governments

U.K. defense chief John Healey resigns, says government’s military funding plan “falls well short”

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U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey resigned on Thursday, citing a shortfall in planned funding for Britain’s armed forces at a time of mounting international security challenges. In his resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey wrote that the Labour government entered office “recognizing Britain faced a new era of threat which demanded a new … Read more

Federal government’s landlord joins Vance fraud crackdown as White House widens hunt: ‘Critical force’

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White House anti-fraud task force flags $6.3 billion in potential government fraud White House Anti-Fraud Task Force Vice Chair Andrew Ferguson discusses the task force’s discovery of $6.3 billion in potential fraudulent government contracts, criticizing Democrat governors for allowing widespread fraud and even facilitating it for decades. Ferguson reveals examples of lavish spending by alleged … Read more

Iranian national arrested at LAX on suspicion of trafficking weapons on Iran government’s behalf

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Federal authorities on Saturday night arrested an Iranian national at Los Angeles International Airport on suspicion of trafficking weapons on the Iranian government’s behalf, according to officials. In a post to X, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Shamim Mafi, 44 of Woodland Hills, is expected to make an appearance in U.S. District Court … Read more

As the U.S. and Israel attack Iran, governments around the world stress risks of new war in the Middle East

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U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks launched Saturday by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, with some of America’s close partners describing the situation as “grave” and “perilous.” Below is a look at the latest reaction to the conflict that erupted Saturday between Iran and the U.S. and its closest ally in … Read more

Residents want local governments to end contracts that let ICE train on their gun ranges

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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers training at a local gun range largely went unnoticed by residents of one Southern California city for more than a decade, until President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the recent fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal agents. The arrangement in Escondido, a city of about 150,000 … Read more

We asked scientists what they think we’ll learn from the government’s UFO files. Here’s what they said.

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Questions about what the federal government may know about extraterrestrial life in the cosmos — or possibly even here on Earth — have inspired imaginations, conspiracy theories, sci-fi literature and blockbuster films. Answers to some of those questions could finally become public after President Trump’s call last week for the release of files related to UFOs or any “alien … Read more