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Burpees, takedowns, pipe wrenches: Markwayne Mullin brings unique toolbag to confirmation faceoff
Needing a shakeup at Homeland Security, President Trump has turned to a plumber.
Trump calls for allies to send warships to police Hormuz as Iran increases attacks on Gulf states
Tehran lashed out across the Middle East again Sunday, launching four ballistic missiles and six drone attacks against the United Arab Emirates and striking Israel, Iraq and other U.S. allies as the Trump administration reiterated the president's call for global powers to join the fight to secure the critical Strait of Hormuz.
Force the Democrats to filibuster the SAVE America Act
I rarely find myself disagreeing with The Wall Street Journal's editorial page, which is reliably conservative most of the time.
Feds say Hawaii crime lord committed suicide to stop Uncle Sam from seizing $20 million fortune
Hawaii nightclub owner Michael Miske Jr. was found guilty of murder and a host of other charges, and a jury said he should forfeit more than $20 million to Uncle Sam as part of his punishment.
Iran war jolts J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio’s jockeying for 2028
The U.S. attack on Iran has rocked the 2028 Vance-Rubio ticket favored by President Trump's MAGA following and predicted by polls and political analysts.
Trump loosens restrictions on community banks to give more people access to home mortgages
President Trump on Friday directed bank regulators to loosen restrictions that made it difficult for community banks to offer mortgage loans, expanding his push to improve home affordability ahead of the midterms.
The fix is in: Incumbents game system to sidestep voters, pick heirs
Republicans have spent years railing against a rigged political system. In Montana, one of their own is now accused of rigging a primary with President Trump's blessing -- and calling it a public service.
Trump DOJ warned court ISIS convict needed 20 years. Judge gave him 11, he was free to kill
The Trump Justice Department sought double the judge's prison sentence for Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, meaning that if it had been adopted, then the accused Old Dominion University assassin would still be in prison and not free to kill an Army war hero.
Why Trump doesn’t get a ‘patriotic bounce’ in polls following Iran strikes
President Trump's lack of a "patriotic bounce" in the polls from the successful strikes against Iran can be attributed to a mix of factors, including lopsided anti-Trump news coverage.
Strait of Hormuz becomes a key Iran battlefield
U.S. victory in Iran hinges on the battle for the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for the world's oil supply that Iran has blocked with mines, drones and small attack sea vessels that experts say American and Israeli military will have difficulty eliminating.
U.S. faces uptick in domestic terror attacks since Iran war began
An antisemitic assailant drove a car full of explosives into a Michigan synagogue Thursday just hours after an ISIS-linked gunman launched a deadly attack at a Virginia college, as the U.S. faces an uptick in domestic terror since the Iran war began.
Stand strong on Iran, Mr. President; real Republicans are with you
For more than four decades, the United States has struggled to contain the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Freefalling at 35 below: Inside an elite Army unit’s training in the unforgiving Arctic
Jumping from a warm aircraft into subzero temperatures created a unique problem for the 10th Special Forces Group's military free-fall team.
Federal layoffs drove 96% of 2025 job losses
Roughly 96% of all job losses in the D.C. region last year came from federal layoffs, the liberal Brookings Institution reported this month.
Virginia’s new congressional map would be country’s most extreme gerrymander
Virginia's current congressional map, among the fairest in the country, would quickly become one of the most extreme if Democrats carry out their redistricting plans.
Trump touts American oil profits as energy crisis rattles markets
President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. could profit from high oil prices but that stopping the "evil" Iranian regime from obtaining a nuclear weapon was far more important to him.
Return to sender: How an Iranian drone design is being used by the U.S.
The first combat deployment by the U.S. of a one-way attack drone -- a weapon reverse-engineered from an Iranian design and turned back against Iran itself -- marks a milestone in Operation Epic Fury.
Trump tells ship captains to use the Strait of Hormuz as U.S. conflict with Iran intensifies
Hundreds of tankers and container ships are idling in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman because they are unwilling to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without naval escorts or insurance coverage. On Wednesday, President Trump urged wary ship captains to go "full steam ahead" and sail through the critical waterway.
WATCH: Below zero and under pressure — Inside the Army’s push to master Arctic warfare
The Pentagon is pouring billions of dollars into new technologies that can survive, and excel, in that extreme cold, with an eye toward potential Arctic combat. The goal is to close an Arctic capabilities gap with adversaries Russia and China.
FBI, CIA chiefs urge GOP lawmakers to reauthorize surveillance law without changes
FBI Director Kash Patel and CIA Director John Ratcliffe called on Senate GOP lawmakers on Wednesday not to allow a key provision of the federal surveillance law to lapse next month, as they consider whether to include reforms to protect Americans from past abuses.
