Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter Wednesday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for more action from the State Department to help Americans evacuate the Middle East. In the letter sent to Rubio and Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Nora Namdar, and first obtained by CBS News, Pritzker said that
The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 4 to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force. Witnesses: Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army, U.S. Army Adm. James… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Smoke from interceptions of projectiles from Iran over Abu Dhabi on Feb. 28, 2026. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images Turkish officials said on March 4 that NATO’s defense system destroyed an Iranian missile that was headed into Turkey’s airspace. The missile was detected over Iraqi and Syrian airspace before NATO’s air defense systems destroyed it,
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says the United States is ‘winning decisively’ against Iran. He confirms that the United States sank an Iranian warship—in the first torpedo sinking since World War II. NTD has more on a pentagon briefing from Wednesday morning. White House … Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are testifying Wednesday morning at a House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud and the “misuse” of federal funds in the state. Lawmakers will also hear from a clergy member about the impact of Operation Metro Surge. The hearing comes after Republicans launched an investigation into how
As concerns over the global oil supply intensify, President Trump has pledged that a little-known U.S. government agency will step in to insure ships sailing through the Persian Gulf, a move he said will maintain the “free flow of energy” as the Iran war continues. The Trump administration has tapped the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation,
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) (L) swears in Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) (R) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Democratic Party Reps. Christian Menefee and Al Green of Texas will advance to a May 26 runoff election after neither candidate secured enough votes to win the party’s nomination