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Day 501
— President Donald Trump
September 11, 2026
Republican midterm convention
Stephen Colbert ends run after Trump pushed CBS to end the beloved talk show over political criticism
In a Rarity, Republicans Stand Up to Trump President Trump faced a wall of opposition from Senate G.O.P. lawmakers, in part over his plan to create a $1.8 billion fund to reward his allies.
Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.
Trump says hell 'try to attend son's wedding this weekend but it's 'not good timing. "This is not good timing for me," the president said. "I have a thing called Iran." (Lololol. I’m using this excuse some day.)
Iran and Oman in Talks Over Strait of Hormuz Ship Payment System. The discussions suggest that the U.S. and the Iranian government may not be close to reaching a deal to end a war that has badly damaged the global economy.
Suicides rise in ICE detention; 911 calls detail serious cases of self-harm
More than 1,000 emergency calls were made over the last year from at least six detention centers around the country, according to call logs obtained by NBC News.
BREAKING: The White House forced US intelligence official Tulsi Gabbard to resign from her post, a person familiar with the matter said. Gabbard posted her resignation letter on X.
The criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the man the Trump administration deported to El Salvador last year despite a judge's order barring his removal to the country - have been dismissed by a federal judge in Tennessee.
Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says. The decision is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people and could lead to more family separations, immigration lawyers said.
Day 502
Defiant After Bad Week, Trump Pushes Ahead on Politically Unpopular Ideas
Green Card Seekers Must Leave U.S. to Apply, Trump Administration Says The change is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of people. It could also lead to more family separations as spouses or relatives wait for application decisions, immigration lawyers said.
Food, Flashlights and Fans: Floridians Step Up Aid to Cuban Relatives. Months into the oil blockade imposed by President Trump, many Cubans are relying more than ever on relatives in the U.S. for help meeting their daily needs.
Trump's envoy went to Greenland to make 'friends."' They were left unimpressed. "We don't want to be Americans," said a Greenland lawmaker. Another called the visit "appalling" and "offensive."
Greenland's prime minister says citizens 'don't feel safe' after Trump's threats. Trump has pushed for the U.S. to take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, despite being repeatedly rebuffed by Greenlandic and Danish authorities.
Trump Is Setting His Sights on Restricting Legal Immigration. After a year focused on immigrants here illegally, the White House is now making it harder for legal migrants to stay in the country.
Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'
Iran's soccer federation says team's World Cup base camp has been moved to Mexico from the US
Day 503
Detroit Once Ruled Canada's Car Industry. Trump's Tariffs May End That. Detroit-based automakers pioneered open trade between the U.S. and Canada. President Trump's trade war has left their future in the country in question.
One Killed in Exchange of Gunfire With Secret Service Near White House. A gunman who opened fire near the White House was killed and another person was wounded in gunfire with federal officers. President Trump was at the White House at the time.
Day 504
Memorial Day
Day 505
As Trump Politicizes Justice Dept., Prosecutors Struggle With Grand Juries Judges and grand juries have increasingly lost faith in the Justice Department as President Trump uses it to reward his friends and go after his opponents.
U.S. Is Said to Observe Threatening Actions From Iran Ahead of Strikes. Iran has threatened to retaliate after American military forces attacked sites near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran accuses U.S. of violating ceasefire and threatens retaliation after new strikes The U.S. said the strikes on boats and missile launchers near the Strait of Hormuz were self-defense.
It's not just kids: Trump's crackdown on trans healthcare extends into adulthood. Conservatives have long argued they want to end transition care for minors, but federal policies have increasingly limited adult access.
Russia ramps up threats against Ukraine.
Israeli airstrike on displaced Palestinians' tents in Gaza. Disease, hunger and Israeli strikes: Six months after Trump's ceasefire in Gaza
Day 506
Tax Refunds From GOP's Big Ugly Bill 'Largely Erased' Thanks to Illegal Iran War: Expert Cornyn's Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P. Senators are angry that President Trump turned on John Cornyn, a respected former leader whom they consider a loyal Republican.
Reflecting Pool Contract Has 'Inflated' Profit Margin, Analysis Finds. The firm that was given a no-bid contract to fix the troubled landmark is charging 20 percent. The typical profit margin is 6 percent to 12 percent.
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump's D.C. Projects The administration is spending at least $67 million worth of fees paid by visitors to national parks on fixing D.C. fountains and the Reflecting Pool.
Trump Says Political Pressure Will Not Sway Him During Iran Talks. "I don't care about the midterms," President Trump said. He also insisted that Tehran would not control the Strait of Hormuz.
Some States Are More Antidemocracy Than Others. Guess Where They Are? At every level of government, Southern GOP pols are routinely stripping Black leaders and people of power and agency. Simply put, the South is not a democracy.
Lebanese Resigned to a Long War, Even if U.S. and Iran Make a Deal Few in Lebanon believe that diplomatic efforts to end the wider war will bring peace to their country, as clashes between Israel and Hezbollah intensify in the south.
U.S. Is Said to Open Inquiry of E. Jean Carroll Over Her Trump Accusations. The criminal investigation is said to center on whether Ms. Carroll committed perjury in civil lawsuits against Donald Trump, whom she accused of rape.
Oman is at least the 15th country that President Donald Trump has either threatened to attack, left open the possibility of attacking, or actually attacked during his two terms in office.
Day 507
U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes, Further Threatening Negotiations. The U.S. said Iran had launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait. Iran said it had targeted an unspecified U.S. base in retaliation for earlier strikes.
The Mideast Is Baffled by Trump's Call to Expand Abraham Accords. The president said more countries should be required to recognize Israel as part of a deal to end the war with Iran. Analysts say the chances of that happening are close to zero.
Iran War Lifts Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge to Highest Level Since May 2023. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index rose 3.8 percent in April from the same time last year.
Texas School Police Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Tasered Students. A Times investigation found that school officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior.
Iran is quickly unearthing its huge missile arsenal, CNN analysis shows. Satellite images cast doubts on Trump's claims of having all but obliterated Tehran's stockpile
DOJ Tries to Unmask Reddit and X Users Who Criticized ICE Republican bill urges "deadly force" to stop abortions in North Carolina
‘Sign of Madness’: Critics Warn Trump DHS Plan Would Cause ‘Apocalyptic’ Chaos at Airports “Do any of these people have a working brain or understand how life works in the real world?” asked a retired air traffic controller.
Day 508
Research Funding Slows Again for Universities Targeted by White House. Some grant proposals have been flagged for additional scrutiny without clear explanation, leaving researchers largely in the dark.
Trump Move Has Allowed Corporations to Skirt at Least $40 Billion in Taxes. Tax havens became more appealing after President Trump signed an order over a year ago to withdraw the U.S. from an international effort to end such schemes.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Freezes Efforts to Create $1.8 Billion Fund
ICE Agent Wanted in Minneapolis Shooting Is Captured in Texas Christian Castro, who had been charged with assault in the shooting of a Venezuelan man during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota, was taken into custody Friday morning.
Multiple Artists Drop Out of Freedom 250 Concerts Hours. After Announcement Young MC, Martina McBride and Morris Day were among those who said they would not perform at the series on the National Mall.
In Carroll Lawsuits Inquiry, Scrutiny Turns Toward Private Citizens Who Antagonized Trump The Justice Department is said to be examining the funding of lawsuits brought by E. Jean Carroll, an author, against President Trump.
Louisiana Approves Map Eliminating a Majority-Black District. A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state's previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
TROOPS TO GET FREE TICKETS TO WHITE HOUSE UFC EVENT, BUT MUST MEET WEIGHT STANDARDS
President Donald Trump on Friday gave his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.
Day 509
A judge ordered the Kennedy Center to remove President Trump's name, saying that it had been added unlawfully. The judge also temporarily blocked the institution from closing in July for renovations, months after Trump announced a two-year closure.
