Wright’s brief statement triggered immediate reaction in financial markets because it suggested the United States had already begun military protection of oil shipments through the strategic waterway.

Crude oil prices fall sharply as energy markets remain on tenterhooks over effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s latest clash adds to years of scrutiny surrounding the progressive firebrand and original Squad member.

The US military posted video footage of Iranian boats blasted by missiles and other projectiles as it said it had destroyed 16 minelayers near the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint to the Gulf through ...

Federal attorneys are downplaying VP JD Vance’s comments on Medicaid funding as Minnesota fights to block the Trump administration's announced pause. Read more here.

Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson will likely return to Congress after staving off challengers in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District.

IRGC hits back, insisting it will determine when war ends; US president 'disappointed' Mojtaba Khamenei is new Iran leader: 'It's going to lead to just more of the same problem'; aides said urging Tru ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections, but says “the votes aren’t there” to ...

If a federal immigration judge rules in favor of deportation, the appeal can be filed with the Board of Immigration Appeals. Among the plaintiffs’ key objections to the administration’s rule was a ...

US-Iran War Live Updates - United States and Israel continues to intensify, with warnings and military threats from multiple sides. Stay tuned for the latest updates, reactions and key developments ...

Gray Media's White House correspondent Jon Decker asks Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt about the SAVE America Act, which the president wants passed, while Senator Thune says, he just doesn't have the ...

Black rain reported in Tehran after airstrikes hit Iranian oil facilities as the US says it struck 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. The escalating US-Israel conflict with Iran ...