Two police officers who were on duty during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot are now asking a court to shut down President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion compensation fund for those charged in connection with that day's events, claiming the money will put their lives at risk.
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.
