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The Pentagon has launched a nationwide contest to host a 100,000–250,000-acre hardened military base inside the United States, with states asked to bid for it. Story Snapshot A formal directive orders a competitive search for a massive new joint installation. Guidance to governors sets a 100,000–250,000-acre footprint and 15,000–25,000 active-duty population. Officials say the base will harden command, cyber, and logistics against modern threats. The plan cites resilience and transport redundancy, but no site or...

With Alaska’s Senate race separated by only hundreds of votes and a ranked-choice runoff pending, anxious voters now face a weeks-long wait that will test trust in the system and the people running it. Story Highlights Mary Peltola led Dan Sullivan by about 600 votes in the first count, below 50%. Alaska’s ranked-choice tally will proceed if no candidate reaches a majority after all ballots are counted. State officials scheduled the ranked-choice tabulation for November...

Police say a United States Postal Service employee shot two coworkers inside Des Moines’ main post office, renewing hard questions about safety at government workplaces. Story Snapshot Police say two postal employees were shot and a third was hurt while fleeing. Calls came from the second floor around 9:10 a.m.; officers arrived within minutes. An adult female employee was detained nearby without resistance, police said. Postal inspectors joined local, state, and federal partners in the...

Tucker Carlson escalated his feud with Senator Ted Cruz by calling him “the saddest member of Congress” and claiming his personal life is “a true disaster.” Story Snapshot Carlson mocked Cruz’s character and home life on his show, using sharp personal insults. The attack followed a year of public clashes between Carlson and Cruz over foreign policy. Cruz has fired back in his own videos, calling Carlson a dangerous demagogue. The exchange shows how political...

A federal judge halted parts of the Justice Department’s push on alleged noncitizen voting in California, citing likely voter-intimidation under the Voting Rights Act. Story Highlights A judge ordered the Justice Department to stop threatening California election workers and to drop demands to separate or not count certain ballots. A separate court told the Justice Department to give its list of about 20,000 alleged noncitizen registrants to an immigrant-rights group and legal team for review. ...

In a high-stakes pre-election ruling, the Ninth Circuit kept limits on federal voter-fraud field operations in nine states, prompting a sharp seven-judge dissent that warned the court is trampling presidential authority. Story Highlights An appeals panel refused to pause a district court order that restricts Department of Homeland Security election-related field work in nine states through Election Day. The government says the injunction blocks lawful investigations and undermines the president’s duty to protect elections. Plaintiffs...