
UPI - 38 min 31 sec ago
President Donald Trump's social media rhetoric threatening a "crushing economic operation" against Iran preceded a 3% bump in oil prices.

The Hill - 59 min 31 sec ago
President Trump on Wednesday showed reporters a closer look at the White House's various construction projects, including the ballroom and new helipad, touting that "we get the best stuff." Trump led an uninterrupted, 30-minute tour of the new White House helipad designed for Marine One, which, when completed, will be 100-feet-wide and made of granite,...

Yard Barker - 1 hour 11 min ago
USMNT striker Folarin Balogun had a red card suspended during the 2026 World Cup after The White House made a call to FIFA. Balogun was sent off in the Round of 32 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and should have been banned for one game, which would have meant he missed the Round of 16 tie versus Belgium.

The Hill - 1 hour 16 min ago
White House legislative director James Baird is leaving his post, Vice President Vance announced on Thursday. Baird's departure comes ahead of November's midterm elections and at a time when President Trump's relationship has grown rocky with Senate Republicans. Additionally, Baird, who was previously Vance's legislative director in the Senate, is departing as the vice president...

CNBC - 1 hour 35 min ago
Bitcoin is trading at its highest levels since early June as crypto execs joined with President Donald Trump push to get the Clarity Act over the finish line.

The Hill - 1 hour 41 min ago
President Donald Trump has significantly increased the use of executive orders during his second term, challenging previous records for judicial pushback while navigating a period of legislative scarcity.

The Raw Story - 1 hour 50 min ago
Donald Trump's ballroom ambitions are running into trouble on two continents and in Ireland, the obstacle is a snail . According to The Washington Post, Trump and his family have promised to build "the nicest ballroom in Ireland" at the Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg , a 12,000-square-foot hall seating 320 guests. However, unlike the fight in Washington, the roughly 300 residents of Doonbeg largely support the project. But the endangered Vertigo angustior snail, which...

The Hill - 1 hour 53 min ago
President Trump late Wednesday threatened Iran with a sweeping new economic crackdown, warning that countries helping Tehran evade U.S. pressure could also face consequences. In a post online, Trump described the effort as "Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale" as his administration seeks to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a...

NBC News - 2 hours 25 min ago
As the war in the Middle East nears its 6-month mark, President Donald Trump is making new threats against Iran, posting on social media that the United States will launch "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale." It comes as the president says he's been in contact with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and hopes to meet with him later this year. NBC's Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.

The Independent - 2 hours 26 min ago
Taiwan's government has proposes a record-high defense budget of over 1 trillion Taiwan dollars, or $35 billion, for next year...

The Hill - 2 hours 27 min ago
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) doubled down Wednesday on his criticism of President Trump's relationship with longtime White House aide Natalie Harp, brushing off a wave of attacks from the president's inner circle over his remarks. Ossoff, who is seeking reelection in Georgia against Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), came under fire by the White House...

Fortune - 2 hours 36 min ago
Canada and the United States moved closer Wednesday to finalizing a trade agreement that would avert threatened 50% U.S. tariffs, with a senior Canadian official calling the emerging terms "a very good deal for Canada" while cautioning that negotiations were not complete. President Donald Trump said the agreement was "very fair" to both sides and predicted U.S. […]...

CNBC - 2 hours 42 min ago
Oil moved higher early Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump sharpened his rhetoric against Iran.

The Hill - 3 hours 9 min ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea's military said, a day after the North shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches...

The Guardian - 3 hours 40 min ago
Manny Rutinel hopes price-tag politics can win key voters in Colorado House race During his presidential campaign in October 2024, Donald Trump staged a photo op at a McDonald's franchise in Pennsylvania, where he was briefly taught how to work the fryer and drive-thru window at the closed restaurant, while making several unsubstantiated claims about Kamala Harris's past summer job at McDonald's. The posturing around McDonald's garnered significant publicity, as Trump and Republicans...

The Guardian - 3 hours 53 min ago
Deficit has doubled over the past decade with spending growing under Trump and Biden US gross national debt tops $40tn for first time Sign up for the US Breaking News email Hello and welcome to our live coverage of US politics. The US gross national debt reached $40tn for the first time on Wednesday, the highest in US history. Continue reading...

Fox News - 4 hours 11 min ago
Some Senate Republicans worry President Donald Trump isn't making a strong enough case for electing more GOP senators and is bashing his own party instead.

The Independent - 4 hours 29 min ago
This official determination arrives shortly before President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House...

The Independent - 4 hours 47 min ago
Just 33 percent of respondents said they approved of Donald Trump's performance in the White House...

UPI - 4 hours 50 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with North Korean Kim Jong Un this year and claimed that Pyongyang currently has 57 "very powerful" nuclear weapons.

UPI - 7 hours 8 min ago
President Donald Trump has nominated White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, drawing anger from Democrats.

The Next Web - 7 hours 11 min ago
The Securities and Exchange Commission spent Tuesday proposing the friendliest set of crypto rules an American regulator has ever put on paper. On Wednesday, the industry that would benefit from them was at the White House, having lunch with the president. Donald Trump hosted crypto executives and trade body officials in Washington alongside Paul Atkins, […] This story continues at The Next Web...

CNBC - 8 hours 19 min ago
President Donald Trump is raging against rates, vowing economic warfare on Iran and lending support to crypto regulation in a busy environment for investors.

CNBC - 9 hours 12 min ago
Bitcoin and ether surged after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a bill that would set a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency sector.