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The United States launched attacks in Iraq and Syria, its first retaliatory strikes for the killing of three American soldiers, according to a U.S. defense official.

President Biden attended a dignified transfer ceremony as the bodies of three soldiers killed in an attack on their base in Jordan are returned to the United States. The three reserve soldiers transferred were all from Georgia: Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria … Read more

Former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference trial in Washington, D.C., will no longer begin on March 4, Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered.

Tagging stretches across a large portion of a $1bn unfinished project across from venue of Grammy awards on Sunday Los Angeles police arrested two people this week in connection with a spate of graffiti on nearly 30 floors of an unoccupied and unfinished downtown skyscraper. The tagging stretches across a large portion of a tower … Read more

Eagle Pass, Texas, has become a main stage for the national political drama over migrants crossing the border. It has residents angry and officials worried.

Strong employment growth and improving consumer sentiment are good news for any Presidential incumbent seeking reëlection.

The Biden administration declined to list the gray wolf as endangered throughout much of the West, a move that would have granted the species sweeping federal protections in the region and which environmental activists have long advocated for. In an announcement Friday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a “not warranted” finding for two petitions … Read more

NBC News’ Blayne Alexander reports on what has been gleaned so far from the 167-page response from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. The filed response relates to accusations of an improper relationship with a prosecutor in the Trump Georgia case.

A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the acceptance of mail-in ballots after Election Day brought by a county election official and backed by a legal group aligned with former President Donald Trump. In his Friday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor said Burleigh County Auditor Mark Splonskowski lacks standing … Read more

Postponement comes after ex-president appeals case, arguing that he is immune to prosecution for actions taken while in office A US judge on Friday formally postponed Donald Trump’s trial on federal charges that the former president sought to overturn the 2020 election results. The trial was due to start on 4 March in Washington DC … Read more