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US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sues NYT over bias claim

White male editor at newspaper claims he was unfairly passed over for promoted role despite qualifications

Accused Correspondents' Dinner Shooter Cole Allen Charged with Assaulting a Federal Officer

Washington — Accused White House Correspondents' Dinner attacker Cole Allen is now facing charges of assaulting a federal officer.

Trump accuses pope of ‘endangering a lot of Catholics’ with Iran stance

US president directs fresh criticism at pontiff days before secretary of state Marco Rubio’s visit to Vatican

Rubio: Project Freedom is a 'defensive operation'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Project Freedom, President Donald Trump‘s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is a defensive operation.

Senate Republicans propose package including $1bn that could go to Trump ballroom

New immigration enforcement package could fund security of $400m ‘East Wing modernization project’

Georgia county poll workers targeted by subpoena seeking their contact details

Fulton county is trying to fend off federal prosecutor's demand for information on 2020 election workers

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Conflict appears to have reached impasse, but leaders in Tehran and Washington seem to think victory is near

Iran Doesn't Have 'Kamikaze Dolphins,' Hegseth Says. But Marine Mammals Have a Long History of Military Use

Several countries, including the U.S., have a history of using dolphins in conflict areas, though not as weapons.

U.S. says 'Project Freedom' will reopen Hormuz Strait for commerce. Experts are skeptical

President Donald Trump announced the operation Sunday, saying the U.S. will "guide" ships stuck due to the Iran war through the Strait of Hormuz.

OpenAI president’s ‘deeply personal’ diary becomes focus in Musk’s case against Altman

Greg Brockman has faced questions about his emails, texts and writings in his personal diary in second week of the trial

Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat

Jonathan Pollard, who served 30 years for selling US military secrets, advocates ‘forcible removal’ of Palestinians