
The Raw Story - 21 min 50 sec ago
A major donor to President Donald Trump is pleading with the commander in chief to get his "head in the game" and walk back his latest move that Zeteo's Asawin Suebsaeng called "insanely stupid" and an "imperialistic disgrace." On Friday, trade talks between the United States and Canada imploded, leading Trump to impose a 50% tariff on a number of Canadian goods. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to match those tariffs "dollar for dollar." Beyond the tit-for-tat...

The Guardian - 33 min 33 sec ago
Key speech to be delivered this week at Jackson Hole said to focus on productivity and demographics in the US. Plus, how do you vaccinate 1,000 little penguins in the wild? Good morning. The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump's tax and spending plans. As the world's most powerful central bank prepares for its annual Jackson Hole conference, analysts said bond traders would be looking...

CNBC - 1 hour 4 min ago
Trump Media interim CEO Kevin McGurn defended his company offering faster access to President Donald Trump's Truth Social posts.

The Hill - 1 hour 7 min ago
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday previewed the Trump administration's economic offensive against Iran, set to begin Monday. Echoing President Trump's rhetoric on the military operations against the Islamic Republic, Bessent said the U.S. has "dismantled Iran's capabilities, destroyed nearly 100 percent of its military factories, and buried its nuclear program." The Treasury secretary wrote...

NBC News - 1 hour 38 min ago
Americans are bracing for the potential impact on oil and gas prices as President Donald Trump prepares to unveil his "economic D-Day" sanctions on Iran. It comes as fallout from the administration's intensifying trade war with Canada grows. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports and chief business correspondent Christine Romans joins TODAY with what both trade issues will mean for the American consumer.

The Raw Story - 1 hour 51 min ago
The announcement over the weekend by President Donald Trump to set off a major trade war with Canada got a huge thumbs down from the Wall Street Journal editorial board late Sunday. Not pulling any punches, the editors called it " The Dumbest Trade War Revisited " in the headline. The Journal's editors noted that Trump took exception last year when they called his tariffs against Canada and Mexico the dumbest trade war in history and responded with, " It got dumber this weekend as...

The Guardian - 2 hours 12 min ago
House Democratic leader meets with president's son-in-law has ignited fury amongst own party Democrats incredulous over Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner meeting Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries' meeting with Jared Kushner, the president's influential son-in-law, has sparked backlash from his own party and other Donald Trump critics. Throughout this Congress, Republicans have adopted a my-way-or-the-highway approach to governing...

The Guardian - 3 hours 1 min ago
Republicans who deny Joe Biden won the 2020 election are running for governor and secretary of state across the US Election deniers are back on the ballot. In most swing states, at least one major Republican candidate has questioned or outright denied the results of the 2020 US presidential election, which Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden. Continue reading...

The Independent - 4 hours 7 min ago
President Donald Trump set to lose more staffers as midterms approach, with insiders weighing their options in anticipation of Democrats seizing control of Congress...

The Guardian - 5 hours 1 min ago
A Guardian correspondent's sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine and the possible reasons behind it American presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin. When George W Bush met him in 2001, he reported that he had "looked the man in the eye", got a "sense of his soul" and found him "trustworthy". Barack Obama thought Putin was making a mistake with his interventions in Ukraine and Syria, but didn't do much about it. Joe Biden backed Ukraine's...

The Independent - 6 hours 42 min ago
Trump boasted that his candidates have a 97% success rate across congressional, senate and gubernatorial elections...

ABC News - 7 hours 16 min ago
President Donald Trump plans to visit Ireland next month...

The Guardian - 8 hours 1 min ago
Investors will hope Kevin Warsh offers comfort blanket' at annual meeting of central banks amid bond market anxiety The new US Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, faces a critical test this week amid anxiety in government bond markets over inflation and Donald Trump's tax and spending plans. As the world's most powerful central bank prepares for its annual Jackson Hole conference, analysts said bond traders would be looking for signals from Warsh over its commitment to fighting inflation...

BBC - 8 hours 10 min ago
US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.

The Independent - 8 hours 47 min ago
Officials say military officials from Uganda and Burundi have visited Israel to discuss deploying troops to Gaza...

Sky News - 9 hours 49 min ago
Donald Trump took part in a ceremonial lap in his presidential limousine before waving a green flag to kick off a first-of-its-kind motor sports race through the streets of Washington DC.

Daily Signal - 10 hours 57 min ago
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL President Donald Trump is holding an event Monday in the Rose Garden to celebrate the administration’s efforts on school choice, the Daily Signal can first report. "President Trump and Secretary [Linda] McMahon will host students and parents in the Rose Garden today to celebrate the start of the new school year,”...

TechRadar - 11 hours 57 min ago
Trump wants US to up aims to launch over 1,000 spacecraft every year by 2030 Only 178 launches happened in 2025, mostly carried out by SpaceX Federal agencies must find new land for rocket launch sites A new presidential memorandum signed by Donald Trump sets an ambitious annual benchmark for American commercial space activity within the next four years. The new National Space Transportation Policy wants government agencies to work together so that the US hits over 1,000 spacecraft launches and...

TMZ - 12 hours 17 min ago
Melania Trump and Natalie Harp were in very close quarters Sunday ... as both watched the Freedom 250 IndyCar race with President Trump nearby. Video from the race shows Melania seated right next to POTUS ... while Harp was sitting just a few feet…...

Fox News - 12 hours 51 min ago
President Donald Trump told Michael Cohen that "only consequential presidents get shot" while discussing the multiple assassination attempts against him.

TMZ - 13 hours 17 min ago
Donald Trump is making a shocking claim about his political enemies ... alleging people committed suicide over the way they were treated by Joe Biden's administration. POTUS dropped the claim during his full WABC interview with former…...

Huffington Post - 14 hours 18 min ago
Trump falsely claimed that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine was "lethal."...

The Guardian - 15 hours 22 min ago
US president, pushing on with Freedom 250 festivities, makes over nation's capital for Trump rally on wheels Kyle Kirkwood wins Freedom 250 IndyCar race after Trump waves the green flag He got the wrong end of the stick. Donald Trump couldn't figure out how to hold the green flag until his wife, Melania Trump, and Command Sgt Maj Matt Williams set him right. Then the US president waved the flag fast and furious like an excited schoolboy. The race was under way and his conquest of Washington...

The Guardian - 15 hours 34 min ago
American driver wins in a dominant performance DC Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal Kyle Kirkwood gave the Freedom 250 an American winner, racing to his second victory of the IndyCar season on the streets of downtown Washington in a dominant performance Sunday. In a race set up as part of the country's 250th birthday celebration, President Donald Trump gave drivers the green flag at the start and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser served as grand marshal. Kirkwood crossed the finish line in front...