Trump hopes to avoid war with Iran, the secretary of state said, but is determined to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on April 23 that President Donald Trump remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, but would prefer to do so through diplomacy rather than
The defendant, Dale Britt Bendler, used his position as a post-retirement CIA contractor to lobby for foreign nationals who paid him thousands of dollars. WASHINGTON—A former intelligence officer and contractor of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on April 23 pleaded guilty to charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent and mishandling classified information, according
‘You’re never going to be able to negotiate with that kind of regime,’ Dem senator says Sen. John Fetterman (Getty Images) Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) says the Trump administration should drop nuclear negotiations with Iran and finish off the country’s nuclear facilities with a military strike. “Waste that s—t,” the Pennsylvania Democrat told the
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin announced Wednesday morning he is retiring and will not run for reelection in 2026. The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch. So, I
The senators have sought an investigation into changes to the workforce and office plans, and whether they will affect the payment of benefits. WASHINGTON—Five Senate Democrats have written to the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), seeking an investigation into changes ordered by the Trump administration. The actions include reducing the
Iran is quietly building a security perimeter around what is believed to be a new uranium enrichment site, fortifying the mountain base surrounding the facility to protect from a potential attack, according to a new investigation by a nuclear watchdog group. Satellite imagery analyzed by the Institute for Science and International Security, a nonproliferation research
The change is designed to prevent abuse of ‘outdated systems’ by illegal immigrants, according to the DHS. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it is working with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to optimize an immigration-related database and prevent exploitation by illegal immigrants. DHS did not provide many specifics on the plan, saying