The United States has conducted its 17th lethal strike against a suspected drug vessel, killing all three on board, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on X overnight.

Republican fiscal hawks in Congress are making a new pitch in the struggle to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history: Continue to spend at the same rate as last year for as long as possible.

Thousands of foreign workers at overseas U.S. bases have had their paycheck disrupted by the U.S. government shutdown.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) warned the U.S. “may be headed for recession” in her latest break with the GOP and President Trump, who has insisted prices decreased, dismissing concerns about

Local workers at some American military bases in Europe are feeling the impact of the U.S. government shutdown.

US consumer sentiment tumbled to near the lowest on record as the government shutdown weighed on the economic outlook and high prices soured views about personal finances.The preliminary November sentiment index dropped 3.

The Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists estimated that the U.S. had about 3,700 warheads in its nuclear stockpile for delivery by aircraft and ballistic missiles, while Russia and China had 4,309 and 600, respectively.

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage ticked up for the first time in five weeks after falling to its lowest level in more than a year last week.