- 6h ago
Biden to publish memoir 'Promise Me, America' on 17 November, says cancer treatment 'going really well'
The former president will publish 'Promise Me, America' on 17 November, two weeks after the midterms, and used the announcement to share that his cancer treatment is progressing well.
- 16h ago
Trump spy chief pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election in heated Senate hearing
Jay Clayton, President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly declined to acknowledge Joe Biden's 2020 election victory during a contentious Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, drawing sharp rebukes from Democratic senators.
- 2d ago
Trump slashes Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monuments by more than 90% to open land for mining and drilling
The executive orders reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante from 1.87 million acres to 181,500 acres and Bears Ears from 1.36 million acres to 121,100 acres, undoing protections established by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
- 3d ago
US judge voids Trump's IRS settlement, rules $10 billion lawsuit was filed in bad faith to grant the president and his family tax immunity
A US federal judge in Florida voided the settlement President Donald Trump reached with the Internal Revenue Service, ruling the $10 billion lawsuit that spawned it was a sham designed to confer tax immunity on the president and his family.
- 3d ago
Writers Guild and 12 states sue to block $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The Writers Guild of America filed an antitrust suit Tuesday in Northern California, following a similar challenge by 12 state attorneys general on Monday.
- 3d ago
Trump tells ICE to keep using traffic stops after agents fatally shoot two men within a week
The president's social media post contradicted a decision Tuesday by his own administration to suspend most vehicle stops after agents killed drivers in Maine and Houston. A third man died fleeing officers in Florida.
- 3d ago
Bosch starts sample chip production at first US plant, finalizes $225 million CHIPS Act funding
The German supplier began sample production of silicon carbide semiconductors at its Roseville, California facility on Monday, locking in a $225 million U.S. Commerce Department grant. The plant, bought in 2023 for a total investment of $2 billion, will start commercial output later this year.
- 4d ago
Darline Graham sworn in as US senator after Lindsey Graham's sudden death, raising questions over Ukraine sanctions bill
Darline Graham Nordone, 62, a political novice, was sworn in Tuesday as South Carolina's first female senator, just days after her brother Lindsey Graham, 71, died suddenly of an aortic tear while pushing for Russia sanctions.
- 5d ago
US judge awards Hunter Biden $1.7m in defamation case against Patrick Byrne
A California federal judge ordered Patrick Byrne, ex-CEO of Overstock.com, to pay punitive damages for falsely accusing Biden of seeking an $800m bribe from Iran to lobby his father, then-President Joe Biden, to unlock $8bn in frozen assets.
- 5d ago
Trump-appointed judge reluctantly dismisses Proud Boys sedition case, warning about presidential overreach
U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted the Justice Department's motion to dismiss seditious conspiracy charges against four Proud Boys leaders, despite calling the Capitol attack 'perilous' and underscoring that the decision stemmed from separation of powers, not the merits.
- 6d ago
American Horror Story season 13 set photos confirm Coven return, Jessica Lange among cast
Production images from New York City on July 9 show Sarah Paulson, Emma Roberts and other franchise regulars reprising their witch roles for the upcoming season, which premieres September 24.
- 6d ago
Trump fires entire Election Assistance Commission leadership four months before midterm vote, Democrats decry 'brazen' power grab
The White House forced out the three remaining commissioners of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, leaving the vote-certification body leaderless just months before November's congressional midterms, and sparking Democratic accusations of a power grab.
- Jul 9
Germany to buy US Tomahawk cruise missiles after NATO summit deal, closing a strategic gap in European defence
Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced the purchase on 9 July, a day after the NATO summit in Ankara, as Washington pushes Europeans to pay for their own security.
- Jul 8
Mitch McConnell's health mystery deepens as Republicans push back against 'brain dead' claims
Senator Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 with no official cause disclosed, prompting MAGA activists to demand proof he is alive while Republican colleagues insist they have spoken with him.
- Jul 8
ABC accuses FCC of trying to 'sit in an editor's chair' in escalating fight over 'The View'
Disney-owned ABC filed a forceful reply with the FCC on Tuesday, arguing that its talk show 'The View' is a bona fide news program and that the regulator's probe threatens First Amendment rights.
- Jul 6
China test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile into Pacific, alarming US and allies
A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine launched a long-range ballistic missile into the Pacific on Monday, carrying a dummy warhead. The test, which Beijing called routine, triggered immediate condemnation from the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
- Jul 5
McMorrow suspends Michigan Senate campaign, leaving Stevens and El-Sayed in two-way primary
State Senator Mallory McMorrow ended her bid for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat on Sunday, narrowing the Democratic primary to a contest between moderate Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed.
- Jul 5
US strikes Iranian military sites and disables tanker as Trump threatens to seize Kharg Island
US forces struck Iranian command centers and air defenses in Bandar Abbas and disabled a tanker trying to run the naval blockade. Trump convened his war cabinet to consider seizing Kharg Island, source of 90% of Iran's oil exports.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jul 4
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce marry at Madison Square Garden in ceremony led by Adam Sandler
The pop superstar and the NFL tight end tied the knot on Friday at Madison Square Garden, with actor Adam Sandler officiating and about 1,000 guests in attendance.
