The Continental Army’s winter encampment at Valley Forge, between December 1777 and June 1778, is the stuff of legend. Chased out of Philadelphia by the British Army, George Washington and over 12,000 American troops retreated to Valley Forge, where they spent six long months harried by hunger, disease and the bitter cold.

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Despite the scale of its military assault on Iran, the Trump administration’s reasons for entering into war have been inconsistent and vague, from regime change to the destruction of nuclear weapons, preempting military action by Israel, or the more chilling decree of following “God’s divine plan.”

Politicians, pundits and ...Read more

DENVER — Immigration agents who were involved in leaving “death cards” in the abandoned cars of arrested immigrants have been removed from field work and placed on office duty, a senior official in Denver’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office said Wednesday.

Gregory Davies, the assistant field office director, ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho schools may soon be required to hold a moment of silence at the beginning of each school day.

A bill making its way through the Legislature requires that teachers in all public school classrooms implement a minimum of 60 seconds of silence every morning. Students can spend the time reflecting, meditating, praying or doing...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The director of the Idaho prison system has exclusive authority to set and revise the state’s protocols for carrying out the death penalty, and a lawmaker wants to ensure those decisions are not subject to judicial review.

In January, Rep. Bruce Skaug, a Nampa Republican, proposed the change in law and described it as a “...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Law enforcement agencies across California were recently warned that the Iran war could lead to a surprise drone attack in the Golden State, but sources told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday there’s no credible intelligence to support it.

In a memo sent to agencies who are part of a federal Joint Terrorism Task Force, the ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s office continues to decline to explain why it removed one of its Democratic lawmakers from key caucus duties two weeks ago — prompting the House Republicans’ political arm to now accuse the office of lacking transparency about the situation.

In late February, House ...Read more

The U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran forced world governments to intervene to shore up energy supplies, even as President Donald Trump once again said fighting will end soon.

The International Energy Agency approved its largest-ever release of emergency oil reserves on Wednesday, a move to curb surging oil prices while a critical waterway ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leadership is not budging against pressure to use a so-called talking filibuster to pass the party’s voter identification legislation, despite President Donald Trump’s adding weight to that dogpile this week.

“We don’t have the votes either to proceed to get on a talking filibuster, nor to sustain one if...Read more

WASHINGTON — Now that a long-delayed plaque honoring officers who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack has been given a temporary place on the Senate side, some say they aren’t giving up their fight for a permanent home.

A resolution adopted in January and led by Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., directed ...Read more

Attorney General Pam Bondi was quietly and quickly moved to secure military housing amid threats from drug cartels and critics over her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to a report.

Bondi was relocated from her apartment in Washington, D.C., to one of several heavily guarded military bases in the city, after federal law ...Read more

Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lunar landers on future Artemis missions, although costs have remained on target so far.

NASA’s Office of the Inspector General released the audit Tuesday, assessing progress and shortcomings for both ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis’ office has told lawmakers that he will delay his decision on whether to commute Tina Peters’ prison sentence until after the Colorado Court of Appeals issues a ruling in her case.

Polis’ staff members privately told some lawmakers late last week that the governor would wait, and House lawmakers were told of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES —A Los Angeles County deputy who was convicted of excessive force continued to collect a paycheck for months even though he was barred from carrying a badge in California, according to Sheriff's Department officials and county records.

A federal jury convicted Trevor Kirk in February 2025 of a felony after he was recorded throwing...Read more

LOS ANGELES —A Los Angeles County deputy who was convicted of excessive force continued to collect a paycheck for months even though he was barred from carrying a badge in California, according to Sheriff's Department officials and county records.

A federal jury convicted Trevor Kirk in February 2025 of a felony after he was recorded throwing...Read more

Attacks on multiple commercial ships in the waters around Iran on Wednesday increased global energy concerns, pushed nations to unleash strategic oil reserves and sparked fresh critiques of the Trump administration’s readiness for a war it started.

As Trump administration and U.S. military officials continued to claim increasing success and ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One of the most contentious pieces of legislation this session — one that would ban local governments from supporting parades, festivals and other activities promoting diversity, equality and inclusion — is headed to the desk of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

“Florida is where DEI goes to DIE,” declared Rep. Dean Black, the ...Read more

DENVER — Scammers impersonating the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles are trying to trick and threaten residents into paying fraudulent fees, agency officials said.

“The scammers are at it again — and we’re onto them,” Colorado DMV officials stated in a news release. “The DMV is aware of these latest attempts and is working ...Read more