Trump boils over after Tehran kept him waiting  —  The trigger for President Trump's strikes on Iran was the downing of a U.S. helicopter, but behind the scenes Trump had been growing more and more frustrated over nearly two weeks of waiting for an Iranian response to his latest offer that still has not arrived.

Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ after consumer price index hits 3-year high … President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, “I love the inflation” after being asked if he was concerned about new consumer price index data that showed the annual inflation rate at 4.2%, a three-year high.

Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.

Postal Service won't deliver mail ballots for states that don't hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive  —  Donald Trump Federal agencies Election security  —  State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration …

Trump officials lay out aggressive timeline to build triumphal arch  —  Documents say a 320-foot crane may be used to build the arch, which sits on a flight path to Reagan National Airport.  —  Summary  —  Federal officials are laying more groundwork to begin construction …

A new wave of anti-immigrant violence hits U.K. as riots convulse Belfast  —  Attackers torched neighborhoods across Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, after a Sudanese asylum seeker was arrested and accused of stabbing a man.  —  Summary  —  BELFAST — Masked men set houses …

Trump sees 22 medical specialists, appearing to set new bar for presidents  —  Trump saw about a dozen specialists for prior checkups, per past statements.  The White House has declined to identify which physicians assessed him.  —  Summary  —  For George H.W. Bush's first medical checkup …

Why I will use my Fifth Amendment rights before Congress today  —  Silence in response to bad-faith action is not retreat — it is a bedrock American right.  —  Regina Wallace-Jones is the president and chief executive of ActBlue.  —  I am not going to Congress looking for a fight.

House will vote Thursday on expected-to-fail surveillance patch  —  The House will vote Thursday on a three-week extension of a key surveillance program a day ahead of its expiration, Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday.  But leaders of both parties expect the measure to fail …

Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing  —  To the extent Callais is a problem, it can be better addressed by steps such as banning gerrymandering.  —  Meet The Authors  —  The Supreme Court's recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais—barring nearly all use of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) …

Donald Trump suggests he may not renew trade deal with Mexico and Canada  —  'We don't need anything that they have,' US president says of 2020 trilateral agreement  —  Donald Trump has suggested he will not renew the trade deal he forged with Canada and Mexico in 2020 …

Bill Gates Says Epstein Tried to Blackmail Him  —  The tech billionaire told the House Oversight Committee that Epstein leveraged information about Gates' affairs to pressure him into a friendship.  — Copy  —  Tech billionaire Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee …

Hawkish GOP lawmaker Don Bacon says he was hacked by Russia  —  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a frequent critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Moscow's war in Ukraine, says his Signal messaging account was recently hacked by Russians.  The hawkish Nebraska lawmaker told POLITICO Wednesday …

Department of Justice indicts eight conspirators who threatened University of Michigan officials, businesses, and the Jewish Federation  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Michigan  —  DETROIT - Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan …

Jeanine Pirro's Prosecutors Probe Big Banks for Alleged ‘Debanking’  —  The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. subpoenaed JPMorgan, Bank of America and others as part of a probe into alleged debanking  —  The Justice Department has sent far-ranging subpoenas to several of America's largest banks …

Trump's Iran war has propelled China's cleantech industry  —  Disruption to global energy supplies sparks surge in demand for alternatives  —  At the start of 2026 there was an air of uncertainty about China's clean technology industry.  —  Companies such as electric vehicle maker BYD …

Mamdani was to meet with Colombia's leader.  Trump made sure it didn't happen.  —  New York's mayor had planned to meet with leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro while he was in town for U.N. events, but the State Department nixed it.  —  Summary  —  New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani …