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What to know about the Jones Act as Trump considers a waiver during the Iran war

As the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran continues to upend energy markets and supply chains worldwide, the Trump administration says it might suspend maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as the Jones Act

State lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Georgia Trump election case

Georgia lawmakers pressed former special prosecutor Nathan Wade about contact his team had with federal investigators while pursuing an election interference case against President Donald Trump

10 Senate races that could decide control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms

Top 10 Senate seats to watch in 2026 midterms include vulnerable Republican holds in Maine, Texas primary battles and key Democratic retirements.

Virginia Dems send sweeping gun ban to Spanberger as West Virginia weighs expanding machine-gun access

Virginia Democrats advance sweeping assault weapons ban while West Virginia Republicans propose allowing machine gun ownership, highlighting sharp divide.

Trump says US obliterated every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island

FILIP TIMOTIJA

President Trump said on Friday that the U.S. military conducted one of the most “powerful” bombing raids and totally “obliterated” every military target on Iran’s Kharg Island, one of the country’s most vital economic outposts. The president said that for “reasons of decency,” the U.S. military did not wipe out the oil infrastructure on the...

Critical swing state candidates reveal where they stand on DHS funding after suspected terror attacks

Four suspected terror attacks hit the US during DHS shutdown as Michigan Senate candidates split on funding with Republican Mike Rogers supporting reopening the department.

Democrat darling Talarico called out for making sixth-grade public students write ‘Obama memoirs’

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is taking heat after it was discovered that he made his sixth-grade public school students write “Obama memoirs" celebrating his election.

Trump's demand for colleges nationwide to fork over race data faces legal hurdle

A federal judge blocked Trump's requirement for colleges to immediately collect and turn over race data, siding — for now — with a group of Democrat attorneys general

Dems continue to reject GOP efforts to fund ICE in DHS fight despite terror concerns: 'That's on them'

Democrats accuse Republicans of prolonging government shutdown over ICE funding dispute, as impasse enters second month with no clear resolution in sight.

Dietary supplement recalled for containing active ingredient in Viagra

MATT SPEARS

The product, Primal Herbs Volume, is packaged in 8 1/2-ounce containers with green labels and sold online.

How bankruptcy reform can provide justice for child sexual abuse victims

TERESA HUIZAR, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR

Many institutions responsible for child sexual abuse have learned how to weaponize these legal tools to shield themselves from responsibility.

Universities slow hiring, faculty navigate rocky future amid Trump attacks on higher education

LEXI LONAS COCHRAN

The Trump administration’s attacks on universities have led to a slowdown in hiring, with international academics particularly caught in the crossfire. Colleges are being forced to navigate both threats to federal funding and immigration roadblocks, a landscape that many find increasingly untenable to navigate. The U.S. has a reputation for research that some say will survive the...

Iran threatens UAE cities after US attacked Kharg Island

RYAN MANCINI

Iran's military on Saturday threatened to attack multiple cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that it claims the U.S. used in its attack on Kharg Island, a vital economic outpost. The claim made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters was that the U.S. launched its attack from "ports, docks...

Virginia Democrats dig in on DHS funding line despite ISIS-linked shooting at ODU, illegal immigrant murder

Virginia Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine oppose DHS funding without reforms, despite a deadly shooting at Old Dominion University involving suspect with ISIS links.

Ex-Dem senator admits to affair with former bodyguard in explosive court filing: 'Romantic and Intimate'

Sinema, the former Arizona senator, outlined details of the affair in a new court filing seeking to dismiss an 'alienation of affection' lawsuit filed by her bodyguard's estranged wife.