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President Donald Trump ordered flags lowered across the United States for a week to honor Dolly Parton, the legendary country singer, songwriter and philanthropist who died Tuesday at age 80. Trump recognized Parton’s death in a post on Truth Social, calling her “one of the greatest Country singers” ever and …

The Trump administration is threatening for the first time to demolish the Kennedy Center if the arts institution cannot proceed with its plans to close the facility, undertake sweeping renovations and add President Donald Trump’s name to the building. The warning came in a Justice Department court filing Monday as …

The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of as many as 200,000 foreign nationals who have applied for or are seeking asylum in the United States, a move that could become the largest mass visa revocation in U.S. history and is likely to face legal …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a sweeping new economic pressure campaign against Iran, calling it Operation Economic Outcast and promising to target the financial networks, banks and businesses helping Tehran withstand the U.S.-Iran war. The initiative, launched at President Donald Trump’s direction, expands the use of secondary sanctions …

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to move forward, for now, with plans to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, handing the White House a significant legal victory while leaving the ultimate fate of the policy unresolved. The divided court issued an unsigned emergency …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will raise tariffs on Canadian automobiles, steel, automotive parts and trucks to 50% beginning Jan. 1, 2027, escalating a trade dispute that erupted after U.S.-Canada negotiations collapsed last week. Trump said the new tariffs would apply to “all Cars, Trucks, both …

Fentanyl seizures decreased by 39% during the first year of the second Trump administration after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shifted the Department of Homeland Security’s criminal investigations arm to conducting immigration enforcement, according to a report government investigators published Friday.  Agents with Homeland Security Investigations, a subagency of DHS’s …

Canada is preparing to impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods beginning Sept. 8, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday, escalating a trade war with Washington after last-minute negotiations failed to prevent new American tariffs on Canadian products. Carney said Canada’s retaliation will target a broad range of U.S. exports, …

President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on certain ground beef imports triggered an unusual backlash from Republicans on Friday, with lawmakers from major cattle-producing states warning that the policy could undermine American ranchers even as the administration seeks to lower grocery prices. Trump announced Friday that the United States …

A trade agreement between the United States and Canada collapsed just before midnight Friday, dealing a major setback to negotiations between the two traditionally close trading partners and triggering 50% U.S. tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. The tariffs took effect after Canadian and U.S. negotiators failed …

The USS Abraham Lincoln is leaving the Middle East after a nine-month deployment, sending roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines back toward the United States as another American aircraft carrier takes over its mission. The Japan-based USS George Washington has arrived in the Middle East to replace the Lincoln, which has …

A federal court ruling out of Idaho has potential implications for exceptions in abortion bans nationwide and could eventually end up before the U.S. Supreme Court to decide. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled earlier this month that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides a narrow right …

President Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida’s Republican primary Tuesday, marking the second time this year he has used a mail-in ballot despite years of criticizing the practice and pushing Congress to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting. Trump, who maintains his legal residence in Palm Beach, requested a …

The U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion on Wednesday, reaching another record level as the federal government continues to spend more than it collects in revenue and shows little sign of slowing the pace of borrowing. The Treasury Department reported the milestone in its daily financial update, marking the latest …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday delayed plans to impose 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the United States and Canada reached a last-minute agreement to continue negotiations. Trump announced the three-day pause on Truth Social less than two hours before the tariffs were scheduled to …