In Huge Win For Republicans, Supreme Court Curbs Use Of Race In Drawing Voting Districts

Pentagon Removes Press Offices After Federal Judge Blocks Trump Restrictions The Defense Department has announced plans to remove media offices from the Pentagon after a Clinton-appointed federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters' access to the building.  The action is seen as a "loophole" strategy to bypass the ruling against restrictions which the Trump Administration has struggled to enforce in the wake of a hailstorm of national security leaks. The press area of the Pentagon, known as "Correspondents' Corridor", has been used for...

China Condemns US Starting 'Vicious Cycle' Of 'Chaos' In Attacking Iran Chinese Special Envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun has said at a briefing after his ​shuttle-diplomacy trip that included recent stops in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait that the US-Israeli operation against Iran must immediately cease or else a "vicious cycle" toward destabilizing the region and disrupt global trade would persist. "Should hostilities continue to escalate and the situation deteriorate further, the entire region will be plunged into chaos. The use of force will only lead to a...