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Trump says no nuke deal with Saudis until they sign Abraham Accords
Any nuclear deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia would be contingent on Riyadh normalizing relations with Israel and would prohibit the production of atomic weapons, President Trump said Thursday. Mr. Trump made the statement one day after the agreement, signed Wednesday in Washington, set off alarms in both Israel and the United States.
Trump slaps new tariffs on 60 trading partners, backfilling blanket tariffs Congress let expire
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will impose tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries that failed to enforce bans on goods produced with forced labor.
Dozens of states face loss of food-stamp funding due to overpayments
The majority of states are mistakenly too generous in handing out federally funded food stamps, and are now at risk of having to pay for the benefits themselves.
U.S. trending toward fewest killings on record in 2026, report says
The Council on Criminal Justice's midyear report released Thursday shows homicides are on track to hit their lowest point in U.S. recorded history amid an overall decline in crime nationwide.
ICE nears 600,000 deportations since Trump took office
ICE is hitting its deportation stride under new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, averaging about 1,250 formal deportations a day over the last three months.
Trump administration falls short of ‘mass deportations’
Since October 2025, the Department of Homeland Security has deported 356,389 illegal immigrants out of the roughly 14 million who entered under previous administrations and now reside in our country.
Working under the influence: 1 in 5 workers test positive for drugs after increased marijuana use
A new report finds nearly 1 in 5 workers tested positive for illicit drugs last year, as increased marijuana use drove up "persistent long-term" substance abuse across the workforce.
House approves GOP’s stock trading ban, voter ID bill in mostly partisan vote
House Republicans narrowly passed a GOP priority bill Wednesday to prohibit congressional lawmakers from purchasing publicly traded stocks and require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
House GOP adopts budget blueprint to tee up filibuster-proof defense funding, voter ID bill
House Republicans on Wednesday narrowly adopted their budget blueprint for a filibuster-proof bill containing up to $95 billion in defense funding, farm aid and election integrity measures.
Apartment owners take Mamdani to court over ‘irrational’ rent freeze amid his crackdown on landlords
A group of landlords sued Wednesday to block New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze, as they face the self-declared socialist's barrage of drastic changes to the city's rental sector, including formal recognition of tenant unions and a ban on credit checks for prospective renters.
U.S.-Iran diplomacy faces headwinds as Trump threatens civilian targets, Tehran vows counterattack
Chances of a peace deal between Iran and the U.S. seemed especially distant on Wednesday after President Trump repeated his threats to strike at civilian targets there and Tehran said it would retaliate.
J.D. Vance, man who would be king of a kingdom that nobody is sure exists
Let's get one thing straight about Vice President J.D. Vance: The man contains multitudes. Specifically, the kind of multitudes that change depending on which audience is watching, which podcast microphone is closest and whether President Trump is in the room.
