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President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 03, 2026, in Keystone, South Dakota. Trump held a rally and fireworks show at Mount Rushmore, kicking off a weekend of 250th Independence Day celebrations across the country. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump ushered…
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 Federal prosecutors are recommending a relatively light prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to securities fraud in the notorious $100 million New Jersey deli stock manipulation case β and some…
WASHINGTON β On the National Mall this week, Freedom 250 signs pointed visitors toward temporary state pavilions, a Ferris wheel and mobile, transitory history exhibits. Sponsor names appeared beside Trump-aligned programming. Some states were represented by official delegations. Others had opted out, leaving replacement displays or stripped-down booths in their place. As the country prepares…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stand guard outside Delaney Hall, which is being used as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, in Newark, New Jersey, on May 29, 2026. Protesters clashed with US law enforcement outside an immigration detention center in New Jersey, a top US official said Friday, after inmates inside…
Trump on who’s his favorite president: ‘We’ve had some very bad presidents’ President Donald Trump speaks with CNBCβs Joe Kernen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on July 2, 2026. CNBC When asked to name either his favorite U.S. president, or if he considers any period of American history to be…
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement on 2026 FIFA World Cup, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stand behind the FIFA World Cup Trophy, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. Jonathan…
The South Korean government has used its regulatory authority to discriminate against U.S. companies and has waged an unprecedented campaign against online retailer Coupang, according to a House Judiciary Committee report released Wednesday. The report is the result of an investigation opened by the committee in February. It highlights the treatment of Coupang, which is…
E. Jean Carroll arrives at Manhattan federal court in New York as her defamation suit against Donald Trump continues in New York City on Jan. 26, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The writer E. Jean Carroll is seeking the prompt release of the nearly $5.8 million she is owed from a civil jury verdict…
Pierre Yared, acting chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, speaks to members of the media during the National Association of Business Economics (NABE) economic policy conference in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pierre Yared is leaving his role as the acting chairman of the…
President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure report was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, revealing income of hundreds of millions of dollars from proceeds of crypto tokens and holdings of hundreds of individual company stocks. Trump’s disclosure report for 2025, which was the first year of his second non-consecutive term in…