Middle East crisis latest: US carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in regionMiddle East crisis latest: US carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in region

Latest attacks come after Trump vowed ‘major military punishment’ for Tehran and its Houthi allies Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister’s office said. “As part of the visit, the prime minister will meet with President Trump at the White House ...

Polymarket parent company got Paycheck Protection Program loanPolymarket parent company got Paycheck Protection Program loan

The News Blockratize, the firm that launched Polymarket, received a government loan from the pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program less than two years before federal regulators fined it $1.4 million for operating an unregistered prediction market. The previously unreported $39,727 loan was approved in June 2020 — the same month Polymarket ...

House pivots to the midterms as members depart for recessHouse pivots to the midterms as members depart for recess

House lawmakers departed Washington on a campaign footing ahead of the five-week-long August recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to crisscross the country in support of GOP candidates and incumbents, and he’s framing the midterms as “common sense versus communism” in an effort to hitch Democratic candidates to insurgent ...

Four Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attackFour Palestinians and one Israeli killed during West Bank settler attack

Several others seriously injured in attack that residents of Palestinian village say also involved Israeli military Four Palestinians and one Israeli have been killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank, health officials have said, during what residents described as a settler attack also involving the Israeli military. Several ...

Public transit is a lifeline for countless Americans. Trump is derailing our protections | Lateefah Simon and Guillermo MayerPublic transit is a lifeline for countless Americans. Trump is derailing our protections | Lateefah Simon and Guillermo Mayer

The US will no longer hold transportation agencies accountable for unintentional discrimination. That’s devastating for those of us who depend on it As the first congenitally blind member of Congress and a former president of the Bay area Rapid Transit (Bart) Board, I know that the ability to move – ...