1554 articles in the US News category.
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will begin “Project Freedom,” a military operation to guide and assist neutral commercial vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, starting Monday morning Middle East time. Trump described the...
By Tommy Flynn
MADISON, Wis. — Stephen Cooper, a biological male who identifies as a woman named Katrina DeVille and is running as a Democratic Socialist in the 2026 primary for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District, posted and then quickly deleted a campaign-related video showing himself at...
By Tommy Flynn
PITTSBURGH — Raymond Eugene Chandler III, a Democrat candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania running against Sen. John Fetterman in 2028, was arrested Friday morning by the FBI and U.S. Secret Service at his home in Wilkinsburg for making explicit threats to assassinate...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Two U.S. service members participating in the multinational African Lion 2026 military exercise were reported missing on May 2, 2026, near the Cap Draa Training Area in southwestern Morocco, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed on Sunday. The service members went...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — Iran has submitted a new 14-point peace proposal to U.S. mediators in Pakistan aimed at ending the conflict and establishing a framework for managing the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump indicated he is not optimistic the offer will be acceptable. Trump...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced this week that the Appalachian region holds an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium oxide — enough to replace 328 years of current U.S. lithium imports and power 130 million electric...
By Tommy Flynn
PORTLAND, Ore. — Independent journalist Katie Daviscourt was violently mobbed and assaulted by Antifa-affiliated protesters while covering demonstrations outside a federal ICE facility in Portland on May 1, 2026. Daviscourt was live-reporting on the annual May Day anti-ICE...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police are investigating after vandals spray-painted a large “86 47” message across the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool early Friday morning, May 1, 2026. The graffiti, measuring roughly 15 by 30 feet, was discovered around 7:20 a.m. by the...
By Tommy Flynn
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on May 1, 2026, that he is calling a special legislative session beginning May 12 to redraw the state’s congressional districts, making Tennessee the second Southern state in as many days to move quickly on mid-decade redistricting...
By Tommy Flynn
MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced on May 1, 2026, that she is calling a special legislative session beginning May 12 to redraw the state’s congressional map in direct response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting race-based redistricting. The move...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on May 1, 2026, publicly floated the idea of giving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a cabinet position once his second term ends in January 2027, describing the governor as “very happy with Ron” and someone who “would be great” in several roles. In...
By Tommy Flynn
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to withdraw approximately 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany over the next six to 12 months, the first concrete punitive measure against a NATO ally that provided little to no support during the U.S.-led military campaign...