US forces on Friday launched another deadly attack on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two suspected “narco-terrorists”, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). SOUTHCOM said the ship was operated by an unnamed designated terrorist organization and was transiting “known narco-trafficking routes” engaged in illicit drug trafficking. “Two male narco-terrorists… Source link
President Trump said Friday he expects the temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine to be extended beyond the three days declared, after both countries agreed to stop fighting over the weekend. “I would like to see a larger expansion,” Trump told The Hill’s sister network NewsNation after White House correspondent Kelly Mayer asked. Source link
Low-income families are cutting back on gas as prices rise, while wealthier families are largely unaffected. Source link
The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Friday reported a net loss of $2 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, underscoring the service’s strained financial position despite higher revenues and declines in some operating costs. The agency reported total operating revenues of $20.2 billion for the quarter ended March 31… Source link
Virginia Democrats on Friday asked the state Supreme Court to stay its decision that rejected last month’s referendum on redistricting in the commonwealth, signaling plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. State Speaker of the Virginia House of Representatives Don Scott (D) and others filed a joint resolution asking the state Supreme… Source link
Click for more news from The Hill {Beacon} Health Care Health Care Big Story US sending plane to Americans on hantavirus cruise ship The US will send a charter flight to bring home the remaining 17 Americans aboard the Hantavirus-stricken MV Hondias cruise ship when it reaches the coast of Spain later this week. ©…
Podcast host Charlamagne tha God quizzed UFC President Dana White about his support of President Trump ahead of the upcoming UFC match on the White House lawn on Friday. White appeared on Charlamagne’s “The Breakfast Club” radio show, where White said he wants to work with people he is “aligned” with and no… Source link
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says Trump accounts for children born from 2025 to 2028 could open the door for Americans to pay their payroll taxes into individual accounts invested in the stock market instead of the federal government, which has borrowed from the Social Security trust fund for years. Cruz suggested at a panel… Source…
California will become the first state to provide free diapers to newborns starting this summer under a new program announced Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom (D). Under the “Golden State Start” initiative, every newborn in the state will receive 400 diapers upon discharge from participating hospitals. “The big problem universally defined… Source link
Podcaster Joe Rogan questions GOP Rep. Tim Burchett (Tenn.) about the motives behind the Trump administration’s decision to release new government files about UFOs amid the Iran war. The Pentagon released a trove of UFO-related files on Friday, after President Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to do so. Burchett and Republican Rep. Anna Paulina……
