The federal government shut down as the clock struck midnight on Wednesday, October 1. It is the first shutdown since 2018, when a partial stoppage lasted 35 days. Federal programs like the postal ...

U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers:: The vast majority of U.S. ACE operations will continue during the shutdown, officials said. No other branch of the military released a standalone shutdown contingency ...

CBP biometric exit has matured into a hybrid system that pairs airline cameras at boarding gates with government-issued devices carried by federal officers.

Social Security does get funding from the government but isn't impacted the same way as other federal services during a shutdown.

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United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program have been reimposed. This puts Tehran under new pressure as tensions remain high in the wider Mideast over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Iran is bracing for global sanctions over its nuclear program to go back in place after the U.N. Security Council rejected a last-ditch effort to delay them. PBS Frontline correspondent Sebastian ...

THE HAGUE/WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The United States is considering imposing sanctions as soon as this week against the entire International Criminal Court, putting the court's day-to-day ...

The Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI) is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Lewis as a Distinguished Research Fellow and Sam Lair as a Fellow in the National Security Program.

In August 2025, Middlebury’s Board of Trustees decided to close all in-person programs and two online programs at the Middlebury Institute. We are in the process of a teachout for our current students ...