A voter drops a mail-in ballot at an official drop box inside City Hall during a primary election in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The federal government sued the state of California on Thursday in an escalating battle over how to prevent non-U.S. citizens
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SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that the U.S. government and President Donald Trump was responsible for any curbs on Ukraine’s military-grade Starlink network. Writing on X, Musk said that “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the U.S. government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and
The USS Abraham Lincoln, pictured on Oct. 8 in San Diego, set a U.S. Navy record spending over 260 days consecutively at sea without a port call while playing a key role in Operation Epic Fury and regional maritime security operations in the Middle East. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Saudi officials said Wednesday that
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 12, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge late Tuesday night indefinitely extended his block on the White House from enforcing a ban
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle said Tuesday she would resign, shortly after new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said Guilfoyle was being asked to leave her post. “While my time as Ambassador may be coming to an end, my commitment to President Trump, the America First movement, and the country I love will
U.S. Ambassador To Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle arrives at the White House on Feb. 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Monday that he is “not happy” with Kimberly Guilfoyle, and is considering whether to fire her as U.S. ambassador to Greece. Trump’s comments at the White House after
Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal authorities raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part
A federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration Sunday night to immediately stop airing controversial government-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump that critics call political propaganda intended to influence the November midterm election. The temporary restraining order by Judge Jennifer Rochon in Manhattan federal court also bars the Department of Homeland Security
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on Oct. 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Aaron Schwartz | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he is considering joining Saudi Arabia in its retaliation against Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen after a deadly attack on Riyadh’s main airport, a move that
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed Tehran’s vision for a possible end to the war in Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian state media reported Saturday.
Vice President JD Vance speaks alongside, from left to right, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito, and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson during a press conference regarding a federal investigation alleging fraud
President Donald Trump‘s Friday announcement that Russia will supply diesel fuel to the global market marked an apparent pivot from recent efforts to pressure Moscow to end the Ukraine war by targeting Russian energy exports. Trump claimed the move, unveiled with less than a month left in an affordability-focused midterm election, would swiftly bring down
President Donald Trump formally established a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook made false statements related to “one or more mortgage instruments,” the White House announced Friday. The extraordinary announcement is the latest development in Trump’s long-running effort to fire Cook, a nominee of former President Joe Biden, from
Taiwanese flags are pictured on the street in Kinmen on Oct.29, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE – Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a top U.S. East Asian diplomat said, stressing that deterrence and “substantial consequences” would keep Beijing from taking the island by 2027. While
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. will not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm election, explicitly tying the timing of potential further military action to the domestic political calendar. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social, adding
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House on October 07, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he no longer wants a deal with Iran, following reports that the U.S. military is
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Greece, on October 07, 2026. Costas Baltas | Anadolu | Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Iran has passed up “multiple” chances to reach a deal
SINGAPORE — An unwinding of the artificial intelligence trade poses the biggest risk to markets, according to Singapore’s state-owned investment giant Temasek. “We don’t see that as imminent, but will you have bumps in 2027? Yeah, possibly yes,” Rohit Sipahimalani, Temasek’s chief investment officer, said at the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore. AI has