supreme Court

Iran’s New Leader Is Wounded, Likely Disfigured, Hegseth Says

Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah’s office in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA/Handout via Reuters U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 13 that Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is “wounded and likely disfigured.” “He

REPLAY: Webinar Discusses US Access to Diego Garcia

A webinar on Feb. 19 examines the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and concerns about the UK’s agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Moderator Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future, is joined by panelists Col. Grant Newsham, the European Research Group… Original News Source

Webinar Discusses US Access to Diego Garcia

A webinar on Feb. 19 examines the strategic importance of the Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean and concerns about the UK’s agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Moderator Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future, is joined by panelists Col. Grant Newsham, the European Research Group… Original News Source

US Opens New Trade Probes Targeting 60 Countries Over Alleged Forced Labor Practices

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the day he attends a working lunch with EU ministers responsible for trade, in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 24, 2025. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters The United States has initiated new trade probes into 60 economies to determine whether their trade practices have enabled imports made with forced labor, the