The U.S. Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Southern California early Wednesday morning, firing the weapon into the Pacific Ocean as part of a routine evaluation of the nation's nuclear deterrent.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Wednesday that any resumed U.S. airstrikes will trigger attacks on targets "far outside the Middle East," extending the potential battlefield well beyond the region where fighting has already cost American lives.
The commander of U.S. Africa Command told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday that Russia is using the African continent as Vladimir Putin's "purse" to bankroll the Ukraine war, while a decade of American military drawdowns has left the United States functionally blind across the region.
Democratic district attorneys across the country announced Monday they will arrest and prosecute federal agents who appear at polling locations, hours before six states opened voting in the 2026 midterm primaries.
