Who is DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin? Catch up ahead of today’s confirmation hearing
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin is undergoing a confirmation hearing to become the next Secretary of Homeland Security, amid high expectations and critical questions from senators.
Top intelligence officials to testify on Capitol Hill over Iran War
Top intelligence officials will testify on Capitol Hill about the war in Iran, addressing the U.S. strike on an Iranian school and President Trump’s claims of an imminent threat.
Nebraska fish and shrimp farmers swim against challenging tides
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Nebraska lawmaker among those who optioned land for potential data center project
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About 90 ships cross the Strait of Hormuz as Iran exports millions of barrels of oil despite the war
Many of the vessels that have passed through the Strait are so-called “dark” transits evading Western sanctions that likely have ties with Iran.
China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips
Analysts say China is unlikely to help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and it is probably welcoming a delay in President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip
Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ’s US Attorney’s Office to testify
A judge threw a government attorney out of a hearing and ordered the three officials in charge of New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office to answer his questions under oath
Venezuela beats US 3-2 on Suárez’s 9th-inning double to win first World Baseball Classic title
Venezuela won the World Baseball Classic for the first time, rebounding from a blown eighth-inning lead to beat the United States 3-2 on Eugenio Suárez’s tiebreaking double in the ninth.
1 dead and another wounded in shooting at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico
Military officials say a shooting at a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico has left one person dead and another wounded
Gunman killed and one person hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say
Police in Georgia responded to a shooting Tuesday at a VA clinic, and at least one person was airlifted to the hospital