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An aerial view of the Pentagon, which houses the US Department of Defense headquarters, in Arlington, Virginia, on May 31, 2026. Daniel Slim | Afp | Getty Images The editor-in-chief of the Stars and StripesΒ U.S.Β militaryΒ newspaperΒ said on Friday that he was being fired for insubordination and a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Reuters that…
President Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs. Trump also said, “We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base June 22, 2026 in Emmen, Switzerland. Nathan Howard | Getty Images Economic pressure is the United States’ “most effective tool” against…
If Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent truly wants to bring the full force of the federal government to bear on what he sees as a misbehaving bond market, he can’t go it alone. A sustained effort to bring down Treasury yields would eventually require coordination with Bessent’s longtime friend, now at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Kevin…
A former adviser to Iran’s central bank pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the country is on the brink of economic collapse, but warned that the United Arab Emirates’ decision to sever trade ties could deepen Iran’s contraction to about 5% this year. “We should be a little bit cautious about the…
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 19, 2026. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump said the U.S. will launch what he called the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”…
Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speak at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Department of Justice cited a novel written by James Comey as it urged a federal judge not to dismiss criminal charges…
Protesters carry placards as they march during a rally calling for a reform of the defence sector and the reinstatement of the young and tech-savvy defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was sacked a mounth ago, in central Kyiv on August 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Serhii Okunev | Afp | Getty Images…
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon waits to speak during a visit to the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church on Aug. 17, 2026 in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Democratic socialist Angie Nixon scored an upset victory on Tuesday inΒ Florida’s Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate, as media outlets…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S.-Iran peace talks have effectively stalled, a former U.S. ambassador told CNBC on Tuesday, with Washington pursuing a diplomatic…