Day 510
WNY hospitals make changes ahead of federal Medicaid reductions. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by about $1 trillion nationwide by 2034. New York State officials have estimated about 1.5 million New Yorkers could lose their health insurance coverage, which could cause uncompensated care costs to hospitals and providers to rise to more than $3 billion annually statewide.
Trump Administration Sees Striking Exodus of Legal Talent. The departure of more than 10,000 lawyers has left some agencies without sufficient staff and has boosted the ranks of state attorneys general offices.
Trump Administration Bans Disease Experts from Speaking to WHO About Growing Ebola Outbreak.
Trump Hits the Stalemate Phase of His Global Interventions, and It Stings In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, President Trump's early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.
Day 511
Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz
As Ebola spreads, the institute Fauci once led stays on the sidelines without a leader. It isn't clear who's running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which played an important role during past Ebola outbreaks.
More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America. But almost nine months into the operation, epidemiologists, addiction scientists and public health experts say cocaine is as easy to get in much of the U.S. as it was before the strikes began.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday that far-right sectors in the United States are coordinating with domestic groups to attack her government, escalating her rhetoric against Mexico's largest trading partner.
Trump Is Said to Be Backing Off Plans for $1.8 Billion Fund After Backlash. A plan to pay people who President Trump said were victimized by Democrats drew wide opposition. Mr. Trump has not abandoned his immunity from audits.
Hegseth Strikes Female And Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
A federal judge ruled that protesters criticizing President Trump near the U.S. Capitol could not be forced to take down a flag reading "8647," finding no indication that the message could be taken as a true threat against Trump's life.
Day 512
Housing Official Who Targeted Trump's Enemies Is Named Intelligence Chief Bill Pulte, who runs a federal housing agency, will replace Tulsi Gabbard as acting intelligence director. He has no known national security experience.
White House Seeks to Impose Political Test on Billions in Federal Grants
A new proposal would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump's agenda or support what it calls "anti-American" values.
The Trump admin paid a French company $1 billion to not build offshore wind farms. Blue states are suing. The lawsuit, led by New York attorney general Letitia James, argued that the deal struck between TotalEnergies and the Trump administration earlier this year deprived their states of much-needed power, and could raise electricity costs in the New England and mid-Atlantic regions.
In March, the Trump administration announced it would pay French energy giant TotalEnergies $928 million in taxpayer funds to reimburse the company for leases it had purchased under the Biden administration, allowing it to develop two offshore wind farms in waters near New York and North Carolina. The vast majority of that - $795 million - would have gone towards developing the New York project. TotalEnergies purchased the lease off New York and New Jersey, in 2022, for $795 million. This was planned as a larger project, with the potential to generate 3 gigawatts of clean energy to power nearly one million homes.
Trump Administration To Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
Day 513
CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley after clash with new producer. "Incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc," Pelley said in a statement, referring in part to CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss.
Drone Barrage at Kuwait Airport Kills One and Injures Dozens. The attack was part of one of the biggest assaults on a Gulf nation since the U.S.-Iran cease-fire was announced. Video footage verified by The Times showed fire inside the airport.
Where Is Iran's Highly Enriched Uranium? Stored deep underground, most likely in multiple locations, Iran's uranium stockpile is among the biggest uncertainties surrounding any peace deal.
White House Fights Court Order on Tariff Refunds. It remains unclear it, or when, businesses will be refunded the full $166 billion collected from tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court.
New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte's Housing Agenda in Doubt. Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Now he will also serve as acting intelligence director.
Trans Minors Sue to Stop Justice Department Access to Medical Records
The Trump administration says it is investigating off-label medication use and fraudulent billing. Families say the inquiry is a new way to press hospitals to end the care.
The Trump administration handed out a no-bid contract to cover four statues near the National Mall in 23.75-karat gold leaf, and decided that this job needed to be done before the country's 250th birthday. Originally estimated to cost $2.4 million, the government will now spend $5 million to restore the bronzes.
Day 514
Jan. 6 Rioter Is Hired to Work in Sensitive Pentagon Office. It was not clear who hired Elias Irizarry, who pleaded guilty to various offenses at the Capitol and was later pardoned by President Trump.
NEWS: The House has passed the Ukraine Support Act, 226-195, to provide new military aid to Ukraine and impose tougher sanctions on Russia. The bill advanced through a discharge petition despite Speaker Mike Johnson's efforts to block a vote. 18 Republicans and former Republican Kevin Kiley broke with leadership to vote for it.
Day 515
Senate Passes $70 Billion G.O.P. Immigration Bill House Passes Ukraine Aid in Defiance of Republican Leaders. Eighteen G.O.P. lawmakers broke with their party and joined Democrats to deliver yet another blow to the president's foreign policy agenda.
"That's the Way Life Goes": Trump Brushes Off Skyrocketing Costs DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump's baseless 'cheating' claims
DOJ lawyer suggests courts couldn't stop Trump from razing the Statue of Liberty
Federal judge strikes down Trump admin limits on asylum and immigration applications
Day 516
The Defense Department will no longer allow military service members to claim roughly 180 different religious traditions in their personnel records, leaving just 31 to choose from - 22 of which are Christian denominations.
Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel The Defense Department has increased the threat assessment to its highest level, and Israel is believed to have eavesdropped on U.S. talks with Iran.
Infant Killed as Israeli Military Fires on Car in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say. Israel's military said a soldier opened fire after Israeli troops "perceived a vehicle accelerating toward them." The baby's grandmother, who was in the car, disputed that account.
As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts. A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts. Lawyers said the tactic was causing errors and confusion.
Israel says Iran launched missiles toward it after Beirut strikes
Day 517
With Baseless California Vote Fraud Claims, Trump Previews His Midterms Strategy. The president is using the slow count of mail ballots to try to cast doubt on outcomes he doesn't like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.
Democrat Secures Second L.A. Mayor Spot and Ends Spencer Pratt’s Run. Nithya Raman, a progressive Democrat who entered the mayoral race at the last minute, secured the second spot to face Mayor Karen Bass in November. Her comeback sets up an intraparty battle.
Trump Wants to Call the Shots. But in Iran, He Keeps Hitting His Limits. President Trump is grappling with his own version of the sort of Middle East crisis that beset his predecessors, and that he promised to avoid.
Day 518
Since the beginning of the war, Trump has announced that a deal has been reached 38 times.
Amherst NY man involved in Jan 6 capitol riot arrested for domestic violence
Trump Says Iran Downed U.S. Helicopter and Vows to Retaliate. President Trump blamed Iran for shooting down a helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz, saying the U.S. must respond. There was no immediate comment from Tehran.
U.S. Strikes Iran to Retaliate for Downed Helicopter. The U.S. launched strikes against Iran, a day after a U.S. helicopter gunship was shot down near the Strait of Hormuz.
House Passes G.O.P's $70 Billion Immigration Bill. The vote gave final passage to Republicans' megabill to fund immigration enforcement through the remainder of President Trump's term.
Day 519
After U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes, Trump Issues New Threat. President Trump said Iran would "pay the price" for taking "too long to negotiate" an agreement to end the war.
Inflation Pressures Intensify as Iran War Chokes Energy Supplies. The Consumer Price Index for May will offer the latest look at how reduced oil and gas shipments have raised the costs of everyday goods and services for U.S. households.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challeng for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, up from 3.8% in April and the third straight increase. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.5% last month, after big gains of 0.6% in April and 0.9% in March.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal year 2027 Agriculture appropriations bill that cuts WIC funding by $200 million, targeting more than $141 million in fruit and vegetable benefits for over 5 million participants. Children’s allowance for fruits and vegetables from $26 to $10 a week.
Day 520
U.S.-Iran Strikes Risk Dangerous New Phase. The U.S. military struck another tanker it said was carrying Iranian oil. Three Indians were reported killed in an earlier American attack at sea.
Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say The women are among nearly two dozen people slated to be sent to a country where the U.S. government has advised "Do not travel for any reason."
World Bank Warns Iran War Is Slowing Global Growth. The world economy is weakening as energy prices fuel a new bout of inflation.
The annual inflation rate in the US rose to 4.2% in May 2026
Trump says 'I love the inflation' as US prices rise at fastest rate in three years
The War in Ukraine Has Now Gone On Longer Than World War I
Trump says he canceled planned strikes on Iran, signals move toward deal The president cited progress in "final points" toward a peace deal, saying "all parties involved" have agreed and a signing will be announced soon.
Day 521
Judge orders restoration of National Parks displays removed under Trump executive order
Falling Wages and Surging Wall Street Wealth Drive Americans' Unease Over Economy
As Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire, workers are facing higher prices and fears of A.I.-driven job losses.
'Residual algae' coats part of newly opened Reflecting Pool
Kennedy Center Removes Trump's Name From Facade. The arts institution followed a judge's order to take President Trump's name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work.
Day 522
Knicks Win First N.B.A. Title in 53 Years. New York used another late rally to take down the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 and capture the title for the third time in team history.
Day 523
BREAKING: Iran says the US has agreed to pay $300 billion in reconstruction funds directly to Iran as part of the deal Pakistan announced, alongside the release of $24 billion in frozen funds with $12 billion released before negotiations even start, per Mehr News. This directly contradicts Trump's & Vance's claim that no funds will be transferred to Iran at all. If Trump denies this is true, there never was a deal. If Trump confirms, the US has fully capitulated to Iran's demands.
America's emergency oil stockpile tumbles to its lowest level since the Reagan administration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing Trump of targeting him as a "political enemy"
Trump Winds Down the War He Started With Goals Unmet. While President Trump says the agreement with Iran would open the Strait of Hormuz, the country's nuclear program is still a subject for negotiation.
Frustrated by Courts, Trump Weighed Suspending a Constitutional Right. Secret memos show that the White House debated, to a greater degree than previously known, whether to limit habeas corpus rights for undocumented immigrants.
Day 524
A longtime Trump supporter was given a no-bid contract to clean the Lincoln Memorial pool, which has since turned green.
"One of the goals of Epic Fury you said going into it was to destroy Iran's ballistic missiles...Why is it acceptable to you now that they keep some of that capability?"
Trump: "They have less than other nations now...What are you going to do?"
U.S. Details Agreement With Iran as Trump Ends G7 Summit. A U.S. official provided what was described as the text of the preliminary agreement. President Trump said U.S. allies at the summit "love" the deal.
Fed Holds Rates and Leans Toward Fighting Inflation With Future Increases. Chairman Kevin Warsh vowed to start a "new chapter" in the Federal Reserve's oversight of the U.S. economy.
Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects. It's the third such deal the Interior Department has struck to pay firms to abandon plans for offshore turbines.
Trump's Justice Department is indicting 15 Minnesotans on charges of conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer, using vague Facebook posts and using anti-ICE tactics-many of which are legal, like observing-as grounds to deem them "antifa."
Day 525
Tommy Tuberville sold all of his property in Alabama as of 2023 but has since claimed that he lives there. Meanwhile, Tuberville's wife was working as a real estate agent in Florida and he also voted in Florida in 2018.
Federal Prisons Must Provide Hormones Sought by Trans Inmates. The government had argued that a "pendulum swing" in the medical consensus justified treating trans inmates with psychotherapy and antidepressants instead.
ICE plans to sell or give away seven warehouses it bought for $700 million to detain migrants, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision, a major reversal, is a rejection of a signature initiative under the previous homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem.
Iran and the U.S. Have an Understanding. Will It Lead to a Deal?
Europe and the larger world will be watching carefully to see if talks produce a lasting agreement on Irans nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz.
Day 526
U.S.-Iran talks postponed as Vance cancels trip and Israel intensifies strikes in Lebanon Talks planned for today in the Swiss Alps were meant to launch a 60-day period of negotiations to resolve key long-term issues.
The paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was already peeling away from the bottom.
TRUMP SPARKS DIPLOMATIC CRISIS WITH ITALY: Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has canceled his planned June 21-22 trip to Washington after President Trump insulted Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, claiming she "begged" for a photo with him at the G7 and that he "felt sorry for her." Meloni released a video firing back at Trump's comments, calling them "completely fabricated." "I am frankly appalled," she said. "I don't know why the President of the United States behaves this way towards his allies." She added that Trump appears to show more accommodation toward "the enemies of the West" than America's allies and concluded by saying: "Italy and I never beg."
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth's War on Diversity. A Black admiral fixed one of the Navy's worst messes. Mr. Hegseth blocked his promotion anyway.
President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One, a converted Qatari jet
Flu outbreak among Air Force recruits at Joint Base San Antonio after Hegseth ends mandatory flu vaccine
Trump threatens to pull unemployment benefits from all states for the first time in history
Labor chief is 'putting governors on notice' with administration's crusade against alleged fraud
Day 527
Strait of Hormuz Reemerges as Point of Tension After Iran Says It's Closed
Iran's military command said it had closed the waterway over the continued fighting in Lebanon.
The next phase of talks between Washington and Tehran appeared ready to start on Sunday.
Disability Groups Fear Kennedy's New Special Education Role Alienated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr's claims about autism, advocates are sounding the alarm about the shift of special education programs to his department.
What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much. As the U.S. and Iran have reached a somewhat vague agreement to end the war, skeptics are baffled over what exactly has transformed.
Day 528
Fathers Day
@realDonaldTrump POLL: Which do you prefer, Dumocrat or Dumbocrat? In one case, you simply exchange the "e" for "u," so simple and precise (Many people don't know, or assume, that DUMB ends in "b"). In the other case, you spell out DUMB, but it seems to lose some of the identity to Democrats when done this way. Which is better? Thank you for your attention to this very important matter! President DJT
Day 529
The Trump administration is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless they adopt a sweeping set of election changes, including handing over voter rolls, according to multiple sources
The Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s. The vehicles on American roads have grown larger, and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found.
Going to a National Park This Summer? Here's What to Expect. Huge visitor numbers, sharply reduced statfing, scrapped reservation systems and higher entry fees for nonresidents could make your trip a bit less serene.
Cuba's Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill. The country's already struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the blockade.
Iran walks out of peace talks after Trump outburst. US president threatens to restart his bombing campaign in expletive-laden phone calls and posts on social media
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Justice Department from forcing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other officials to turn over records in its probe of Democratic resistance to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, calling the move retaliatory. The Trump administration violated federal privacy protections when it overhauled a citizen data program so that it could be used more aggressively to purge voter rolls, a federal judge said.
Day 530
Attorney General issues guidance as 450,000 New Yorkers expected to lose health insurance July 1 due to Federal cuts
U.S. and Iran Offer Conflicting Accounts of Nuclear Discussions. President Trump said Iran had agreed to the "highest level" inspections, hours after an Iranian official said there were "no detailed discussions on the nuclear issue."
The Iran War's Persistent Threat to Farmers in Poor Countries. A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would do little to swiftly ease the pain inflicted by higher prices for fertilizer, food and fuel in Ivory Coast.
Tech Stocks Drive 'Unnerving' Sell-Off in Global Markets. Chipmakers led the way down in South Korea, where the main index plunged 10.5 percent. The Nasdaq in the U.S. was down 2.2 percent at today's open.
Seven people arrested for taking photos of reflecting pool.
The Surgeon General of Florida just announced ALL VACCINE MANDATES IN FLORIDA will be ENDED; thus allowing: polio, whooping cough, influenza
The Senate adopted a resolution directing President Donald Trump to remove military forces from the conflict with Iran, a significant rebuke to the president and a strong message that the war lacks support in Congress.
