by Samantha Freeman | May 19, 2026 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a Senate hearing Tuesday, refused to rule out payments to convicted Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and Jeffrey Epstein-related sexual abuse perpetrators as part of the Justice Department’s...
by Reece Dower | May 15, 2026 | Featured, National Security
WASHINGTON — The war in Iran has “significantly degraded” the Iranian regime’s military, the commander of U.S. military operations in the Middle East told lawmakers Thursday, flatly rejecting reports that most of Iran’s missile stockpiles...
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by Rebecka Eriksdotter Pieder | May 14, 2026 | Featured, National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) — A State Department official told Congress on Thursday that NATO remains a critical deterrent to Russian aggression, and he reaffirmed U.S. support for the Baltic states. That reassurance comes as the war in Iran has resulted in delayed...
by Amy L. Wong | May 14, 2026 | Environment, Featured, Politics, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — Senators balked at proposed budget cuts to the world-leading U.S. Forest Service, including the complete elimination of all forest research funding, during a subcommittee meeting late last month. U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz answered questions...
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by George Alexandrakis | May 14, 2026 | Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics
WASHINGTON — Dozens of members of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association descended upon Capitol Hill Thursday to advocate for U.S.-Greece and Cyprus security issues, amid a moment where the war in Iran is troubling the entire Eastern Mediterranean...
by Jacques Abou-Rizk | May 14, 2026 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON, May 14 (UPI) — Muslim civil rights groups denounced the second “Sharia-Free America” hearing this week after a group of House Republicans attempted to highlight the threat of Sharia law to the U.S. Constitution and institutions,...
