WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that the U.S. is “not at war with Iran” but that “we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program” in the aftermath of a surprise attack overnight on three of that country’s nuclear sites. “The Iranians are clearly not very good at war. Perhaps they should follow…
When President Donald Trump announced widespread reciprocal tariffs in April, U.S. shrimpers rejoiced. “Our initial visceral response was that we finally felt seen,” said Bryan Jones, vice president of the South Carolina Shrimpers Association. Jones is the captain of a South Carolina shrimping boat. He remembers when hundreds of other shrimpers were out on the…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday left the door open for direct U.S. military involvement in the bubbling conflict between Israel and Iran but declined to definitively say what he is going to do. At the same time, he said Iran has reached out to him and maintained that it still wants to make…
DOHA, Qatar — President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wants the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip and make it a “freedom zone,” renewing his call for an idea that had faded from his regular discourse about the region since his unveiling of it stunned the world. What You Need To Know President…
BANGKOK — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. What You Need To Know China has again vowed to “fight to the end” in an escalating trade war with the U.S….
WASHINGTON — Two decades in the making, the date when federal government agencies say they will start enforcing a requirement to have a Real ID is now nearly two weeks away. What You Need To Know Starting on May 7, those seeking to use a driver’s license to board domestic flights and access certain federal…
KYIV, Ukraine — President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the Ukrainian leader is prolonging the ‘killing field’ after he pushed back on ceding Crimea to Russia as part of a potential peace plan. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump has lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
President Donald Trump says his administration is cutting billions of dollars in wasteful government spending, but officials at the United Nations Population Fund, the U.N.’s sexual and reproductive health agency, are sounding the alarm after losing all U.S. government funding. “The U.S. has always been the leader in addressing the needs of women in humanitarian…
BANGKOK — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. What You Need To Know China has again vowed to “fight to the end” in an escalating trade war with the U.S….
WASHINGTON — Hours before a deadline that could have led TikTok to go dark in the U.S. for a second time, President Donald Trump on Friday announced he is signing an executive order to delay a potential ban. The move gives ByteDance, the China-based owner of the popular social media app, another 75 days to…