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Andrew Tate (R) and his brother Tristan (2R) speak to the media as they arrive in Romania back from U.S., in Bucharest on March 22, 2025. Self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate return to Romania, where he is facing rape and human trafficking charges, after a trip to the U.S. The British-American figurehead of the online…
President Donald Trump on stage with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. Jia Haocheng | Pool Via Reuters President Donald Trump made the World Cup one of the most visible political stages of his second…
Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s social media company has discussed charging Wall Street traders and investment firms as much as $100,000 a month for faster access to the U.S. president’s posts on his Truth Social platform, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump Media & β Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, has…
Credibility is everything for Kevin Warsh. Congressional hearings this week showed how hard it will be for the new Federal Reserve chairman to keep it. Warsh had few, if any, major slip-ups amid intense questioning from Democrats β and supportive commentary from Republicans β in back-to-back days of testimony before the House and Senate on…
Smoke from massive wildfires in Canada engulf the New York City skyline, reducing visibility and casting an orange haze over the city, July 16, 2026. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday blasted Canada for wildfires enveloping swaths of the United States in a smoky haze, and said he would…
A giant banner depicting symbolic images of Iran’s late and current Supreme Leaders, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is displayed on an avenue in Tehran, Iran, on July 16, 2026, amid ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran on Friday claimed it had targeted U.S….
US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters President Donald Trump in a national address Thursday night sowed doubts about the security of U.S. election systems and voter information, alleging widespread meddling by China in the…
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) speaks to reporters outside of a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on July 15, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Two Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday said they remained undecided about voting to confirm Todd Blanche for…
Protesters chant slogans and wave a Ukranian national flag as they take part in a demonstration against Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to dismiss Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in Kyiv on July 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tetiana Dzhafarova | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian protesters took to the streets of…
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 The final defendant awaiting sentencing in the brazen $100 million New Jersey deli stock manipulation case is asking a judge to give him no prison time β despite having a prior felony…