Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good

The lawsuit claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after the surge of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis ...

Joint US operation bombed farms, homes in Ecuador, says complaint

A joint American and Ecuadorian military operation bombed farms and homes in an Amazon village in Ecuador, according to ...

Change is ‘long overdue’ at Homeland Security. Can Markwayne Mullin bring it?

Newly confirmed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told senators during his confirmation hearing that he wanted to ...
Nextgov

Mullin confirmed to lead DHS as shutdown drags on and 100,000 employees remain unpaid

The Homeland Security Department will have a new secretary after the Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin in a 54-45 vote to the ...
The Associated Press

Where did the experts go? State Department cuts limit the Iran war effort

In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray.