Israel and the Lebanese government carried out their first experiment in the “pilot zone” Hezbollah disarmament program, one the United States hopes will ultimately accomplish its plan of disarming the designated terrorist group using the Lebanese government. The pilot zone program, laid out through several rounds of negotiations between Israel and the Lebanese government and […]

A federal appeals court will examine whether a federal law barring felons from possessing firearms exceeds the federal government’s authority under the commerce clause of the Constitution, taking up the case a month after Justice Clarence Thomas asked lower courts to explore the issue. The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will […]

EXCLUSIVE — A watchdog group is urging acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to review and potentially revoke the security clearances of former members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team over alleged lapses in handling classified information. The Center to Advance Security in America, or CASA, made the request in a letter sent Tuesday […]

California’s tech billionaires are increasingly throwing their support behind former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra after many previously backed San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan’s unsuccessful bid for governor. New campaign finance filings show a growing number of influential tech executives, venture capitalists, and business leaders redirecting their support to Becerra after Mahan’s sixth-place […]