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The undefeated 21-year-old Itauma (14-0, 12 KOs) is widely favored to win, potentially becoming the youngest heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson and ushering in a new era

Yet Mr. King this month crossed what was once considered a political red line, by joining Senate Democrats in unanimously blocking a bill that would lay out more than $1.15 trillion in Pentagon spending

The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), approving a sweeping defence policy package authorising $1.1 trillion in military spending on Wednesday

During an appearance on Fox News' "America's Newsroom," co-host Dana Perino asked Dingell whether Democrats mishandled allegations first raised by a former girlfriend of Platner

Though Smith agreed with Mamdani on concerns about the wealth gap and the working class, he bristled at the idea of the Democratic Party pushing socialism

The House Armed Services Committee at midnight on Friday advanced a historically large defense policy bill that would authorize some $1.15 trillion for the Pentagon, giving service members a pay bump and supporting U.S. allies and acquisition reforms

Sometime around 7 million years ago, the human spine evolved as hominids began walking upright

While China has been pouring billions into its own AI infrastructure and expansion, it may also be funding an equally expensive influence campaign here in the U.S. to oppose the building of data centers — critical to advancing the technology

House Leaders Cancel Iran War Vote Amid GOP Absences

Seth Moulton during a tense House Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday after the Massachusetts Democrat questioned "how many more Americans" would die because of what he called a failed Iran strategy

Decision follows tensions between Trump and European allies over Iran policy

A half-century of messy politics has inverted the Constitution’s design—and there’s no easy fix

GOP Steers Clear on Iran as War Hits Key 60-Day Milestone

Donald Trump given more time for Iran war without Congress vote

GOP Steers Clear on Iran as War Hits Key 60-Day Milestone

Costs, casualties and strategy dominate Capitol Hill showdown

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tangled with Senate Democrats Thursday during his second day of hearings on Capitol Hill, sparring with lawmakers over President Trump’s war with Iran, the Pentagon’s massive $1.5 trillion defense budget request and potentially sending troops to polling sites

Susan Collins, R-Maine, broke with GOP leaders Thursday and voted to advance a war powers resolution on Iran, becoming the first Senate Republican to flip on the question one day before the 60-day legal deadline for President Donald Trump to obtain congressional authorization or wind down the war

The cost estimate came from acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III, who testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine

President Donald Trump shared a seemingly AI-generated image of himself holding an assault rifle with the caption 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' as he warned Iran it "better get smart" over a non-nuclear deal

The cost estimate came from acting Pentagon comptroller Jules Hurst III, who testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine

Goodlander on Trump's shifting timeline for the Iran war: 'It’s very hard to take what he’s saying seriously'

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the blockade on Sunday after weekend peace talks in Islamabad between the U.S. and Iran failed to reach a deal

Iran signals readiness for more talks despite ongoing tensions and blockade

As Tehran places its naval forces on maximum alert and Washington hardens its stance following failed talks in Islamabad, the risk of direct confrontation is rising

US A-10 jet lost in Iran war, second American warplane downed on Friday

Moms at CPAC agree Barron Trump should serve in military if U.S. puts boots on the ground in Iran

Like the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology, the serpentine monster that grew two new heads for every one cut off, organized crime in Latin America is proving difficult to defeat with the kind of decapitation strategy apparently favored by President Donald Trump

This week 250 years ago, Adam Smith published An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations — and invented economics

Colby appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday to testify about the recently-released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS)

Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby faced tough questions Thursday about President Donald Trump's previous statements about war with Iran

Colby appeared before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday to testify about the recently-released 2026 National Defense Strategy (NDS)

Public frustration over stalled nuclear negotiations with Iran quickly escalated into a sweeping US military operation that reshaped Tehran’s leadership and unsettled global markets

In the intricate tapestry of the global economy, few threads are as tightly interwoven as the partnership between China and Germany

It is unclear what the Trump administration is prepared to do if it does not get the concessions it wants from Kyiv on issues like territory and elections

Labour’s King Rat Peter Mandelson has again cast his sulphurous odour of villainy around the palace, and contamination may drag a decent, well-intentioned Labour leader down with him

On the same day, a Belgian law enforcement operation arrested a taxi driver and stopped five Albanian men in Bruges from boarding a lorry to the UK

But his "free stuff" policy agenda would flunk an introductory economics midterm

A record-setting 21 thunderstorm events each caused at least $1 billion in damages, a sign that more people and property are in harm’s way