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What to Know About Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain and Possible US Efforts to Attack It
President Donald Trump said, ‘We’ll be hitting that area pretty soon, and very heavily.’
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Trump to Impose New Tariffs on 60 Countries
The administration accused 60 trading partners of failing to enforce bans on forced labor. It comes as a global 10 percent tariff is set to expire.
Thousands Rally at Lincoln Memorial Calling for End to Persecution of Falun Gong
Rally attendees commemorate 27 years of peaceful resistance against the Chinese regime’s persecution.
Rubio Signals No Changes in Hong Kong Policy After Beijing Raises Sanctions
Rubio says the expiration of 2020 emergency declaration was because ’the circumstances had changed in the President’s judgment.’
Vulnerable House Democrats Break With Party on Defense Bill
Four of the six cited local defense projects and troop pay in statements, while none mentioned the Iran strikes Senate Democrats cited in blocking the bill.
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White House Adviser Accuses Chinese AI of Stealing From Anthropic
Michael Kratsios said ‘large-scale, covert industrial distillation aimed at stealing proprietary U.S. technology ... is unacceptable.’
House Republicans Say ABA Is Pushing DEI on Law Schools
Lawmakers criticized the American Bar Association for pursuing policies that they say are discriminatory and undermine the legal profession.
Chinese Consulate Floodlights Illuminate Falun Gong Vigil in San Francisco
The purpose behind the consulate’s floodlights remains unclear, but protesters said the bright lights highlighted their banners and raised public awareness.
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Senate Rejects Measure to Halt Iran War After House Passes Resolution
The Iran war powers resolution marks a symbolic attempt by Congress to restrain Trump’s actions as the administration disputes its constitutionality.
Trump Says Saudi Arabia Nuclear Deal Contingent on Normalizing Ties With Israel
The long-held Saudi position on joining the Abraham Accords is that it will not do so unless Israel commits to the existence of a Palestinian state.
US Company Recalls More Than 19 Million Eggs
The eggs may be contaminated with Salmonella, the company said.
Senate Panel Advances Bill to Make Hospitals Compete on Price
The bill would extend current price transparency regulations and enshrine them in law, advancing a key Trump administration priority.
Doctor Urges Medical Community to Take Action Against China’s Forced Organ Harvesting
The CCP is committing ‘one of the gravest violations of medical ethics in the 21st century,’ Dr. Alejandro Centurion said.
US Monitors Chinese Vessels Amid Heightened Activity in the Arctic
The U.S. Coast Guard initiated an operation that positions the agency to swiftly respond to any ‘malign activity.’
Appeals Court Upholds Massachusetts Ban on ‘Assault-Style Firearms’
The appeals court upheld a 2025 decision by a U.S. district court judge.
US Suspends Sending Funds to Virgin Islands Housing Authority, Citing Corruption
Nearly nine years after hurricanes Irma and Maria, only $570 million of $1.9 billion has been spent as projects stall and lumber rots.
Texas Gov. Abbott Orders State Agencies to Investigate Illegal Birth Tourism Schemes
The governor’s executive order targets schemes that entice illegal immigrants to cross the border into Texas to give birth.
House Advances Defense Spending Bill
The House procedural vote comes a week after Senate Democrats blocked a procedural vote to advance the NDAA in the upper congressional chamber.
House Passes Short-Term Funding bill
The package also wraps in a critical defense policy bill and legislation to ban members of Congress and their immediate family from stock market trading.
Pentagon Identifies US Soldier Killed in Iraq
The War Department identified Sgt. Michael Swinton as the third soldier killed in action by Iranian strikes against US bases over the weekend.