Trump Says Vandals Hit the Reflecting Pool. Internal Records Tell a More Complex Story. The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.
N.S.A. Lost Access to Powerful A.I. Model Amid Anthropic Dispute The episode underscored the Trump administration's increasing reliance on advanced A.I. systems for cybersecurity even as it battles a leading U.S. developer.
New A.l. surveillance systems were just installed at the the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
A federal judge in California has just BLOCKED ICE's policy of conducting immigration arrests at courthouses nationwide, vacating the agency's courthouse-arrest policies and related detention waiver.
The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal waged a secret legal fight to stop the US government from subpoenaing several reporters in connection with national security leak probes.
The Justice Department subsequently withdrew the subpoenas, at least for the time being, though the episode remains a troubling example of President Donald Trump's pressure campaign against the news media.
Rare good news:
(Updated: Trump will refuse to sign this legislation because he wants Congress to pass his SAVE act. This was the only good thing to come out of this Congress and Trump refuses to sign it. It will still go into law but it speaks volumes that Trump wants to hold hostage the only thing the GOP has done to help people to further his attempted hijacking of the midterms. )
A landmark housing affordability bill is headed to President Donald Trump's desk after winning overwhelming support in Congress this week, setting the stage for the most sweeping federal housing package in a generation.
The bill's passage, by a lopsided 358-to-32 vote, ended months of sparring between the House and the Senate over a sprawling measure that aims to tackle the housing crisis by boosting supply in a country facing an acute shortage of new homes.
The Senate passed its version of the same bill Monday, by a vote of 85 to 5.
Day 531
Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls
Trump cancels signing of bipartisan US housing bill. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up the construction and availability of more affordable housing.
"Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. *worth noting Trump cancelled the signing right after progressive democrats swept the primaries to focus on the SAVE Act which will further create chaos and confusion for the midterm elections
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote. A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump's administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily blocked many of Trump's efforts to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.
Casper rejected the administration's argument that the lawsuit to block the changes brought by Democratic state attorneys general was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump's requirements violated the separation of powers.
The White House formally submitted an $87.6 billion supplemental spending request to Congress mostly to cover Iran War costs.
Day 532
Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power Over Immigration. Rulings Allow President to Expel Some Migrants and Turn Away Others. In a pair of sharply divided decisions, the court's conservative majority signaled deference to President Trump's ability to set the nation's immigration policy.
Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer. The court's decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims.
Rescuers Search for Survivors After Quakes in Venezuela Kill at Least 164 More Temperature Records Are Broken as Deadly Heat Stifles Europe. The continent's second heat wave since May disrupted daily life for millions. Officials in Spain said it might have contributed to a spike in deaths.
Inflation Accelerated in May as Iran War Pushed Up Prices. A closely watched measure of inflation ticked up as the conflict in the Middle East inflated energy prices.
U.S. Inflation Problems Are Far From Over. Kevin Warsh, the Fed's new chairman, has vowed to deliver price stability, but officials disagree over whether that will require higher borrowing costs.
Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits as boot camp outbreak sickens nearly 300
Iran Strikes Ship in Strait of Hormuz in a Show of Its Hold on the Waterway. The attack halted traffic in the strait, contradicting President Trump's claim that Iran did not control it and that it was open to shipping. Oil prices jumped.
Day 533
Immigration Hard-Liners Had Repeatedly Lost in Court Before Justices' Ruling. "This is a victory 10 years in the making," Stephen Miller said after the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. could end deportation protections for some migrants.
The much-hyped Ferris wheel at the Great American state fair is down. The operator told her it was due to generator issues and the engine overheating. Unclear when it will be moving again, at least 1 - 2 hours they said.
Trump axed a Black history exhibit. Former park rangers are teaching it anyway.
Pro-Russian groups are seeding Al chatbots with propaganda, European officials warn. The Kremlin-friendly content raises concerns over AI silently manipulating voters.
'The decision is sickening: MAHA leaders feel betrayed by Supreme Court ruling on Roundup weed killer. The Trump administration backed Bayer, the maker of Roundup, angering prominent voices in the "Make America Healthy Again" movement.
Volkswagen, one of the world's largest automakers, is reportedly planning to axe as many as 100,000 jobs over the next few years, representing 15% of its global workforce. Like many European carmakers, it has been squeezed by fresh tariffs on its exports to the United States as well as struggling to counter the rise of Chinese electric vehicles manufacturers, including BYD.
Until Thursday morning, hundreds of thousands of Haitians were legally living and working in the United States, along with thousands of Syrians. Now, their work permits are set to expire and their deportation protections will be terminated, throwing them in legal limbo.
Vance Downplays Watergate and Compares Himself to Nixon. JD Vance downplayed the significance of the Watergate scandal during a speech on Thursday, saying that the controversy that toppled President Richard Nixon would be "like a 12-hour news story" if it happened today.
DOGE fired NOAA's climate scientists. Those scientists just launched climate.us-a new hub for climate research.
U.S. Attacks Iranian Missile and Drone Sites in Retaliation for Strike on Ship. American military commanders said the attacks were retaliation for an Iranian drone strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
Trump gives disturbing warning 'everyone will suffer or die' if they don't vote his way. President Donald Trump has given a stark warning that " everyone will suffer or die" in a lengthy Truth Social rant about communism
Day 534
OutFront obtains audio of US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urging a Libertarian congressional candidate in lowa to drop out of the race to improve Republicans' chances of winning - and keep control of the House.
Rick Stewart, who had no prior relationship with RFK Jr., tells Erin Burnett it's "ludicrous" a Trump cabinet official would make such an offer.
Pete Buttigieg and his kids subject to CPS, police investigation after false report
How the Reflecting Pool Turned Green. Bulky "nanobubbler" machines, used to combat algae blooms, were carted off ahead of a promotional event for President Trump's U.F.C. birthday party.
Stephen Miller Calls for Unamimous Supreme Court Ruling Against Birthright Citizenship
Day 535
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit. An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten.
U.S. and Iran Trade Attacks With Few Signs of De-escalation
President Trump and Iran's Revolutionary Guards exchanged threats, and U.S. allies in the Gulf said they had intercepted Iranian drones.
White House Secretly Swayed Board Meant to Stop Civil Service Politicization. The White House went to extensive lengths to advance its theory of executive power, potentially giving President Trump remarkable leeway to install loyalists.
U.S. Officials Said to Be Frustrated With Machado's Call for Help María Corina Machado, the exiled leader of the Venezuelan opposition, hopes to go home. U.S. officials say her wishes to do so come at an inopportune time.
Iran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain as escalating attacks threaten to unravel peace efforts. Iran's military said that U.S. bases "will experience hell in these coming days," as the two countries continued to trade strikes.
With bare hands and borrowed tools, families in Venezuela desperately search for loved ones. Across La Guaira, families refused to give up on missing relatives, digging through collapsed buildings themselves as they wait for help.
Great American State Fair visitors shocked by Confederate flag display as governor steps in
Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said he ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did "not believe in a free press."
The phaseout of the 20-year-old subsidies, accelerated under Trump's 2025 tax law, could drive contract prices for wind and solar energy up by 40% to 50%.
Israeli strikes and shelling in Gaza kill at least 4 Palestinians, health workers say. Local health officials say the latest Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13-year-old girl.
Day 536
MAJOR BREAKING: In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that states may count mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day, even if they arrive afterward. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh dissented.
The Supreme Court declined President Trump's request to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.
In a major expansion of presidential authority, the Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Trump to fire independent government regulators despite federal laws meant to protect their jobs.
Justices Carve Out Exception for Federal Reserve. The court allowed President Trump to fire independent government regulators. But in a separate ruling, they made an exception for the Federal Reserve.
