(Jason Ditz, Antiwar.com) President Trump has announced that he will lift all sanctions the US has against the Syrian government, which he says will “give them a chance at greatness.” He will also meet Syria’s leader, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday.
The US has had sanctions...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it is investigating the “State of California for providing federal benefits to illegal aliens,” beginning with Los Angeles County, where local officials say one in 10 residents are illegal immigrants.
It’s unclear what California is being investigated for,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV called for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli blockade of aid on Sunday in his first Sunday blessing since being elected pontiff last week.
“I am deeply pained by what is happening [in Gaza,” Leo said from the loggia of...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) It’s a new day at West Point.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that admissions at the military academy will now be based “exclusively” on merit—not race, ethnicity or sex.
Hegseth published the change in a memo shared on X, effectively reversing the Biden administration’s forced inclusion policies.
In...
(Headline USA) More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The operation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is a reminder of how local and state law enforcement jurisdictions are critical to President Donald Trump’s plans for...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is no longer demanding that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel to move forward with talks on establishing a Saudi civil nuclear program, Reuters reported on Thursday.
The Biden administration had been working on a potential Israel-Saudi normalization deal that would have involved the US...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday the implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide.
"REAL ID helps ensure that travelers are who they say they are and prevents fraud by criminals, terrorists, and illegal aliens," Secretary Kristi Noem...
(José Niño, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced on Monday a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest of MS-13’s highest-ranking leader in Honduras.
Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, a 43-year-old Honduran national, is currently a fugitive and is featured on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted list, according...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Africa Command said on Monday that its forces launched two airstrikes in Somalia’s Puntland region, targeting the local ISIS affiliate.
AFRICOM said one strike targeted the Miraale Region in Puntland on May 3, and the other struck the Golis Mountains on May 4. The attacks mark...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department has approved a $3.5 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia ahead of President Trump’s planned visit to the country.
The Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the sale includes 1,000 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, related equipment, and US government...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Democrats and anti-Trump pundits clutched their pearls Saturday after President Donald Trump posted on Friday an AI-generated meme of himself dressed as the Pope.
Critics claimed the image was offensive to the Catholic Church—despite the Democratic Party’s decades-long support for policies directly opposed to Catholic doctrine, including abortion...
(Headline USA) Hip-hop impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs once presided like a prince over his White Parties in the Hamptons, attracting A-list celebrities, gossip columnists and photographers. But at a trial starting Monday, prosecutors will cast the entertainer as a criminal sexual deviant who exploited his fame to abuse women at...