WASHINGTON — After Israel took out at least two of Iran's top scientists behind the development of nuclear weapons (and promised to kill more), my high school fight song came to mind. At football games after a touchdown we sang, "Hit 'em hard and hit 'em again. Show 'em now that we're gonna ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and many of his allies in Congress are making grand claims about the economic growth they say will result from the recently proposed "One Big Beautiful Bill." Trump has accused critics of not understanding the budget proposal, "especially the tremendous ...

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, June 17, the 168th day of 2025. There are 197 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California after its $17 million, year-long construction; the park drew a million visitors in its ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader. About two-thirds of American Catholics have a "very" or "somewhat" ...

oday is Saturday, June 14, the 165th day of 2025. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be resolved, ...

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk is clearly the "poster child" for why the nation needs campaign finance reform. He boasts that President Donald Trump would not have won and the Republicans would not control Congress without him and that Trump was being so "ungrateful." It became ugly. Subject matter? ...