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War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the end of the Pentagon‘s long-running flu vaccine mandate for U.S. troops. “The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force,” Hegseth announced in an X post, linking to a video statement of his signing the new policy. “We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective … Read more

President Donald Trump is urging Virginians going to the polls Tuesday to reject a redistricting ballot measure that could hand Democrats as many as four House seats in November, a large haul with House Republicans hanging onto a slim majority. “This referendum is a blatant partisan power grab that nobody’s really ever seen anything like … Read more

Democrat led Hawaii from 1973 to 1986, coinciding with the party’s rise to power in the state George R Ariyoshi – Hawaii’s former governor and the nation’s first Asian American governor – has died at age 100. Ariyoshi, a Democrat who led the state from 1973 to 1986, died peacefully while surrounded by family on … Read more

Hundreds in the US have no birth certificate or Social Security number. Some covet this ‘off-grid’ status – but it means being barred from ordinary life Sam Bishop is 26 years old and lives in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has red hair, a quiet voice – and, legally speaking, he does not exist. There is no … Read more

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened to “reveal new cards on the battlefield” in a Monday evening social media post just days before the agreed ceasefire between the United States and Iran is set to expire. “Trump, by imposing a siege and violating the ceasefire, seeks to turn this negotiating table — in his … Read more

Atlanta level series 1-1 after late comeback in New York Minnesota and Cleveland also win on Monday night CJ McCollum scored 32 points and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to stun the New York Knicks 107-106 on Monday night, tying their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. McCollum led a late surge that was almost … Read more

When we wonder why marginalized groups are ‘underrepresented’, we are asking the wrong question For the most part, we have been doing it wrong. For decades, the way that government entities, institutions, organizations, and even advocates and activists have gone about addressing inequality in this country has been fundamentally flawed. We’ve asked the wrong questions, … Read more

The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan opposition Tractors suddenly appeared at the entrance to Chispa Road near the US-Mexico border in rural Big Bend, Texas, in late March. Contractors informed Yolanda Alvarado, a cattle rancher, that they were starting work to upgrade the rough county dirt … Read more

Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and others Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225m to the US justice department on Tuesday, clearing the way … Read more

Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden sit down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager for exclusive one-on-one interviews honoring the United States’ milestone 250th anniversary. The former leaders open up about their special place in the country’s history, the camaraderie they all share, challenges they faced and what they are … Read more