A federal judge halted part of the Trump administration's new student loan caps late Wednesday, blocking the Education Department's definition of "professional degree" that had left nurses, physical therapists, public health workers and dozens of other healthcare fields subject to lower borrowing limits than traditional professional programs.
North Korea has commissioned its first nuclear-capable surface warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer named the Choe Hyon, in a ceremony that leader Kim Jong-un used to declare his navy's nuclear transformation is proceeding on schedule.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it is expecting to screen 18.7 million travelers over the Fourth of July holiday period, from Tuesday, June 30, through Monday, July 6.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a Singapore-flagged container ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, forcing the United Nations maritime agency to temporarily halt its plan to evacuate trapped vessels from the waterway and throwing global shipping into fresh turmoil.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, voting along party lines 34-27 to send the legislation forward with a provision that would officially rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
