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On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland, was one of numerous areas that soldiers from…

Recession fears are mounting, and anxiety is high – but the president remains unmoved by criticism of his trade plans

Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Eugene Robinson says he is leaving the Washington Post

Waltz was the face of a crisis last week after inadvertently adding a journalist to a group chat discussing attacks on the Houthis

Kevin Young has been absent since 14 March, weeks before president’s order taking aim at ‘anti-American’ content

The White House is working out how much it would cost the U.S. to annex Greenland, The Washington Post reported

DOGE staff are pushing the private-equity playbook of selling government buildings just to pay to lease them back.

US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who has faced calls to resign over his role in the recent Yemen chat group scandal, saw renewed scrutiny Tuesday after the Washington Post reported on his usage of Gmail for official work.

National security adviser Mike Waltz conducted government business on personal Gmail accounts, The Washington Post reported

Being able to drive is a necessity in most of America, and having a car is a requirement for many of us. Breaking the law behind the wheel, though, can jeopardize that privileged opportunity and one’s ability to get to work, with state governments capable of revoking licenses for some…

Immigrants and allies are taking over social media to warn their undocumented neighbors about local deportation and ICE sightings