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Five weeks of war in the Middle East have depleted U.S. missile defense systems in the region, forcing the military to rebuild interceptors that depend heavily on gallium — a metal China controls nearly exclusively.
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to impose a 50 percent tariff "immediately" on any country supplying weapons to Iran, but his economic advisers are divided on which legal authority would support the move.
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Thursday that the court has created its own crisis by approving emergency applications at unprecedented rates.
First lady Melania Trump denied on April 9 that she had close ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling such claims "lies" and "completely false." During a White House statement, she called on Congress to hold a public hearing where...
President Donald Trump's heated confrontation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday centered on his anger that European allies refused to grant the U.S. access to military bases for operations against Iran.
Viktor Orbán's 16-year grip on Hungarian politics faces its most serious challenge on April 12, as voters prepare to cast ballots in a national election where his Fidesz party trails by an average of 10 points.
Rep. Julia Letlow, backed by President Donald Trump's endorsement, holds a narrow lead in Louisiana's three-way Republican Senate primary, but incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy remains viable for the mid-May runoff.
Republican divisions between the House and Senate are blocking passage of multiple bills on housing affordability, aviation safety, and technology regulation, even as President Donald Trump has largely declined to intervene.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah said on April 10 that Namibia will reject any genocide reparations agreement with Germany that includes language designed to permanently close negotiations, insisting the country maintain the right to pursue future...
The White House issued a staff-wide email on March 24 prohibiting employees from using nonpublic information to place bets in futures markets, according to a White House official.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman on April 9 voided Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's revised policy limiting reporter access to the Pentagon, marking the second time the judge has rejected such restrictions.
A declassified Venezuelan Defense Ministry memo from January 17, 2020, reveals that the Nicolás Maduro government allocated funds to purchase a ballistic missile system from Iran valued at more than $400 million, according to two people familiar...
