Trump Tells House GOP to Pass Strict Voting Rules First Or He Won’t Sign
House Republicans are scrambling to keep President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda on track as rising political headwinds—especially voter anxiety about the cost of living and fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran—threaten their narrow House majority ahead of the November 2026 midterms. GOP lawmakers gathered at Trump’s Doral golf club in Florida to map out […]
After Trump Rebrands the Kennedy Center, Artists Look to Baltimore Stages
A wave of political controversy around Washington, D.C.’s top performing-arts venue is starting to reshape where major artists and productions choose to appear—and Baltimore is emerging as one of the beneficiaries. An “artistic exodus” has begun from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after President Donald Trump put his name on the […]
Trump Launches “Shield of The Americas” Anti-Cartel Bloc
Days after ordering U.S. strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump hosted more than a dozen Latin American and Caribbean leaders at a summit in Florida to unveil a new anti-drug-cartel initiative that his administration is framing as a major hemispheric security project—while also using the gathering to sharpen warnings about China’s growing influence in the […]
White House Summons Defense Giants to Speed Missile Output as Iran Strikes
Senior executives from America’s largest defense contractors are expected at the White House for talks focused on accelerating weapons production, as the Pentagon scrambles to rebuild inventories depleted by strikes on Iran and other recent military demands. The meeting, scheduled for Friday, reflects the urgency in Washington that the U.S. has spent years drawing down […]
U.S. Quietly Readies Possible Indictment of Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez to Tighten Leverage After Maduro’s Ouster
Trump´s administration is privately escalating pressure on Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, by preparing a draft U.S. criminal indictment that could charge her with corruption and money laundering—an approach aimed less at immediate prosecution than at increasing Washington’s leverage over Caracas. Four people familiar with the matter said that federal prosecutors have assembled potential charges […]
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Floods Federal Courts With Detainee Lawsuits
New federal judiciary data show that President Donald Trump’s stepped-up immigration enforcement has become a major driver of rising caseloads in U.S. federal courts, reversing a prior-year lull and reshaping what judges are spending time on. In fiscal year 2025 (ending Sept. 30), new federal criminal and civil case filings rose 6%, a climb the […]
Co-Authors Blast Removal of Climate Science Guidance For Judges, Dangerous Precedent
A group of leading academics who helped write the U.S. federal judiciary’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence is criticizing court officials for removing a chapter on climate science from the manual’s newest edition, warning that the decision politicizes a tool meant to help judges evaluate complex scientific testimony. 28 co-authors of the manual’s fourth edition […]
Iran War Shock Raises Risk of an Oil-price Spike and Tests The Fed
Federal Reserve officials are starting to assess how an expanding U.S.-Iran conflict could affect the American economy—and investors are already reacting by pushing expectations for interest-rate cuts further into the future. The conflict, which has spread through attacks by Iran and its regional proxies and has heightened global risk aversion, could hit the U.S. through […]
Treasury Cuts Off Anthropic’s Claude After Trump Order and Shifts to OpenAI
The U.S. Treasury Department is ending all use of Anthropic products—including its Claude AI platform—after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop working with the company. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the decision in a post on X on Monday, framing the move as a national-security necessity and arguing that no private company should […]
Texas Test For Trump: Energy Pitch and Midterm Politics Collide in South Texas Battleground Territory
President Donald Trump is traveling to Corpus Christi, Texas, to promote his economic and energy agenda at a moment when his political influence is being tested by competitive Republican primary races and early warning signs ahead of the 2026 midterms. The trip is designed to highlight Trump’s push for expanded fossil-fuel production—his “drill, baby, drill” […]
