ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— Four Senate Democrats drew a hard line Thursday: they will not back any short-term government funding deal that keeps paying for the war in Iran. With federal funding set to run out on December 11, the standoff raises the real possibility of another government shutdown. Senators Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, … Continue reading Senate Democrats Draw a Line: No Iran War Money in the Next Funding Deal

ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk MOSCOW (ASN NEWS USA) — U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the latest push for a peace deal in Ukraine. The Kremlin talks — expected in the first half of the day — will mark the 10th time Witkoff has met … Continue reading U.S. Envoys Land in Moscow for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks With Putin

ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— Days after a crushing midterm defeat, House Republicans delivered their answer Tuesday: double down. The conference picked combative Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan to lead the party into the minority — and voted to shield Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from impeachment. In a secret ballot behind closed doors, Jordan defeated House … Continue reading House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan to Lead — and Shield Hegseth From Impeachment — Days After Midterm Rout

ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the Trump administration the green light to resume building border barriers in the Big Bend region of West Texas, lifting a federal judge’s order that had stopped the work while a lawsuit over the project plays out. The court granted the administration’s … Continue reading Supreme Court Clears the Way for Big Bend Border Wall

ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— Stephen Miller takes the keys to the West Wing today. President Donald Trump announced Friday that Miller, his longtime aide and the architect of his hardline immigration agenda, will serve as White House chief of staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026, replacing Susie Wiles. Wiles, who worked on Trump’s three … Continue reading Stephen Miller Takes Over as White House Chief of Staff as Trump Shakes Up the West Wing

ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT By ASN News Editorial Desk JERUSALEM (ASN NEWS USA) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog has handed opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form Israel’s next government, dealing a major setback to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after an inconclusive October 27 election left parliament without a clear majority. Herzog informed Eisenkot, a former military chief and leader of … Continue reading Herzog Tasks Eisenkot With Forming Israel’s Next Government in Blow to Netanyahu

By ASN News Editorial Desk ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Stephen Miller will become his White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in the first major shake-up since Republicans lost control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Miller, the architect of the president’s immigration crackdown, has been one of Trump’s closest and … Continue reading Trump Taps Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff After Midterm Rout

By ASN News Editorial Desk ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— President Donald Trump is taking stock after his Republican Party’s midterm drubbing, and now faces the hardest question of his presidency: what to do about his unpopular eight-month-old war against Iran. For weeks, Trump threatened to return to a full-scale bombardment of Iran once the U.S. elections were over if … Continue reading After Midterm Loss, Trump Weighs His Next Move in the Iran War

By ASN News Editorial Desk ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— The voters have spoken, and the map has changed. Democrats swept the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, winning control of both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, according to Associated Press race calls and NBC News projections. The new Congress takes power in January, setting up two … Continue reading Democrats Sweep the Midterms, Taking the House and the Senate

By ASN News Editorial Desk ASN NEWS USA — SPECIAL REPORT WASHINGTON (ASN NEWS USA)— American voters delivered a historic rebuke on Tuesday, handing Democrats control of both chambers of Congress in a midterm wave that redrew the political map from Texas to Maine. Democrats flipped seven Republican-held Senate seats — in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas — to claim … Continue reading Blue Wave: Democrats Seize Control of Congress in Historic 2026 Midterm Sweep