Iran Targeted Diego Garcia Base With Ballistic Missiles  —  Iran fired two intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Diego Garcia, a joint U.S.-U.K. military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to multiple U.S. officials.  Neither of the missiles hit the base …

Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional  —  A federal judge tossed parts of the Pentagon's restrictions on news outlets, saying they violated the First Amendment, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.  —  A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Pentagon's restrictions …

Elon Musk misled Twitter investors ahead of $44 billion acquisition, jury says … A jury in California found that Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders during the runup to his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company, according to a verdict issued on Friday.

Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil  —  As oil prices soar, Treasury Department has lifted sanctions on Iranian crude already loaded onto vessels — giving Iran's war effort against the U.S. a boost.  —  As the cost of oil continues to soar …

CBS News Radio to shut down after nearly a century of broadcasting  —  Go Deeper With The Free Press  —  The U.S. Needs More Weapons.  Can This Company Supply Them?  —  The new defense entrepreneurs think America's preparedness suffers from two problems: a lack of modern warfighting tools …

Chuck Norris, Black-Belt Action Star of Movies and Television, Dies at 86 … Chuck Norris, who channeled his skills as a martial arts black belt into a durable acting career that left film critics largely unimpressed but delighted millions of fans savoring his good-guy triumphs and fortune-cookie musings, died on Thursday.

Growing Frustration With Chuck Schumer Spurs Talk of Replacing Him  —  Some Capitol Hill Democrats are discussing how to get the N.Y. senator to step aside as minority leader amid concerns about his negotiating style and midterms strategy  —  Sen. Chris Murphy was dining with progressive activists …

Top Disaster Response Official Claims He Teleported to a Waffle House  —  FEMA's Gregg Phillips says he has experienced multiple “scary” episodes of sudden teleportation  —  Far-right activist turned high-ranking FEMA official Gregg Phillips has a problem.

Denmark Was Ready to Blow Up Airfields to Stop a U.S. Invasion of Greenland  —  The Danes brought blood supplies, explosives and live ammunition to Greenland as part of contingency plans in case President Trump acted on his threats to seize the island.  —  As tensions with President Trump peaked …

Cuba rejects U.S. Embassy request to bring in fuel, calls it ‘shameless’  —  An effective U.S. oil blockade has worsened the island's energy crisis.  The U.S. Embassy in Havana, too, is feeling the effects.  —  The Cuban government this week refused a request by the U.S. Embassy in Havana …

Not So Fast, Bill Maher  —  The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.  —  You could measure the on-and-off feud between President Trump and the comedian Bill Maher in weeks, years, or decades.  Last month, Trump called Maher a “highly overrated LIGHTWEIGHT” in a lengthy Truth Social post.

White House revises its DHS offer as talks to end shutdown pick up  —  The White House offered additional immigration enforcement concessions to Democrats Friday evening as border czar Tom Homan met a second time with a bipartisan group of senators seeking to end the Homeland Security shutdown, according to lawmakers who attended.

The Threats and Bare-Knuckle Tactics of MAGA's Top Antitrust Fixer  —  Mike Davis pushed DOJ officials to approve his deals—and went over their heads if they pushed back  —  Gail Slater, then-head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, was reviewing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion bid …

The $1.3-Million-a-Minute War  —  Let's ponder for a moment the vast sums that we're pouring into the war with Iran.  —  The Pentagon has requested $200 billion (more than $1,400 per American household) to fund the war, but even that understates the total cost.

Polymarket Says It Predicts the Truth.  Its Social Feeds Are Filled With Falsehoods.  —  A review of the betting market's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.  —  Polymarket, the betting website that accepts wagers on everything from who wins …

To tilt Hungarian election, Russians proposed staging assassination attempt  —  To aid Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a friend of Russia, in his election, operatives proposed “the Gamechanger” — a staged assassination attempt to stir supporters.  —  BUDAPEST — In the run …

US furiously seeks to avert potential monthslong closure of Strait of Hormuz  —  The Middle East National security Donald Trump Federal agencies  —  US officials are furiously trying to avert a potential monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz, privately acknowledging that reopening …

Iran War Puts U.S. Diplomatic Missions in the Crosshairs  —  Drone and missile attacks as well as new terror threats have U.S. embassies worldwide on high alert  —  The U.S. war with Iran has triggered the broadest and fastest wave of attacks against U.S. embassies and consulates in the post-9/11 era …

High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms  —  The war has complicated the Republican message on affordability.  Democrats see an opportunity to drive their economic message while tying President Trump to an unpopular overseas conflict.

Mark Robinson admits ‘I lied’ about CNN story  —  Former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson admitted he lied about a bombshell CNN KFile investigation during the final months of his 2024 gubernatorial campaign, uncovering his extensive history of posting inflammatory and racist comments on a pornography website.

Heritage president: MAGA tensions over Iran war ‘good’  —  DORAL, Fla. — Tensions over President Trump's war in Iran within the GOP and Make America Great Again movement are “good,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told The Hill on Thursday at the group's inaugural security conference.

U.S. military strike on boat in Pacific leaves two dead and a rare survivor  —  The ongoing U.S. maritime operation against alleged drug traffickers has killed 159 people in nearly 50 strikes.  —  A U.S. military strike on a vessel suspected of hauling drugs prompted the rescue of a sole survivor …

Underground Railroad museum says Trump administration cut funds over race  —  The founders of an Underground Railroad history site in Albany, N.Y., claim the Trump administration's funding cuts were aimed at marginalizing Black history.  —  An Underground Railroad museum in Albany, N.Y. …

Trump: Democrats oppose SAVE America Act ‘because they want to cheat’  —  As Senate debate over the SAVE America Act drags on, President Donald Trump Friday accused Democrats of opposing the bill because they intend to cheat in elections.  —  “I was hearing negative things because the Democrats are all against voter ID.