Head of U.S. Space Force base in Greenland is fired after Vance visit
WASHINGTON — The commander of the U.S. Space Force base in Greenland has been fired after she sent a base-wide email breaking with official messaging following Vice…
Congress is notified by the Biden administration of a planned $8-billion weapons sale to Israel
WASHINGTON — The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8-billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with…
Biden OKs Ukraine’s use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia
MANAUS, Brazil — President Biden has for the first time authorized the use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine to strike inside Russia, according to one…
FBI: Russians made fake video depicting ballots for Trump being destroyed
YARDLEY, Pa. — Russian actors were behind a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania, U.S. officials confirmed Friday.The…
IOC awards the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City
PARIS — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday,…
What you need to know about Biden’s plan to end the war in Gaza
WASHINGTON — When President Biden announced a three-phase plan to end the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, he raised hope that a breakthrough was finally…
Blinken heads to China seeking to bridge seeral major divides
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing this week with U.S.-China…
Senate OKs reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program
WASHINGTON — Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should…
Iran launches air strikes toward Israel in retaliatory move, Israel says
WASHINGTON — Retaliating for a deadly attack earlier this month, Iran Saturday launched “dozens” of drones toward Israel, the Israeli military said. A military response from…
House passes reauthorization of U.S. surveillance program
WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill Friday to reauthorize and provide sweeping reforms of a key U.S. government surveillance tool without including broad restrictions on…
Pentagon to give Ukraine $300 million in weapons
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains…