A U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel pulled off a remarkable rescue in the volatile waters near the Strait of Hormuz Monday, retrieving two American Apache helicopter pilots after their gunship went down during patrol operations.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is sitting on "the world's largest collection of retail investor financial information ever assembled," and it's using that data to monitor trillions of your securities transactions without a warrant.
The Pentagon had just reduced its official list of military religious affiliation codes from more than 200 down to 31. Reasonable enough on its face. But buried in that new list was a classification scheme that placed certain faiths under a "Christian" label and left others off it entirely. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the largest faith communities in the country and one with deep roots in the American military, was not included among the religions the federal government had designated as Christian.
President Trump said Tuesday that a peace agreement with Iran could be reached within "two or three days," with the Strait of Hormuz set to reopen immediately upon signing, a development that would end the closure that has cut off roughly 20 percent of the world's oil exports.
Republican Steve Hilton has secured a spot in California's gubernatorial general election and will face former Health Secretary Xavier Becerra in November.
President Donald Trump escalated his push for election integrity legislation Monday, calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to remove the Senate parliamentarian after the SAVE America Act was blocked for the second consecutive time last week.
President Trump on Monday formally submitted the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the permanent Attorney General of the United States, sending the name to the Senate for confirmation and setting up what is expected to be a contentious hearing process.
A federal inspector general has referred more than 100 United Nations aid workers for suspension or debarment from receiving U.S. taxpayer dollars after finding they participated in Hamas's October 7, 2023, terror attack against Israel or held active affiliation with the terror group.
