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TOPSHOT - Iraqi government forces celebrate while holding an Islamis Sate (IS) group flag after they claimed they have gained complete control of the Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, on January 26, 2015 near the town of Muqdadiyah. Iraqi forces have "liberated" Diyala province from the Islamic State jihadist group, retaking all populated areas of the eastern region, a top army officer said today. The symbolic victory for Baghdad, which has at times struggled to push IS back, could clear the way for further advances against the jihadists . AFP PHOTO / YOUNIS AL-BAYATI (Photo by YOUNIS AL-BAYATI / AFP) (Photo by YOUNIS AL-BAYATI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: U.S. will enact ‘very serious retaliation’ against ISIS after Syrian ambush kills American soldiers

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will seek “very serious retaliation” for the recent murder of two U.S. service members Fand one American civilian interpreter in Syria, which was attributed to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) leaves to speak with the media after the House voted 427-1 to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the release of documents and files at the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. The legislation instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the late accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. It now goes to the Senate for a vote before President Donald Trump can sign it into law. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Rep. Massie introduces bill to remove U.S. from NATO: ‘America shouldn’t be the world’s security blanket’

Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a new bill this week, titled the “NATO Act,” to remove the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

Jordanian demonstrators waving green Muslim Brotherhood flags and other banners shout anti-Israel slogans during a mass rally held outside the parliament building (background) in Amman against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip on January 4, 2009. Jordan's King Abdullah II demanded today that the UN Security Council issue a resolution to end Israel's "aggression" on the Gaza Strip, the royal palace said. Jordan, which signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1994, "is extremely angry and will take all necessary steps to stop the aggression," the king told a meeting of the country's council on national policies. AFP PHOTO/KHALIL MAZRAAWI (Photo credit should read KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump signs EO directing admin. to initiate process of designating chapters of Muslim Brotherhood as FTOs and SDGTs

Kicking off the week with momentum just ahead of the holiday season, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the State and Treasury Departments to formally initiate the process of designating chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGTs).

US President Donald Trump signs the bill package to re-open the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025. Congress on Wednesday ended the longest government shutdown in US history, 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to approve a Senate-passed package that will reopen federal departments and agencies, as many Democrats fume over what they see as a capitulation by party leaders. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Paychecks to federal employees expected to resume over the weekend

Paychecks to federal employees are expected to resume beginning this Saturday as the longest government shutdown ever recorded in United States history comes to a close, according to a new report.

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on on July 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. The State Department is proceeding with layoffs just two days after the Supreme Court overturned a lower-court order that had temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plan to cut federal jobs, affecting more than 1,300 department employees. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point Action, speaks during a meeting on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson on October 17, 2024. Charlie Kirk's Turning Point Action, a conservative campaign group, is working extra hard to get Republican Donald Trump elected, and has hired thousands of canvassers to get out the vote. (Photo by Olivier Touron / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images)

State Department: Foreign visa holders celebrating Charlie Kirk assassination ‘will be removed’

The United States Department of State said that the U.S. “has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans,” regarding those who have celebrated conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One for a trip to the Middle East on October 12, 2025 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump will address the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday, followed by a "Gaza Peace Summit" in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, after helping broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump heads to Israel ahead of hostage release, declares war in Gaza ‘is over’

President Donald Trump took off for Israel on Sunday to greet the families of Israeli hostages while also addressing the Knesset.