DHS monitoring apparent hack of government library program website
The Department of Homeland Security is monitoring the apparent hack of a government website, according to a senior administration official, who…
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Avoid tax refund surprises by filling out this new form
There’s a new federal income tax withholding form, and a good reason to fill it out fresh this year. It’s the first major update to the…
Continue Reading Trump warns Iran if it hits any Americans or American assets ‘we have targeted 52 Iranian sites’
Donald Trump on Saturday drew what may come to be seen as the most significant red line of his presidency in a three-part tweet, vowing specific…
Continue Reading Killing of American contractor crossed line for Trump, source says
President Donald Trump did not need advisers to talk him into approving the US strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani,…
Continue Reading Fact check: Biden’s account of his advice on the bin Laden raid has changed over time
A Friday exchange between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a Fox News journalist has drawn attention to Biden’s shifting…
Continue Reading DHS warns of potential Iranian attacks, updates terror advisory
The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday updated its terrorism threat advisory system following the US airstrike targeting a top Iranian…
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Republicans ramp up efforts to restrict abortion in 2020
Abortion has resurfaced as a major issue in American politics with a flurry of measures making their way through state legislatures around the…
Continue Reading Crisis in Middle East tests potency of Sanders’ criticism of Biden’s Iraq vote
One month before the Iowa caucuses kick off the Democratic primary, foreign policy is suddenly playing a central role in the wake of a rising crisis…
Continue Reading Trump administration warns Congress Iran could retaliate against US ‘within weeks’
The Trump administration has warned members of Congress that Iran is expected to retaliate against the US “within weeks” for the strike…
Continue Reading DHS gives agency heads two weeks to provide plans to protect houses of worship
In the wake of the mass stabbing at an upstate New York Hanukkah celebration, acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf directed the…
Continue Reading US military does not expect to conduct additional strikes as officials assess Iran’s next step, US official says
The US military does not expect to conduct additional strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq or other locations unless the United States comes…
Continue Reading US deploys thousands of additional troops to Middle East following Soleimani killing
The US is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran mount following the airstrike that killed Iranian…
Continue Reading How Trump’s decision unfolded to kill a top Iranian general
President Donald Trump had been weighing the biggest risk of his presidency for days. Inside ornate Mar-a-Lago suites commandeered as makeshift…
Continue Reading Dems question order to kill Iranian military leader. Trump hasn’t publicly explained his reasoning
The Trump administration has yet to publicly explain the legal justification for killing Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, prompting…
Continue Reading Trump repeatedly claimed in 2011 and 2012 that Obama would start a war with Iran to win reelection
In media appearances prior to the 2012 election, Donald Trump repeatedly predicted that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran in…
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s liberals prepare for a spring of dissent
The four liberal justices of the Supreme Court are steeling themselves for a momentous spring as the reality settles in that the left flank of the…
Continue Reading Mitch McConnell is back — and holding the line on impeachment
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stepped onto the Senate floor Friday to kick off the 2020 session and criticized House Democrats for waiting…
Continue Reading New York Times: Trump administration withholds emails on Ukraine aid
The Trump administration is withholding 20 emails pertaining to frozen Ukraine military aid between a top aide to President Donald Trump’s…
Continue Reading Klobuchar campaign will return money to former Central Park Five prosecutor, spokesperson says
Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s presidential campaign said Friday that it was returning money donated by a former prosecutor who has faced sharp public…
Continue Reading List of who Mueller investigators interviewed released to CNN
The Justice Department released to CNN and BuzzFeed on Friday a 35-page list of witnesses who spoke to the Mueller investigative team and the dates…
Continue Reading New Jersey approves $9.5M for family planning over HHS abortion-referral rule
New Jersey will put $9.5 million toward the state’s gaps in family planning resources after some providers, such as Planned Parenthood, dropped…
Continue Reading Selective Service System website crashes amid questions and fears of another US military draft
The Selective Service website crashed Friday because of “the spread of misinformation,” the agency tweeted. The website’s crash…
Continue Reading List of who Mueller investigators interviewed released to CNN
The Justice Department released to CNN and BuzzFeed on Friday a 35-page list of witnesses who spoke to the Mueller investigative team and the dates…
Continue Reading Preliminary Border Patrol data shows US-Mexico border apprehensions continue to decline
Arrests of migrants illegally crossing the US-Mexico border dropped in December, the seventh month of decline in a row. In December, US Border Patrol…
Continue Reading Uncertainty clouds Congress’ 2020 start
The end of the week brings the start of a new decade, and an uncertain sense of what’s next after reports broke Thursday night that the US had…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren says she will vote for USMCA
In a reversal that sets her apart from her Senate colleague and 2020 rival Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday she will vote for the…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren raised $21.2 million in fourth quarter of 2019
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s presidential campaign announced Friday morning that it raised $21.2 million in the final quarter of 2019,…
Continue Reading US authorities prepare as Iran vows revenge for Soleimani strike
US authorities are increasing vigilance and fortifying defenses as Iran warns of a “harsh revenge” in the aftermath of a US drone strike…
Continue Reading READ: Trump addresses Soleimani killing from Mar-a-Lago
President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Friday after ordering a drone strike on Thursday that killed Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic…
Continue Reading Two Delaware GOP leaders are facing backlash over homophobic and anti-Semitic comments
Two state Republican Party leaders in Delaware are facing backlash for comments on Facebook that their colleagues called homophobic and anti-Semitic.…
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