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Trump's pick for DHS secretary leaves US Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma

President Donald Trump’s plan to nominate U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma as Homeland Security secretary will leave an unexpected Senate vacancy in deep-red Oklahoma. Under a new Oklahoma law, Gov. Kevin Stitt will get to pick Mullin’s replacement if he does indeed leave his Senate seat. Stitt said in a statement Thursday he will look to appoint “a strong, small government conservative voice to support President Trump.” Mullin didn't complete a full six-year term, as he was first elected in 2022 to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Sen. Jim

Wisconsin man who killed his parents to fund Trump assassination attempt gets life in prison

Fire destroys sports bar just weeks before its planned grand opening

Democrats confront how to rebuild Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition as bruising primary fights loom

As Democrats debate how to rebuild a winning coalition to take back power in Washington, many political veterans remember when the party was similarly riven — and in time remade — by the insurgent campaign of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson. In two presidential bids, Jackson, who was then the most prominent civil rights leader in the country, mobilized a racially and economically diverse Rainbow Coalition of voters he said reflected the nation’s inherent diversity. While Jackson lost in both contests, his message was so influential that it gradually became a romantic ideal for

US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

Man pleads guilty to bringing explosives to a DC church marking the start of a Supreme Court term

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FBI investigating 'suspicious' cyber activity on system holding sensitive surveillance information

The FBI said this week that it is investigating “suspicious activities” on an internal system that contains sensitive information related to surveillance operations and investigations. The bureau is working to determine the scope and impact of the problem, according to a notification sent to members of Congress that says the unnamed culprit is using sophisticated techniques to exploit FBI network security controls. The notification, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, says that the FBI on Feb. 17 began investigating abnormal log information related to a

Persian Gulf desalination plants could become military targets in regional war

The Latest: Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem amid criticism over immigration enforcement

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Suspect detained in Colorado in the case of 3 women found dead in Utah

A man who authorities accuse of killing a southern Utah woman, stealing her vehicle and driving it to a nearby trailhead and killing two women who were hiking together before fleeing in one of their vehicles has been arrested, officials announced Thursday. The series of events happened late Wednesday afternoon in small ranching and farming communities that bustle with tourists in the summer because of the proximity to national parks. Authorities were alerted to the killings by the husbands of the hikers who went to the trail near Capitol Reef National Park looking

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Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline

Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines ended his reelection campaign suddenly on Wednesday in a move that left a political ally as the only major candidate in the GOP primary.The announcement came as filing closed for the race and President Donald Trump was quick to endorse a successor, saying on social media that Daines had decided to “pass the torch” to Kurt Alme, who had filed for the seat eight minutes before the deadline.The timing of the announcement quickly drew criticism from another candidate in the race, independent Seth Bodnar, who said in a statement that Daines “has so little

With his war in Iran, Trump just made the next Fed chair’s job even harder

Driver killed after fleeing Texas Border Patrol checkpoint in a stolen car and shooting at officers

Montana Republican US Sen. Steve Daines drops reelection bid in surprise move

Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines of Montana dropped his bid for a third term on Wednesday in a surprise withdrawal just minutes before a filing deadline for candidates. Daines, 63, said in a statement that he wrestled with the decision for months before deciding to retire. He said he looked forward to spending time with his seven grandchildren and more time in Montana. Montana U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, also a Republican, entered the race shortly before the state's deadline for major party candidates. The maneuver appeared to be carefully orchestrated.

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US submarine sank an Iranian warship in international waters marking a first since WWII

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship, in international waters – killing more than 80 crew according to authorities in Sri Lanka who launched a rescue mission.Iran identified the vessel as the Iris Dena and vowed vengeance for what it described as an “atrocity.”“An American submarine sunk an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters,” Hegseth said during a press conference at the Pentagon. “Instead, it was sunk by a torpedo.”The Pentagon released video of the attack showing a ship that experiences a

Hegseth confirms sinking of Iranian warship

Analysis: What Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio said vs. what they claimed they said

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Stocks drop after oil spikes to its highest price since the summer of 2024

Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday after the price of oil spiked to its highest level since the summer of 2024 because of the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% and erased what had been a small gain for the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly dropped more than 1,100 points before finishing with a loss of 784, or 1.6%. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%. The losses came as financial markets around the world keep following the cue of oil prices. Sharp increases there are raising worries that a long-term surge could grind down the global econo

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Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan and UAE, satellite images show

New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones.The radar system for an American THAAD missile battery in Jordan was struck and apparently destroyed in the first days of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, a satellite image taken on Monday shows.Buildings housing similar radar systems were also hit at two locations in the United Arab Emirates, CNN analysis shows, although it is unclear if the equipment was damaged.The radar is a critical element f

Facing ‘grave and complex landscape,’ China sets lowest economic growth target in decades

China sets a lower economic growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 as challenges loom

Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine

A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic’s “prize ship,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. It was one of the few instances of a submarine sinking a ship since World War II. The sinking of the IRIS Dena illustrates a U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran that is stretching beyond its borders. U.S. President Donald Trump has said one of the key objectives of the

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Last 2 names of 6 US soldiers who died in Kuwait attack identified by the Pentagon

The last two names of the six U.S. soldiers killed in a drone strike at a command center in Kuwait were released Wednesday by the Pentagon, and they are from California and Iowa. The soldiers identified Wednesday were Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, and Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. The six members of the Army Reserve, who worked in logistics and kept troops supplied with food and equipment, died Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, one day after the U.S. and Israel launched its military campa