U.S. officials and analysts are weighing whether seizing Iran’s main oil export hub could deal a crippling financial blow — but experts warn the high-risk move may not shut off Tehran’s revenue as quickly or completely as expected. Analysts say U.S. planners face a high-stakes decision: whether seizing Kharg Island would actually disrupt Iran’s oil … Read more
A Senate hearing got tense and quiet after Illinois father Joe Abraham confronted retiring Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., for not acknowledging his daughter, Katie, who was killed by an illegal immigrant drunk driver. After Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, expressed his condolences to Abraham, the grieving father thanked him and then proceeded to drill into Durbin. … Read more
US defense secretary axed the four officers’ names from list to become one-star generals, the New York Times reports Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, is reportedly attempting to block the military promotion of four officers – two women and … Read more
An FBI spokesperson told Fox News the agency is aware of “malicious actors” targeting FBI Director Patel’s personal email information and has taken “all necessary steps to mitigate potential risks.” The FBI noted the information in question is “historical in nature” and does not involve government information. The Handala Hack Team, an Iran-linked hacking group, … Read more
Congressional Democrats consider the Senate-passed plan to end the Homeland Security shutdown a victory, but they’re walking away empty-handed with none of their sought-after reforms to immigration enforcement. Pushing for sweeping changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the wake of a pair of fatal shootings in Minnesota is why Democrats blocked more than … Read more
Nerdeen Kiswani, founder of Within Our Lifetime group, says FBI told her plot against her life was ‘about to’ take place Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Federal US law enforcement has foiled a plot to assassinate New York-based Palestinian American activist Nerdeen Kiswani. Kiswani wrote … Read more
Fears are growing about insider trading on U.S. policy and military plans on prediction markets. But the Trump administration has been slow to crack down.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told House Republicans on a conference call that he plans to hold a vote on a bill to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days, according to a source on the call.
Agency uses devices, which are uncomfortable and interfere with employment, to push people to self-deport, advocates say Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox For five years, an asylum-seeking woman attended routine check-ins with immigration authorities without issue. At her most recent appointment in October, she was … Read more
Travelers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport were very grateful to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for lending TSA a helping hand, with some saying they had been waiting in line for three to four hours. While travelers at Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport expressed disdain for federal agents’ presence at major airports, people … Read more
