House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Gang of 8 congressional leaders were briefed earlier this week that military action against Iran may become necessary to protect American forces and citizens, learning in detail that President Donald Trump was considering strikes.[#item_full_content]

Christian persecution concerns rise in Egypt as State Department presses religious freedom
A series of violent attacks on Egyptian Christians, including the incarceration of a man who converted from Islam to Christianity, prompted the U.S. State Department