US cancels automatic protections for imperiled animals as critics warn of extinctions
The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction
July 18, 2026The U.S. Interior Department has canceled a rule meant to protect plants and animals that are determined to be threatened with extinction
July 18, 2026
A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts
July 18, 2026
Trump alleged China took US election data. Its leader is still planning for a lavish state visit to the US
July 18, 2026
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July 18, 2026
A federal judge on Friday ruled that U.S.
July 18, 2026
Sue Gordon served under President Obama and President Trump. She called Trump's claims of election interference was "a dangerous speech and an incredibly important topic".
July 17, 2026
The U.S. agency that oversees dozens of schools serving Native Americans is reporting more on-time high school graduations than ever
July 12, 2026
Andy Burnham will be Britain’s seventh leader in a decade. Can he buck the trend?
July 17, 2026
The Trump administration is drastically shortening visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. The new rule announced by the Department of Homeland Security limits visas to 240 days, down from up to five years
July 17, 2026
A federal appeals court sided with President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday in a case brought by The New York Times over the Pentagon's
July 17, 2026
The Trump administration's removal of more than 100 immigration judges is undermining the independence of the courts and the U.S. justice system, a panel
July 17, 2026
As Estonia's Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur prepared to fly to the NATO summit in Ankara this month, he revealed to local journalists that several hundred U.S. troops
July 17, 2026
The U.S. government is reviving a rule that could deny permanent residency to immigrants who use public benefits such as food stamps and Medicaid, the Department of Homeland
July 17, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice
July 17, 2026
Brazil has criticized a new U.S. tariff on certain Brazilian imports and says it plans to impose reciprocal tariffs
July 16, 2026
Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has intensified
July 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration addressed a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday
July 17, 2026
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday urged the Trump administration to crack down on imports of what they say are partially finished solar cells that are being used to
July 16, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism
July 16, 2026
Rubio and Miller warn of the ‘mortal threat’ of ‘far-left terror’ in speech to 67 countries
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration moved on Thursday to tighten the duration of visas for foreign students, cultural exchange visitors and
July 16, 2026
Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only the broadest and blurriest picture is developed.
June 30, 2026
ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash
July 16, 2026
Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months
July 16, 2026
A federal panel has given preliminary approval to an updated design for a new underground facility to screen visitors to the White House
July 16, 2026
New York Times fights Trump administration subpoenas for reporters’ testimony
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe
July 16, 2026
The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor
July 15, 2026
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July 16, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration “absolutely” mishandled the communications surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling
July 15, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The U.S government issued sanctions on Wednesday targeting individuals and entities that it said were a part of an international network helping Iran procure weapons.
July 15, 2026
House Republicans have unveiled a $95 billion plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules
July 15, 2026
Two U.S.-based advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, arguing that sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court violate
July 15, 2026
The White House is weighing another extension of waivers allowing foreign ships to transport goods between U.S. ports as renewed conflict with Iran raises
July 15, 2026
Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians
July 15, 2026
A federal appeals court ended a more than six-decade-old federal oversight of a Louisiana school system related to a desegregation mandate, a court
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and
July 14, 2026
A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation
July 15, 2026
The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by nine environmental groups that said its recent decision to rescind a more than 50-year-old definition of "harm"
July 15, 2026
Americans could soon see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon again as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have pushed energy prices higher by
July 15, 2026
MSCI's global equities index rose on Tuesday after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data and strong bank earnings, while oil
July 14, 2026
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups for allegedly conspiring to suppress criticism of Israel
July 14, 2026
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah
July 14, 2026
A China-born U.S. seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years
July 14, 2026
Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham
July 15, 2026
For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S.
July 14, 2026
Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races
July 15, 2026
Trump administration ends attempt to freeze $10B in federal funds for blue states
July 15, 2026
Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in
July 14, 2026
The term weaponized vehicle has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements released by federal officials during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
July 14, 2026
Trump task force uncovers more than $1 billion in trade fraud
July 14, 2026
The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights,
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on
July 13, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Women's Caucus on Monday urged the U.S.
