Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The investment would draw from commitments […]
Record Fuel Prices Push States Toward Tax Relief as Election Day Approaches
Record diesel prices and sharply higher gasoline costs are prompting state governments across the United States to consider suspending fuel taxes, as policymakers search for ways to provide immediate relief to households, truckers and businesses before the November midterm elections. The pressure comes after months of disruption in global energy markets connected to the U.S.-Israeli […]
U.S. Expands Its Arctic Military Footprint in Landmark Greenland Security Deal
The United States, Denmark and Greenland have signed a major new security agreement that significantly expands the American military presence on Greenland while leaving sovereignty over the strategically important Arctic territory unchanged. The agreement represents an effort to resolve months of diplomatic tension generated by President Donald Trump’s repeated demands for greater American control over […]
Trump Transforms U.S. Refugee Office Into a $410 Million Global Deportation Network
The Trump administration has dramatically transformed a State Department bureau historically dedicated to refugees and humanitarian assistance into a central component of its immigration enforcement strategy, building a global network of agreements that allows the United States to deport migrants to countries where they have never lived. At the center of the transformation is the […]
Trump Creates New ‘AI Force’ as Tech Leaders Warn Washington About the Risks of an Uncontrolled Race
President Donald Trump has announced plans to create a new federal “AI Force” and appoint an artificial-intelligence czar, responding to intensifying debate inside the technology industry and his own administration over how the United States should manage increasingly powerful AI systems. Trump compared the proposed organization with the Space Force created during his first administration. […]
Early Voting Begins as Cost of Living and Iran War Reshape the Battle for Congress
Americans have begun casting ballots in the 2026 midterm elections, opening the final phase of a campaign that will determine control of Congress and shape the remaining two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Early in-person voting started Friday in Virginia, while voters in states including Minnesota and South Dakota can begin casting absentee ballots […]
Measles Returns With Deadly Force as U.S. Confronts Its Worst Outbreak in Decades
The United States is experiencing its most serious measles crisis in decades, with Pennsylvania reporting four measles-associated deaths in 2026 as outbreaks continue spreading across the country. The deaths represent a striking reversal for a disease that was declared eliminated from continuous domestic transmission in the United States in 2000. Pennsylvania reported two additional deaths […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Latest Effort to Put His Name on the Kennedy Center
A federal judge has again blocked an effort to place President Donald Trump’s name on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ruling that the institution’s board cannot alter the presidential memorial without authorization from Congress. U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled on September 15 that the Kennedy Center could not add an […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Plan to Cut FEMA Workforce in Half
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in developing a plan to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s workforce by roughly half, delivering a significant victory to federal employee unions challenging efforts to dramatically reshape the government’s disaster-response system. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston of the Northern District of California concluded […]
Missouri’s Redistricting War Throws the Midterms Into Turmoil as Trump-Backed Map Faces Court Defeat
Missouri has become the center of an extraordinary legal and political battle over congressional redistricting, as courts clash over whether the state can use a Republican-drawn map backed by President Donald Trump in the November midterm elections. The dispute is part of a much broader national struggle over control of the U.S. House. Republicans currently […]
