(Headline USA) A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and providing support that led to the deaths of three American soldiers.
Haji Najibullah's sentencing capped a daylong proceeding in Manhattan federal court that featured a dramatic few...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has issued a series of threats vowing to launch more attacks on Iran after the Iranian military targeted US bases in the region in response to US strikes across Iran’s southern Hormozgan province.
On Wednesday morning, the president said on Truth Social that Iran has “taken...
(Headline USA) The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The 13 websites purported to be affiliated with consulting companies that advertised job...
(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Wednesday against eight pro-Palestinian activists who are accused of conspiring to run a criminal intimidation campaign against University of Michigan officials while trying to force the school to cut financial ties to Israel.
The indictment describes threats and vandalism at officials' homes, some businesses...
(Headline USA) The U.S. military launched airstrikes Wednesday on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.
Tehran vowed to respond, again throwing into question efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire in the Iran war that's...
(Headline USA) A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were not injured in the incident near the strategic waterway that Iran has effectively closed during the war.
What caused the crash remains unclear in...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Congressional leaders are desperate to renew the federal government’s authority to conduct mass electronic surveillance before the authority expires, but dozens of lawmakers in both chambers are bucking a long-term extension unless it includes significant reforms.
Dozens of Democrats and a significant handful of Republicans...
(Headline USA) Israel's latest strikes on Lebanon and Iran have made clear that U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who started the war in lockstep, want different things.
Trump had publicly warned Israel not to strike Beirut in its war with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. When it did,...
(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) A new poll found that just over one in ten Americans believe President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has been beneficial for the nation.
A poll conducted by Brookings, released on Friday, found that just 12% of Americans said the war against Iran has had a positive impact...
(Headline USA) Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war.
Iran’s state broadcaster confirmed the launches, and Iran closed its western airspace to...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The White House pushed back Friday on reporting from several outlets claiming that Israel’s aggressive spying on U.S. officials has raised concerns within the Trump administration’s intelligence community.
Israel has long been accused of conducting intelligence operations targeting the U.S. However, recent reporting suggested that those activities...
(Headline USA) U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a D-Day anniversary speech on Saturday to appear to link illegal immigration by sea to the wartime liberation of Europe, warning that the freedom won by Allied troops could prove temporary if leaders failed to defend it.
Hegseth, speaking at the Normandy American...