Day 537
Trump Pulled in at Least $2 Billion After Returning to the White House. A financial disclosure for 2025 shows that the Trump family's holdings, particularly President Trump's crypto businesses, were stunningly lucrative.
Supreme Court Lifts Spending Limits on Political Parties and Candidates. Republicans had asked the court to strike down restrictions on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Effort to End Birthright Citizenship. The 6-3 ruling was a blow to President Trump, who had sought to prevent babies born to undocumented immigrants from automatically becoming citizens.
Supreme Court Allows States to Bar Transgender Athletes From Girls' Sports
U.S. Undercuts Venezuela's Opposition Leader as She Tries to Return. A bid by María Corina Machado to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela has angered U.S. officials focused on recovery and stability.
After his Supreme Court loss, Trump calls on Congress to pass a law banning birthright citizenship. Republicans hold only 53 seats in the Senate, meaning a legislative effort, much less a constitutional amendment, currently has no chance of advancing.
A federal judge has ruled in favor of the New York Times, blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon policy that required reporters to be escorted while accessing non-public areas inside the building. The court found the restriction could not remain in effect as the legal challenge moves forward.
Sean Davis, Trump ally and advisor and founder of a the Federalist tweets:
Several ways forward here given the choice of Roberts/Barrett to nullify the 14th Amendment and extra-constitutionally replace it with their own language:
Nullification. States issue birth certificates, and they can just stop issuing them to non-citizens. Roberts/Barrett can deal with the fallout and litigate each birth individually.
Pack the court. If Robert wants to be a politician who writes laws instead of a judge, then he can fight with 10 more unelected legislators in robes.
Deny entry to all pregnant foreigners.
Deny entry to all female foreigners.
Require sterilization of all foreign visitors prior to entry.
Dissolution of the Union. A nation which can't even restrict who gets to be a citizen isn't a nation.
Amend the Constitution. This is pointless, because once a judge decides he can rewrite the Constitution at will (as Roberts and Barrett did today), the actual text is meaningless. But this is what most GOP politicians gravitate towards because they are useless.
If you think all these options are not great, understand that that is what happens when unelected judges decide that they are in charge of the country and get to write its laws.
Day 538
Reporter speaking to GOP representative Troy Nehls today:
NEHLS: Affordability? What are you talking about? I'm gonna go there tomorrow. I'm gonna get me a couple of big lobster tails. I'm gonna get me some nice ribeyes.
MT: Do you think the 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck can afford lobster tails and rib eyes and all of that?
NELS: Maybe not. Maybe the 60% of Americans don't work as hard as I do.
Stephen Miller to Jesse Waters quoted saying “WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A "HARD LOOK" AT BANNING FOREIGN PREGNANT WOMEN FROM ENTERING THE U.S.”
The president made a total of $86.5 million off of settlements from his lawsuits against media companies. His most profitable lawsuits were his First Amendment challenges against media companies that had removed him from their platforms in the wake of the January 6, 2021, riot. Trump raked in a whopping $24.5 million as part of a settlement with Meta, $22 million off a settlement with YouTube, and $8 million from a settlement with Twitter.
Trump also managed to turn silencing the press into a moneymaking scheme. He made $16 million from his settlement with CBS in a lawsuit over the editing of Kamala Harris's interview on 60 Minutes in 2024.
Day 539
D.C. will pay $50,000 to man detained whil protesting National Guard patrol with 'Star Wars' song, records say Sam O'Hara, a D.C. resident represented by the ACLU of the District of Columbia, said he is satisfied with the settlement but conflicted that taxpayers are footing the bill.
The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms. President Trump is using the powers of his office to try to reshape the rules governing the midterms and future elections.
Russia Hammers Ukraine's Capital in Deadly Attacks At least 21 were killed in Kyiv, officials said. Ukraine's president had warned of a "massive strike" as his country's forces hit deeper into Russian territory.
Day 540
Nearly one million people who bought President Trump's memecoin have lost a total of $3.81 billion, a report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm found. $3.8 Billion. The total losses of the nearly one million people who bought President Trump's memecoin, according to a new report. Trump made $636 million on the same crypto coin.
Millions of women may lose Medicare coverage for a breast cancer test hailed by doctors.
A private company advising the agency overseeing Medicare has recommended against reimbursing biomarker tests, sparking backlash.
Day 541
Joey Chestnut wins 4th of July Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest for unrivaled 18th time.
A large group of masked men wearing clothing associated with a white supremacist group marched with flags and chanted in Washington on Saturday morning as the U.S. Capitol prepared for events celebrating the country's 250th birthday.
Day 542
Mourners Chant 'Revenge' at Funeral Prayers for Iran's Slain Supreme Leader
Trump called FIFA before it reversed U.S. star Folarin Balogun's suspension, source says
At Trump's Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases. President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.
Day 543
Deadly Russian Strikes Hit Kyiv on Eve of NATO Summit. Missiles were fired into Ukraine's capital as Russia launched its second major attack in less than a week. At least 12 people were killed, officials said.
Peter Ticktin, in his words, a boyhood "best friend" of President Trump's from boarding school is one of a number of Trump allies pushing him to go further with an executive order to effectively seize federal control of the upcoming midterms by declaring a national emergency based on alleged foreign interference through electronic voting machines.
Idaho Mother Who Said Vaccines Killed Her Baby Twins on RFK Jr's Children's Health Defense Podcast Has Been Charged With Murder
MAGA Wants to Force Women to Pee in Cups at Airports. As MAGA personalities start demanding a ban on women coming to the U.S. and having babies, a writer who covers Trumpism explains what this reveals about today's right-and why we should take it seriously.
Day 544
The U.S. military said it launched strikes against Iranian targets early Wednesday after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump Administration Demands States Change Voting Rules or Lose Antiterrorism Funds. Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
Justice Department Threatens Top Election Officials Over Noncitizen Voting. The letters come amid President Trump's effort to tighten election rules to prevent a problem that doesn't exist: widespread noncitizen voting.
President Trump was on Truth Social at 12:58 a.m. on Tuesday morning demanding that Congress gift the military another $350 billion in defense spending in addition to passing his controversial SAVE America Act.
Day 545
After the federal Climate.gov website was taken offline and hundreds of government scientists lost their jobs, a group of former federal researchers launched an independent effort to preserve its publicly available climate resources.
The project was led by Rebecca Lindsey, the former program director of Climate.gov, who worked with more than 80 volunteer scientists and researchers to create Climate.us. The new site restores access to over 1,000 climate reports, datasets, and educational resources that had previously been hosted on the government website.
The initiative was largely funded through public support. Nearly 2,500 individual donors contributed about $250,000, covering roughly one-third of the project's operating budget and helping keep the archive publicly accessible.
Oil Prices Jump and Stocks Drop After Trump Says Iran Deal Is 'Over'
Trump Lashes Out at Europe at NATO Summit
President Trump assailed allies for not joining the war in Iran, called Spain "hopeless" and repeated his desire to control Greenland. His criticism cast a pall over a meeting critical for NATO's future.
Trump on Friday rejected $227 million in aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island for help recovering from a major snowstorm in February. Two days earlier, Trump approved Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster aid for six Republican-led states, while extolling the political virtues of GOP politicians and candidates in the states.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark.
Day 546
Secretary of Transportation labels bike lanes DEI and pulls funding. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Tuesday that his department would redirect $1.73 billion in Biden-era grants away from establishing "DEl bike lanes" to build roads and bridges instead.
Trump ousts remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission. The dismissals hamstring a key bipartisan agency just months before the midterms.
Day 547
U.S. appeals court rejected an effort to restore President Donald Trump's name to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The court said the center failed to provide specific evidence supporting its claim that keeping Trump's name off the venue would cause financial harm.
New Air Force One Lacks Defensive Countermeasures of Previous Model, Officials Say. Experts said the lack of such capabilities poses a potential risk when President Trump travels overseas. The White House defended the aircraft's safety.
