1151 articles in the US News category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has filed motions to dismiss seditious conspiracy charges against eight defendants involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol events, signaling a major shift in how the Trump administration is handling remaining high-profile cases from that...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A senior official in the Biden-era Department of Justice raised significant internal concerns about the legality and justification of the FBI’s 2022 raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to newly uncovered records. The official...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republicans are well-positioned to grow their majority in the House during the 2026 midterm elections, citing favorable redistricting outcomes and strong voter support for President Trump’s agenda. In an interview with , Johnson...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The United States carried out targeted self-defense strikes on Iranian military assets along the southern Gulf coast on May 25, hitting missile launch sites and small boats attempting to lay mines near the Strait of Hormuz, even as indirect negotiations for a...
By Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square contributor
(The Center Square) – Read this week's Fed minutes carefully and you'll hear 1970s. The Fed has stopped debating when to cut. Now it's debating whether to hold higher for longer — or hike again. A majority of officials said firming could become appropriate if inflation keeps...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Oil prices dropped sharply this week, hitting their lowest levels in more than three weeks as optimism grows over a potential U.S.-Iran agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease supply concerns. As of Monday, Brent crude was trading near $98.40 per...
By Tommy Flynn
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court has struck down New York’s controversial “Vampire Rule,” ruling that the regulation requiring gun owners to obtain explicit permission from private property owners to carry firearms on premises open to the public violated the Second Amendment....
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A long-planned bipartisan bill to establish a National Women’s History Museum collapsed this week after Democrats refused to support language defining “women” as biological females. The legislation, which had been advancing with support from both parties, aimed to...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is pushing for the declassification of a secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) opinion detailing potential abuses and compliance issues related to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stated on Saturday that a framework agreement to end the conflict with Iran is “largely negotiated,” with final details currently under discussion and potentially ready for announcement in the coming days. In a Truth Social post and follow-up...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — A shooting incident near the White House around 6 p.m. Saturday prompted a full lockdown of the complex after 20-30 gunshots erupted near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, resulting in the death of the suspect and injury to a bystander. According to the Secret...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The Walt Disney Company has filed a formal petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to reclassify its long-running daytime talk show The View as a “bona fide news program.” The request was made public this week after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr...