The Defense Department wants to keep in place a policy requiring escorts for journalists in the building while it appeals a court decision that tossed out broader restrictions on the media.
The explosion last July in Esparto, Calif., killed seven people. Five of the eight arrested, including a former local police officer, have been charged with murder.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) plans to force a vote to expel Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) next week over sexual assault and misconduct allegations , Axios has learned. Swalwell denies the allegations. Why it matters: Democrats are set to respond by moving in turn to expel Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who's being investigated by House Ethics over sexual misconduct allegations, two Democratic leadership aides told Axios. - Swalwell has faced calls from Democratic Party leaders and House colleagues to drop his bid for California governor, though few have called for his outright resignation or expulsion from Congress. - Swalwell said in a video posted to social media on Saturday: "These allegations of sexual assault are flat false.…
China may have shipped missiles to Iran, and Beijing is allowing some companies to sell Tehran supplies that can be used in military production, American officials said.
Several U.S. Navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, a U.S. official told Axios. Why it matters: The move was not coordinated with Iran. It is the first time U.S. warships crossed the strait since the beginning of the war. - The operation was aimed at increasing confidence for commercial ships to cross, sources say. - It came as peace talks between the two sides kicked off in Pakistan. Driving the news: The reopening of the strait was a key provision in the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal. - The narrow waterway off Iran's southern coast is vital to the normal functioning of the global economy. - For several days after the ceasefire was announced very few ships crossed. - A U.S. official admitted earlier this week that ships…
Pope Leo XIV and President Trump are escalating a high-stakes clash over immigration and the Iran war, exposing a rare and widening divide between the Vatican and the White House. Why it matters: The standoff pits the Vatican's moral authority against Washington's political and military power as both shape global narratives on war, diplomacy and human dignity. - It's one of the sharpest public divides between a pope and a U.S. president in decades, spanning both foreign policy and domestic immigration fights. - While Catholic leaders are framing the Iran war in terms of just war theory and civilian protection, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has infused the conflict with Christian nationalist rhetoric and a "maximum lethality" …