We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, March 5 2026. Senate Votes ...

The U.S. sank an Iranian warship in international waters with a torpedo fired from an American submarine, Defense Secretary ...

Tehran vows revenge after a U.S. submarine sinks an Iranian warship. And Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to staffer affair.

Emotional tributes began to pour in after the identification of four U.S. service members killed in a deadly Iranian drone ...

Minnesota's governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee ...

Months after turning into a national flashpoint, Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal is returning to Washington.

A soldier who “made you feel important,” a mother just days from returning home, and a son known to be the life of the party were among the ...

Trump administration officials are making their case for the newly announced "war on fraud" as Medicaid funds are withheld ...

A new report examining fraud risk in Minnesota government programs describes longstanding vulnerabilities dating back to the 1970s and repeated inaction by state leaders despite nearly a ...

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he would "rather eat glass" than temporarily take Senator Amy Klobuchar’s U.S. Senate seat if she is elected to succeed him, responding to a question ahead of a ...

It has been a dramatic turnaround for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Last month, he ended his reelection campaign for governor. It was the right decision. Walz wasn’t going to win. I called for Walz to drop ...