The word “recondite” means something difficult or impossible for someone with ordinary knowledge to understand. It is an ...

Pete Hegseth spoke to Army First Lt. Clint Lorance in 2019. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press) Pete Hegseth would be one of the youngest defense chiefs and among the most inexperienced, having never led ...

Washington — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, Oct. 1, after President Trump and congressional Republicans were unable to avert a lapse in federal funding. Republicans have rejected Democrats' ...