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Courtroom sketch of James Patten, left, and attorney Ira Sorkin at N.J. District Court in Camden, N.J., Oct. 11, 2022 Source: Elizabeth Williams The final defendant awaiting sentencing in the brazen $100 million New Jersey deli stock manipulation case is asking a judge to give him no prison time — despite having a prior felony

U.S. Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank Bisignano speaks during a press conference to unveil the official Trump Accounts website, at the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Reuters The U.S. Treasury Department is putting top official Frank Bisignano in charge of implementing the expansion of its popular Trump accounts,

An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talks to reporters outside the Senate chamber on March 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images Business is declaring war on a provision tucked into a must-pass defense bill that would restrict Pentagon contractors from executing stock buybacks and paying dividends unless they have the Defense Department’s approval,

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Freedom 250 Grand Prix Showcase at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 13, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump plans to claim in a Thursday night speech that newly declassified intelligence reports reveal a foreign nation’s plans to interfere in the 2020 presidential election,

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Club event on the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. is “going to get paid for guarding” the Strait of Hormuz, the major oil-shipping

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) talks to reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Following a heated exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Graham told reporters that Zelensky should resign.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News |

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press aboard the new Air Force One on July 8, 2026. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump ousted the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission, with less than four months before midterm elections, the White House confirmed Friday. Democrats blasted Trump’s gutting

President Donald Trump said Friday he will not sign a housing bill that Congress passed in June with overwhelming bipartisan support, setting the stage for it to automatically become law at 12:01 a.m. ET Saturday. Trump said he was withholding his signature from the housing bill in protest over the Senate’s failure to pass the

Donald Trump, President of the United States, speaks during a press conference at the NATO Summit at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images President Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” Iran if Tehran acts on threats to

The Commerce Department on Friday moved toward easing export controls on the United Arab Emirates, including by saying it will “favorably review” export license applications for MGX, the UAE-backed investment firm that used a stablecoin linked to President Donald Trump‘s family for its $2 billion investment in Binance. An unpublished version of a new 17-page

Cars stand in line for gasoline at a Lukoil gas station on July 8, 2026 in Nakhabino outside of Moscow, Russia. Russian cities are experiencing a shortage of automobile fuel caused by numerous Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian

For 48 hours in Ankara, Turkey, it felt as though the world was moving on Donald Trump’s timetable. Markets lurched. NATO allies braced for confrontation. Ukraine searched for reassurance. Iran threatened to upend the agenda. One moment, leaders were preparing for diplomatic crisis; the next, they were describing a “love-in” with the very president many

Fire at Omsk oil refinery as the region’s governor says the province came under attack from Ukrainian drones, in Omsk, Russia July 6, 2026, in this picture obtained from a social media video. Reuters Ukraine’s drone attacks have been dominating headlines about its war with Russia — and upended NATO’s investment thesis. Having boosted drone

Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, during a primary election night event at the Blue Hill YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Democratic Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner said he intends to exit the race on Wednesday after a woman accused

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington’s ceasefire with Iran is over, after hostilities between the two sides escalated overnight. During a joint news conference with NATO chief Mark Rutte at the military alliance’s summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, Trump said, “I think it’s over” in response to a reporter’s question. “I don’t

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Courtesy: U.S. Navy The U.S. began a “series of powerful strikes” against Iran on Tuesday in retaliation for Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of