Trump Administration Sharply Cuts Protections for Endangered Species. The move could open up habitats to drilling and mining, and hasten the demise of many imperiled animals, experts say.
Major housing affordability bill will become law without Trump's signature. Angry at Congress for not passing the SAVE America Act, Trump dismissed the bipartisan housing legislation as a "yawn." But he does not plan to veto it.
Day 548
NPR: A new study finds the number of people in the U.S. who've died at the hands of law enforcement has risen significantly over the last couple of decades, with Black men - ages 18 to 29 — seeing the highest mortality rates.
The researchers used mortality files from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. They found there had been nearly 12,000 deaths caused by law enforcement officers between 2003 and 2024, a number that included 270 children. Annual deaths of adults at the hands of law enforcement more than doubled in that time period. For children aged 17 and under, the annual deaths jumped by nearly five times, from 8 to 37. Nearly 90% of all deaths were caused by firearms.
The Homeland Security Department told employers that they must let go in coming weeks the hundreds of thousands of foreign workers who have been allowed to live in the U.S. through a humanitarian program the Trump administration has sought to dismantle.
How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar. The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela's finances, its natural resources and its government. His grip is a vivid manifestation of U.S. power.
Times Journalists Are Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media. The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a "brazen act."
ICE Killing in Houston Puts Focus on Surge in Immigration Arrests. The shooting death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo occurred as immigration enforcement has ramped up across the country, with thousands being arrested daily.
Iran Fires on a Ship and Says It Is Closing the Strait After Inconclusive Talks. Hours after a meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Oman, Iran announced it had fired a warning shot on a vessel taking an "unapproved route."
White House Directed Kash Patel to Oversee Investigation Involving Times Reporting. The F.B.I. director spent eight hours at the White House on the effort, leading to subpoenas for several Times reporters covering Air Force One's security.
Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit. Asked after his release whether he was running for president, Khanna said: "I'm strongly considering it, and I'm more resolved to consider it after this trip."
The Trump administration will send election monitors to 15 jurisdictions in six states-four of which are deep blue, with the remaining being swing states. Arizona, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Virginia.
Day 549
Lindsey Graham, Republican Senator and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71. He died of "a brief and sudden illness," his office said.
The final USDA survey, released last December, showed that 13.7% of households were food insecure at some point during the year, the highest figure in a decade that capped several years of rising food insecurity.
Iran Targets Gulf States After Night of Intense U.S. Strikes. The U.S. said it hit about 140 targets in
Iran after Tehran attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said it responded by firing at U.S. targets in Jordan, Oman and Qatar.
Day 550
Judge says Trump sought to "manipulate the judicial process" with his IRS lawsuit and will recommend sanctions against the president's attorneys.
U.S. and Iran Edge Toward War Again. President Trump said the U.S. was renewing its blockade of shipping to and from Iran, after the two sides exchanged escalatory rhetoric and fresh attacks.
Justice Dept. Turns Over Evidence in Minnesota Shootings by Immigration Agents. Investigators had for months refused to share information with their state counterparts about three shootings involving federal agents.
One person killed in Maine in second fatal ICE-involved shooting in less than a week
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court and urged other countries to join the effort as the Trump administration significantly escalates its campaign against the global institution.
Day 551
BOOSIE BADAZZ SUES AFTER PAYING $600K FOR TRUMP PARDON THAT NEVER CAME
Weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump announced that nearly all refugees admitted to the US would be White South Africans, radically reshaping a decades-long program that had largely serviced people fleeing war, persecution, or other dangers.
Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah. Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. President Trump on Monday reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres, teeing up a legal battle over whether presidents have the power to shrink such sites in the first place.
Three years after a jury found Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, she has now received the full $5 million payment plus interest — though Trump's attorneys have filed another appeal seeking to reverse it.
Trump Drops Plan to Tax Ships but Will Restore Blockade in Strait.
Trump Was Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation The payment illustrates the minefield President Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.
Next year many adults enrolled in Medicaid will have to prove they work, are enrolled in college/vocational courses, volunteer, or do unpaid work at least 80 hours a month.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked promotions for seven senior Navy officers, mostly women or people of color.
Day 552
White House Faces Stiff Pushback on Subjecting Grants to Political Review. Academics, city leaders and lawmakers number among the thousands to urge the administration to reconsider a plan to assert more control over grants.
Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals.
In Iran, Trump Risks Another American 'Forever War'
Trump praised companies online days after buying their stocks
This week, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 6.55% - its highest level in nearly a year - after renewed strikes in Iran rattled financial markets.
Day 553
The United States currently has the highest inflation in the G7
Trump's Election Claims Land With a Whimper Among Republicans. President Trump did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.
Mullin Threatens Local Election Officials With Jail Time. Markwayne Mullin, the homeland security secretary, on Friday threatened local election officials with prison time if they did not comply with President Trump's efforts to change election policies, escalating the administration's legally questionable attempts to control elections run by the states.
Stocks Sink on Anxiety About Tech and A.I. Spending. Investors are growing uneasy about increasing competition from China in the global race to dominate artificial intelligence.
Day 554
Trump Administration Cases Against ICE Protesters and Immigrants Crumble in Court. The government has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants charged with assaulting ICE agents, a Times investigation found.
Fighting Intensifies With Strikes on Critical Infrastructure. The U.S. and Iran have expanded the scope of their attacks in recent days, with reports of water facilities and other structures coming under fire.
The Trump administration is on track to push ahead with turning the 300-acre East Potomac Park and its public golf course into a championship course without first getting approvals from two key agencies that have oversight of DC public spaces.
Heritage Foundation now targeting women's sports after SCOTUS anti-trans sports ruling
Project 2025's architects say that Title IX and women's sports harm men's sports and "feminine graces."
2 U.S. Service Members Are Killed in Iranian Attack on Jordan. The deaths were the first reported among American forces in the Gulf since the United States and Iran abandoned a cease-fire. A third person is missing in action.
Day 555
Trump Gutted Civil Rights Agency, Stifling U.S. Scrutiny of Workplace Bias. A little-known office spent decades investigating potential discrimination by government contractors — until it was stopped by the Trump administration.
Vance's Remarks on Epstein and Israel Echo Conspiracy Theories. Vice President JD Vance's comment that there were ties between Jeffrey Epstein and the "highest levels" of Israeli intelligence troubled some in his party.
Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor's Office Reeling. Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, angry about the cases they've been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
Tate brothers arrested by U.S. authorities, face additional rape charges in the U.K. The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed it took the influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate into custody in Miami.
Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died. The death of May Pollard, 16, lays bare the tragic impact of legislation and political rhetoric on trans people in America.
Trump defends the war and the mounting casualty count: "Have you ever asked how many people died in Vietnam?!
FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations, The New York Times reports
Third U.S. Service Member Is Killed as War Expands
Man Killed by Truck After ICE Encounter in Florida Was Visiting From Mexico
Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount's historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.
Day 556
U.S. Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives. The Trump administration is aggressively seeking the confidential sources who provided information for articles about the president's new Air Force One.
Days 557-560
Nope.
Day 561
On Friday, the Trump administration imposed new duties on imports from more than 80 countries, including Canada, Mexico and the members of the European Union. Now, many goods arriving from these countries will face tariffs between 10 percent and 12.5 percent.
Justice Dept. Drops Subpoenas of Times Journalists. The government's decision comes after a federal judge raised questions about the subpoenas, which The Times said were designed to intimidate the media. On Thursday, Judge Subramanian zeroed in on whether the government had heeded the law and its own regulations on investigations involving the news media. He said subpoenas to reporters "are not the first thing you do — they are the last thing you do." "It's a matter of basic compliance with the law," he added.