July 14, 2026
A Chinese-born American seismologist who has published U.S.-funded work on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly
July 14, 2026
Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties
July 13, 2026
The Trump administration is cracking down on banks lending to people living in the U.S. illegally
July 13, 2026
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
July 13, 2026
Trump wants new coal plants built in the US. The price tag could be astronomical
July 13, 2026
The federal watchdog for the U.S. health department generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred
July 13, 2026
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One
July 11, 2026
A new $4.7-billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block, is set to open
July 11, 2026
Judge grants Trump admin’s request to dismiss January 6 case against Proud Boys
July 11, 2026
Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law
July 11, 2026
The New York Times countersues EEOC, alleging ‘retaliatory, bad faith use of’ authority
July 11, 2026
The Trump administration finalized a major change on Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions, removing regulatory language aimed at preventing damage to
July 11, 2026
Three men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. agent in Houston on Tuesday have challenged
July 11, 2026
A federal judge on Friday paused a union lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from shutting down the top U.S. watchdog for consumer financial protection,
July 11, 2026
Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions
July 11, 2026
PFAS pesticides approved after EPA adopts new toxicity definition
July 11, 2026
Three men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened
July 10, 2026
The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance
July 11, 2026
Israel shared intel on Iranian hardliners’ desire to target Trump, sources say, as Netanyahu looks to influence course of war
July 11, 2026
Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated
July 10, 2026
Rare earths startup ReElement Technologies has stopped seeking an $80 million Pentagon loan that was part of a broader
July 10, 2026
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July 10, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's cancellation last year of a government food security survey could make it difficult to assess whether his cuts to the food stamp
July 09, 2026
The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?
July 09, 2026
The U.S. coffee industry asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public
July 09, 2026
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on
July 09, 2026
A senior Swiss trade official said on Wednesday she saw a good chance that Switzerland could maintain a U.S. tariff rate set by an initial deal with Washington in November.
July 09, 2026
The Trumps administration has been ramping up pressure on state election officials to make sure noncitizens aren't registered to vote
July 08, 2026
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's name must remain off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while he
July 08, 2026
Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.
July 08, 2026
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July 08, 2026
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a U.S. government agency Tuesday they are willing to divest ownership stakes in some smaller railroads as
July 08, 2026
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's administration illegally shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers
July 08, 2026
Several Latin American countries said on Tuesday they are working to prevent the import of goods produced with forced labor, urging the Trump
July 08, 2026
Reflecting Pool being drained – again – as Trump administration tries once more to fix landmark
July 08, 2026
ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal time rules
July 08, 2026
The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort
July 08, 2026
US strikes Iran and reimposes oil sanctions as ceasefire faces one of its most significant tests
July 08, 2026
A lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's immigration agencies have shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government
July 07, 2026
A former Democratic commissioner of one of the country’s top civil rights agencies has dropped a lawsuit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump
July 07, 2026
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro plans to urge the Trump administration at a Washington hearing on Monday to delay a
July 06, 2026
Tennessee National Guard members assigned by the Trump administration to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man who authorities say turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit
July 06, 2026
The Trump administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
July 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is spending the Fourth of July in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate
July 04, 2026
The fallout from Venezuela’s powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to prevent the humanitarian disaster from becoming a political one in the face of fierce public criticism and efforts by the Venezuelan opposition leader to return from exile
July 03, 2026
Trump’s Freedom 250 gives the founders an AI glow-up
July 03, 2026
U.S. oil companies are set to report their strongest quarterly profits in years, courting a possible clash with President Donald Trump, who has
July 03, 2026
A new plan to keep the Reflecting Pool clean – including annual purge of ‘nasty’ muck
July 03, 2026
Some federal employees bristle at America’s 250th birthday festivities after year of agonizing government overhaul
July 03, 2026
NATO plans to replace its ageing fleet of U.S.-built AWACS surveillance aircraft with a Swedish alternative, four sources told Reuters
July 02, 2026
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez has defended her government's response to last week's devastating earthquakes
July 02, 2026
A divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday restricted the Trump administration's ability to subject thousands of immigrants to mandatory detention while their
July 03, 2026
A federal judge is demanding firmer commitments from the Trump administration regarding plans to renovate a historic golf course in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes expressed concern Thursday over President Donald Trump's recent social media statements about starting renovations on the East Potomac Golf Links
July 03, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June
July 03, 2026
FBI assigns 260 staff members to Georgia 2020 election probe
July 03, 2026
The Trump administration moved to slash commercial fishing regulations from coast to coast on Thursday, including reopening New England waters to scallop
July 02, 2026
OpenAI in talks to give Trump administration a 5% stake in the company, FT reports
July 02, 2026
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients
July 02, 2026
Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling brings relief to immigrant advocacy group in Baltimore
July 02, 2026
The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump administration's accusation that it violated federal
July 02, 2026
Former CIA Director John Brennan is suing the Trump administration, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that are targeting him
July 01, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the Pentagon
July 01, 2026
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution
July 01, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
July 01, 2026
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