May 10, 2025, 3 p.m.

The discovery of a massive lithium deposit worth an estimated $1.5 trillion in Oregon’s McDermitt Caldera has electrified hopes for U.S. energy independence. With between 20 and 40 million metric tons of lithium buried in ancient volcanic claystone,

May 2, 2025, 5 a.m.

Beijing now claims it’s “evaluating” the possibility of trade negotiations with the United States, but Americans should take this overture not as a step toward peace, but as a calculated move by a strategic rival. Beneath the polite language of diplo

April 29, 2025, 3 p.m.

The recent public outcry over the fatal police shooting of Timothy Michael Randall in Rusk County, Texas, has again laid bare a troubling truth: the cracks in America's justice system are not only domestic failures but also vulnerabilities ripe for f

April 24, 2025, noon

In a rare public rebuke of his longtime counterpart, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to cease attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, following a wave of deadly missile and drone strikes that killed at l

April 19, 2025, 10 a.m.

Maryland steelworker Kilmar Abrego Garcia, mistakenly deported to El Salvador, has been moved out of the country's notorious CECOT super-prison and relocated to a lower-security facility, according to U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen. The senator descri

April 14, 2025, 8 p.m.

This week, a diplomatic standoff erupted after El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele flatly refused to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. Supreme Court ruled was illegally deported due to an administrative error.

April 7, 2025, 11 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs—announced on what he dubbed “Liberation Day”—have triggered a political firestorm and a sharp divide among Americans. According to a recent YouGov poll, more than half of U.S. adults see the tariff

April 7, 2025, 3 p.m.

President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered a military parade through Washington, D.C., to celebrate his 79th birthday on June 14, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. The display, stretching four miles from the Pentagon to the W

April 6, 2025, 10 a.m.

The U.S. has deported 238 Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, a move executed under the rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798. While the Trump administration claims these migrants are violent gang members, internal documents

March 30, 2025, 4 p.m.

President Donald Trump recently told NBC News he’s “not joking” about seeking a third term, despite the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment clearly limiting presidents to two terms. He claimed “there are methods” to make it happen, though he emphasize