Iran Rejected a U.S. CeaseFire Offer Delivered by Iraq, Officials Say. The prime minister of Iraq, who recently visited the White House, carried the proposal to Tehran.
Number of U.S. Troop Deaths Suddenly Appears Lower on Pentagon Website. On Wednesday, the Pentagon reported on its casualties website that a total of 18 American service members had been killed during the war in Iran. By Thursday, the Defense Department had lowered that number, reporting that 14 American troops had been killed in the war.
Three military officials said that one reason behind the change was that the Trump administration decided to remove four service members killed this past weekend from the list — three in Jordan and one in northern Iraq — because their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April.
Global oil prices continued their rise on Friday after Iran rejected a U.S. cease-fire offer, fueling investor concerns that the widening conflict could throttle energy shipments from the region indefinitely.
Trump Demands Saudi Arabia Normalize Relations With Israel as Part of Nuclear Deal. President Trump's new condition could create a roadblock to the agreement his administration announced this week.
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane. More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
Crucial Interest Rate Jumps to Highest Level of Trump's Second Term. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond has risen steadily, as the Iran war rages, government spending worries intensify and A.I. spending boosts growth.
Day 562
Iranian Threat to Air Force One Prompted Plane Swap During NATO Summit. The threat led the Secret Service to urge President Trump to fly out of Turkey on a different plane, raising questions about the security of the Qatari-donated jet.
Iran's New Leader Is More Open to Pursuing a Nuclear Weapon, U.S. Intelligence Says. The previous supreme leader had renounced nuclear weapons. U.S. spy agencies believe his son is more interested in building a bomb.
Trump wears TRUMP2028 hat to correspondents dinner and says he will run again
President Orders Warning Signs Outside 'Inaccurate' Smithsonian Museum. President Trump said the signage would alert the public that the museum does not, in his view, accurately reflect American history.
Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Trump
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One. A New York Times investigation found that President Trump's push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.
Day 563
Zelenskyy says that Russia is helping Iran kill our troops. In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said Putin told him he wasn't and he trusts him that he was telling the truth.
Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World's Biggest Hammer. A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic.
Trump Holds Off on Major Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns. Among the worries is that expanded hostilities could dangerously drain the diminished stockpile of air defense munitions in the Middle East.
Day 564
Employers Fear Labor Shortage as Many Immigrants Lose Protected Status. A recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to end a program that has allowed about one million immigrants to work legally in the U.S.
Iran War Forces Energy Buyers to 'Unshackle' From Global Markets
Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.
Day 565
Congress Budgeted Billions for Big Transit Projects. Trump Isn't Spending It. The federal government has long funneled big grants to expand public transit. But in his second term, President Trump has not signed a new agreement.
Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader Caught in L.A. Immigration Raid. The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Trump asks Supreme Court to let mail ballot order proceed as he hits the campaign trail The president's executive order seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots submitted in state-run elections was partly blocked by a federal judge.
Day 566
Trump administration announced that it intended to end a Biden-era program that has helped tamp down the cost of monthly premiums for drug coverage for people on Medicare. The decision means that millions of Americans 65 and older could face higher Medicare drug premiums next year. Read more: https://nyti.ms/4fEFXmF
The Trump administration is ending a key health insurance subsidy program that aimed to keep premiums for seniors' prescription drug plans in check, claiming that it benefits corporate insurance companies, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz.
The move comes as Affordable Care Act subsidies have expired and health care costs remain a top issue for voters ahead of the midterm elections. The ACA subsidies helped lower the out-of-pocket costs for monthly premiums for people who purchased health care through the health insurance marketplace.
Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressively. White House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on 'alleviating autism'
Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed Kremlin asset
Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers
Day 567
“We're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of Medicare, daycare, Medicaid, all these things." -Donald Trump
Day 568
More and more uninsured patients are seeking care in emergency rooms and clinics, having lost their coverage under the Affordable Care Act after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies. Many are unable to pay hospital bills.
U.S. Growth Slows as Inflation Bites, in an Uncertain Economic Moment. The economy slowed in the second quarter, expanding at an annual rate of 1.5 percent, as the war with Iran upended prices, supply chains and energy markets.
Drone Attack in Egypt Threatens to Expand Fighting. The United States and Iran exchanged strikes overnight, after Saudi Arabia acknowledged direct involvement in the war for the first time.
Number of Uninsured Rises Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms.
Five months into the war in Iran, rising oil prices and stubborn inflation are driving mortgage rates to the highest level in a year.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.66% this week, the highest since July of last year, according to Freddie Mac. That's up from 6.58% last week, marking the biggest one-week jump in mortgage rates in 10 weeks.
The Justice Department is admitting that a President Donald Trump-prompted $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.
Day 568
Trump's Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts. Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources. The subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government's expanding campaign to investigate leaks.
Scope of Hacks on U.S. Water Supply Widens as Evidence Points to Iran Michigan and Minnesota are among at least seven states coping with cyberattacks aimed at disrupting water systems nationwide.
Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections. The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures.
Federal prosecutors on Friday said that contractors hired by the Trump administration had botched the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, leaving behind "widespread damage" in the pool's new blue lining, and that the Interior Department had then falsely blamed that damage on vandals.
…But on Friday, Ms. Piro said that her prosecutors had been misled by the Interior Department, which had awarded a no-bid contract to a first-time government contractor to repair the iconic landmark. Ms. Pirro said that the pool's new blue coating had actually started to peel within two days of the project's completion, and that the Interior Department kept that fact from prosecutors, telling them that "nearly all of the damage" was done by vandals.
Visuals Suggest U.S. Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in Iran, Killing 3
The weapon hit a house in a heavily-populated area, according to a Times analysis. Iranian officials say the strike killed a couple and their two-year-old son.
Israel Bombards Gaza, Days After Trump Announced Deal to Advance Cease-fire. The deal announced by President Trump calls in part for Hamas to give up its weapons and Israel to stop its attacks in Gaza.
Russia pounds Ukraine hours after Trump backs away from missile defense pledge. Zelensky warns air defenses are being overwhelmed as only one of 27 Russian missiles was shot down
In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump's accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. The bank says its AML team conducted a careful review that identified suspicious transaction patterns and made the decision under federal anti-money laundering obligations.
Trump's stance against diversity programs has coincided with a decline to decade-low levels in appointments of women and racial minorities to S&P 500 boards, potentially reversing recent progress in boardroom diversity efforts.
Day 569
Documents Undercut Trump's Claims About Utah National Monument. President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The Times show officials knew otherwise.
Day 570
Todd Blanche: We're working with Trump to make Dobbs permanent in every state
Day 571
Trump Administration Moves Forward With Plan to Deregulate Head Start. While officials say the changes will save money by lifting onerous requirements, advocates fear the antipoverty program will be gutted.
Trump Again Targets Birthright Citizenship in Two Executive Orders. One is intended to prevent "birthright tourism," and the other places limits on who qualifies. Aides said neither conflicts with a recent Supreme Court decision.
Trump grows angry over reports on depleted munitions - believing it weakens him in Iran negotiations
Day 572
Trump's New CDC Head Said 'Abortion Surveillance' Will Be A Critical Focus
U.S. Hiring Slumps, a Worrying Sign for the Economy. Employers shed 23,000 jobs in July, and gains in previous months were revised down sharply, in a downbeat report that suggests the labor market is weaker than previously believed.
The chief economist at the employer review website Glassdoor flags that technology employment - as measured by a basket of occupational subsectors spread across a few industry categories — is down 3.8 percent from its peak in 2022. That's a bigger decline than the 2008 recession.
The Trump administration has suffered 21 court losses this year in efforts to obtain state voter rolls, with judges ruling states are not mandated to share records under federal law.
Day 573
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Iran Insists Strait Will Stay Closed Until U.S. Agrees to Demands A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that talks with Oman on shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz were "separate" from discussions to fully reopen the waterway.
