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Trump hitting the road to gain upper hand on the affordability debate
President Trump will outline his plan to tackle persistent inflation and economic concerns during a stop in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, effectively kicking off a midterm election season that will focus on Americans' finances.
Ilhan Omar’s tangled web of Somali fraud
The $1 billion welfare scandal unfolding in Minnesota has entangled members of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Somali community, with potential ties back to the congresswoman herself.
Supreme Court poised to grant Trump broader firing powers over independent agencies
The Supreme Court signaled Monday a readiness to upend a 90-year-old precedent and give presidents expansive powers to fire top officers at independent agencies.
Trump announces $12 billion ‘bridge’ bailout for farmers
President Trump unveiled a long-awaited $12 billion bailout package Monday for farmers hurt by high prices and trade wars with China and other nations.
Chinese military, media put Japan’s isolated Ryukyu Islands squarely in Beijing’s crosshairs
China's simmering dispute with Japan escalated over the weekend from name-calling to dangerous games of chicken between fighter jets, while Beijing's info warriors ramped up a news and social media campaign questioning Tokyo's sovereignty over the Ryukyus, a strategic island chain near Taiwan.
Trump to sign order blocking states from regulating artificial intelligence
President Trump said on Monday that he will sign an executive order this week to block states from regulating artificial intelligence and establish federal guidelines that would dictate the nation's artificial intelligence policy.
‘Golden Dome’ czar quietly consults with private companies on missile defense project’s architecture
President Trump's Golden Dome czar says he has held "one-vs.-one" talks with more than 300 private companies in recent months to hash out the secretive architecture of the futuristic missile defense shield that the administration is determined to put into operation over the entire U.S. homeland by mid-2028.
Addicted to devices: This is your brain on digital screens
Our brains, a growing body of research shows, are sitting ducks for the stimuli found on cellphones, social media and computer screens, making us want even more.
Republicans, Democrats square off over U.S. attacks on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean
President Trump's Republican allies in Congress pushed back Sunday on lawmakers from both parties who have raised concerns that a U.S. Navy commander's decision to launch a second strike on two survivors spotted atop a boat capsized by an earlier missile constitutes a war crime.
Trump strikes echo Obama’s lethal legacy; drug boat war renews partisan split on counterterrorism
President Trump may be the alleged drug boat destroyer, but he has a long way to go before he tops the drone warrior.
DOJ dares Judge Boasberg to hold Trump officials in contempt
The Justice Department told Judge James Boasberg it has provided the information it is willing and able to share about the controversial deportation flights to El Salvador in March and said if that's not good enough, then he should move ahead with the criminal contempt proceedings he has been threatening.
GOP unity tested as lawmakers seek health plan to counter Democrats’ Obamacare subsidy extension
Republicans never could unite around a health care plan to replace Obamacare, and now they're struggling to coalesce around short- and long-term fixes as Congress faces a year-end cliff.
Trial of former aide to New York governors highlights massive Chinese influence operations
The ongoing criminal trial of Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors, on illegal foreign agent charges highlights what prosecutors say is China's large-scale operations to influence the U.S. government and the public at large to back Chinese Communist Party policies.
Fed confronts ‘hardest’ decision on interest rates in final meeting of the year
The Federal Reserve faces a tough decision when it convenes Tuesday for a two-day meeting to determine whether to cut interest rates for a third consecutive time or hold off due to concerns about inflation.
‘Ticking time bomb’: How dangers lurked in Afghan evacuee population
Tucked inside the tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul in 2021 were some ticking time bombs. Suddenly, they are starting to explode.
Supreme Court restores Texas’ GOP-friendly congressional map
The Supreme Court said Thursday that Texas can go back to using its new, Republican-friendly congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections, putting on hold a lower court ruling that found the map to be an illegal attempt to strip minorities of voting power.
Supersized World Cup field begins to take shape at Friday’s draw
FIFA has invited more teams than ever for a World Cup priced largely for fans in the 1%. The process of figuring out which teams in the expanded 48-nation field will play where begins with Friday's draw at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Conservatives cried ‘woke’ and Ken Burns made a correction in his new documentary
Ken Burns had to correct a "woke bomb" in his new documentary series about the Revolutionary War.
Republican lawmakers need to sell the ‘big beautiful bill’ now
When congressional Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and President Trump signed it into law on July 4, it was a historic achievement not only for the party but also for the American people.
Trump’s border streak continues with best November numbers ever
The border saw another record month of calm in November, with Border Patrol agents apprehending about 7,350 illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico boundary, according to data shared first with The Washington Times.
