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Supreme Court allows race as ‘relevant’ factor in immigration enforcement stops

The Supreme Court rode to the rescue of President Trump's immigration crackdown on Monday, giving a green light to ICE's aggressive tactics to target Los Angeles with "mass deportation" arrests.

September 8, 2025

Japan returns to revolving door leadership as fourth PM resigns in five years

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced his resignation Sunday, marking Japan's return to the unstable "revolving door" leadership that plagued the country from the 1990s to early 2000s.

September 7, 2025

Tesla proposes $1 trillion compensation package for Musk over 10 years

Tesla has proposed a new compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that could reach $1 trillion over 10 years if the company meets extremely aggressive targets including achieving a $2 trillion market valuation and delivering 20 million vehicles annually.

September 5, 2025

200 and counting: Trump’s unprecedented executive order pace

President Trump is signing the 200th executive order of his second term, setting a pace that's unprecedented in modern history.

September 5, 2025

Xi Jinping and Putin caught discussing organ transplants and immortality on hot mic

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing longevity and organ transplants during a military parade in Beijing, sparking controversy over China's alleged forced organ harvesting practices.

September 4, 2025

Big Ben clock tower restoration doubles in cost but wins critical acclaim and is nominated for award

London's 166-year-old Big Ben clock tower has been nominated for Britain's leading architecture award following a five-year refurbishment that restored the iconic structure and was completed in 2022.

September 4, 2025

From bubble baths to boardrooms: Federal workers return under Trump

President Trump's effort to get federal employees back into their offices for work is proving to be stunningly effective, with the number of full-time in-office employees nearly tripling over the past six months.

September 4, 2025

Judge rules Trump administration violated First Amendment in Harvard funding dispute

A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's freeze on over $2.6 billion in grants to Harvard University, ruling that the government violated the First Amendment and federal law when it withheld research funding over the university's response to campus antisemitism.

September 3, 2025

IAEA report reveals Iran uranium enrichment increase ahead of June military strike

A confidential U.N. nuclear watchdog report reveals Iran increased its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium to 972 pounds before Israel's June 13 military attack. The report also said Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have not reached an agreement on resuming inspections of sites affected by Israeli and U.S. bombing.

September 3, 2025

Putin and Kim flank Xi as China flexes military might on world stage

Beijing commemorated the 80th anniversary of World War II's end Wednesday with a massive parade of goose-stepping soldiers and a display of high-tech weaponry designed to awe.

September 3, 2025

House Republicans plan to release 34,000 pages of Epstein documents

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer announced plans to release 34,000 pages of government documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, making them publicly available as quickly as possible.

September 2, 2025

Kraft Heinz split expected to close by second half of 2026, creating two food companies

Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday it will split into two separate companies a decade after the merger that created one of the world's largest food manufacturers, with the transaction expected to close in the second half of 2026.

September 2, 2025

From 4,700 troops to legal limits: Judge reins in Trump’s L.A. operation

President Trump's decision to federalize and deploy Marines and the National Guard to help arrest illegal immigrants in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

September 2, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war brings world closer to nuclear catastrophe than any recent conflict

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has brought the world dangerously close to a nuclear catastrophe, with multiple incidents at nuclear power plants raising fears of a disaster potentially "worse than Chernobyl."

September 1, 2025

Trump secures $46.5 billion for border wall construction with minimal congressional opposition

President Trump has achieved a significant victory in his long-standing border wall initiative, securing $46.5 billion in new funding with minimal congressional opposition as part of his "One Big Beautiful Bill" budget law.

August 31, 2025

Political payback or cost cutting? Trump ends Harris’ Secret Service protection

President Trump revoked Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection on Thursday after it became known she had the detail beyond the six months that former vice presidents usually receive when they leave office.

August 29, 2025

Senator calls for audit of government workers who collected unemployment while employed

A Labor Department employee has been charged with fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while maintaining a full-time federal job, highlighting a widespread problem of government workers double-dipping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 28, 2025

Guillermo del Toro auctions rare Frankenstein art worth $300,000 after wildfire scare

Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is auctioning hundreds of prized items from his 5,000-piece memorabilia collection after California wildfires threatened his treasured "Bleak House."

August 28, 2025

Cake wars return: Christian baker takes fight to Supreme Court

A California baker has asked the Supreme Court to hear her challenge to a state law that would force her to create wedding cakes for same-sex couples in violation of her Christian faith.

August 28, 2025

Russian fuel shortages spread nationwide as Ukraine targets energy infrastructure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears to have developed a significant strategic advantage in the ongoing war with Russia through targeted strikes on Russian energy infrastructure.

August 27, 2025