Ukraine war latest: Kyiv launches 'massive' drone attack more than 600 miles inside Russia. The Ukrainian attack on a major Russian oil refinery comes after Moscow hit a number of Ukrainian cities in its own heavy attacks over the weekend.
Day 574
Nearly 100 large wildfires strain firefighting resources across the U.S. More than 30,000 personnel are battling 94 large fires across the country as officials shift crews and equipment to the most dangerous places.
World's oceans hit record-high July temperatures. Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought
Women Made up 100 Percent of Jobs Trump Cost Us in July. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000.
Trump Hid in a Catering Cart to Sneak Out of Turkey Amid Threats. Officials used the cart to transport President Trump to a secret military flight out of the country after the NATO summit last month.
Day 575
ICE Wants to Give Officers Gloves That Deliver Electric Shocks. The government's plan to spend up to $20 million on the gloves drew immediate concern from critics of the Trump administration's aggressive enforcement tactics.
U.S. workers' pay gains have stalled Fresh data backs up what people in the U.S. have been saying for some time - that they are increasingly stretched by high prices.
Zelensky pleads for more US Patriot missiles to stop Russian attacks. Sell Ukraine 10% of the US stockpile and 'we will destroy all the Russians' ballistic missiles,' Zelensky tells CNN
ICE agent points gun at Virginia woman who shouted at them in video that conflicts with government's narrative
Rubio, Bessent and Miller Traveled on Decoy Plane From Turkey Without Trump
Day 576
U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown. The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
A federal judge threw out the Trump administration's antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University on Thursday, a blow to the government's efforts to force the university into a settlement.
Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump's Name on Building. The vote to add "Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump" is an aggressive test of a judges order to remove his name.
Concerns Raised Over Conditions on Navy Carrier in Iran War Democratic senators have raised concerns about the extended deployment of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, amid reports about poor living conditions.
ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks
TRUMP SAYS USS LINCOLN'S DEPLOYMENT WAS 'NOT NEARLY LONG ENOUGH'
Day 577
President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed claims that families of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have concerns about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for nearly nine months supporting operations in the Middle East.
Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory
Prosecutors Examined Firm With Tie to Judge in Trump Hush Money Trial. A U.S. attorney subpoenaed a firm that had been co-owned by the daughter of the judge who conducted the trial that led to President Trump's felony conviction.
Day 578
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands. The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination.
Trump Backed Away From a Wall at Big Bend. But the Bulldozers Are Here. Over the objections of environmentalists, local sheriffs and some state leaders, the Trump administration appears to be moving ahead with border infrastructure in one of Texas' most beloved parks.
If you are pregnant in rural America, especially in the South, chances are you are among the millions of women for whom the nearest prenatal care or maternity hospital is more than an hour away. At least 96 labor and delivery units closed nationwide between the beginning of 2025 and early this year.
Attorney General Todd Blanche says the DOJ may take states' voter-roll fight to Supreme Court. The Trump administration has filed 31 lawsuits against states that have pushed back against its efforts to gain access to sensitive voter roll data.
Vance and the Trump team keep moving the goalposts on Iran Vance's comments last week are the latest example of the Trump team watering down its Iran goals
Wife of service member aboard USS Lincoln responds to Trump comments: 'It's infuriating'
Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia
Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia
Day 579
Trump Lashes Out at Ally as Deadline Passes Without Iran Deal. President Trump threatened Oman, which has been mediating negotiations with Iran, after a 60-day window to reach a deal to end the conflict collapsed.
Netanyahu tells Kushner no withdrawal until full Hamas disarmament, Israeli official says
Trump's Overture to Kim Jong-un Strains Alliance With South Korea. President Trump wants to curtail military exercises with South Korea, saying they were hostile to North Korea. But the North has become increasingly belligerent.
Record share of kindergartners missed required vaccines last year as Trump executive order takes aim at state mandates
Day 580
Bond Sell-Off Sends Borrowing Costs to Highest Level Since 2007. Yields on the 30-year U.S. Treasury and government bonds across the world rose to multiyear highs as investors fret about inflation, deficits and A.I. spending.
'No Interest': North Korea Dismisses Reduced U.S.Drills With South Korea A sister of Kim Jong-un said she was "unaware" of any communication between Pyongyang and Washington, contradicting President Trump's claim.
Homeland Security Has Not Proved That Thousands of Noncitizens Registered to Vote in Nevada The Department of Homeland Security told Nevada election officials that it identified 185 "potential" noncitizens on the state's voter rolls, not the nearly 16,000 it claimed last month.
The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor President Donald Trump, sources say.
Trump Boasts of Declassifying Secrets but Withholds Key Election Files. The White House has ignored a congressional requirement to disclose a report on foreign meddling in the 2024 election.
Trump Announces a New Policy for a 'Golden Age of Space Transportation'. The policy aims to greatly increase the number of spacecraft launches and re-entries.
Trump Threatens to Sue Over Unflattering Report About Guard Deployments. It was the latest example of President Trump turning the legal system against his perceived critics and political opponents.
In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication with a long record of editorial independence.
50 Cent Rages at RFK Jr as 40,000 Bottles of Popular Eye Drops Are Recalled: 'Every Day It's Something'
Trump says he struck a deal to flood the U.S. with cheaper foreign beef. There's just one problem: He refuses to tell Americans which countries the beef is coming from. And U.S. ranchers are furious.
As President Trump Refuses to Rule it Out, Slotkin Presses Hegseth to Guarantee Military Won't Interfere in Midterm Elections
Day 581
Carney Stands Up to Trump in Trade War Despite the Risks. Canadas prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly. The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" next month.
The Financial Times sums up the Trump economy: "$40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel"
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots. The plan complies with President Trump's executive order to restrict mail voting, which was blocked by federal courts and is under review at the Supreme Court.
Immigration puts out call for agents: Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As an Immigration Services Officer, you will adjudicate complex and precedent setting cases, provide oversight to lower level Officers and perform analytical and evaluative work associated with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) program activities.
Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics Bad polls. Misleading betting odds. Surveys meant to shape narratives. Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.
Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust. President's speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned
Trump's tariffs have raised prices for the average American household by an estimated $1,000 to $2,500 annually, depending on the specific goods they buy and the analytical models used. Economic research consistently shows that 90% to 96% of the financial burden of these tariffs is paid by U.S. companies and consumers, rather than foreign nations.
Day 582
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke up to 200,000 business and tourism visas from asylum seekers — a move that would be the largest single mass visa revocation in U.S. history, according to State Department documents.
Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now. The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump's order that creates "state citizenship lists" and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
Pete Hegseth's Purge of Top Generals Leaves the Army Rudderless. The leadership vacuum comes as the Army is trying to adapt to a new kind of war dominated by deadly drones.
Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations. The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center "structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation's Capital."
Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products. Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers.
The State Department wants to sell a painting by the celebrated artist Kehinde Wiley that the director of its Art in Embassies program called "very woke" and "aesthetically terrifying." It was removed from the U.S. Embassy in the Dominican Republic last week.
Trump announces he wants to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
And as if today isn’t fucked enough, Dolly passes away at 80.
Day 583
Sec. Kennedy on measles deaths in Pennsylvania: "We're doing a better job than any country in the world at controlling the measles outbreak. This is a worldwide epidemic, and it's happening because of the lockdowns, because many kids did not get vaccinated during the lockdowns." So uhhhh, vaccines work. Also, they’ve had 6 years to get them. This guy.
Day 584
Contractor and building supplies face impacts from tariffs battle between U.S. and Canada
ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted. As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.
Officials to Accelerate Deportations to Haiti
Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. The president also threatened to change the names of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Day 585
Trump posts AI slop depicting himself as Canada Geese invading Canada with AR-15s.
British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says
Over 113,000 Russians Flee to Georgia Amid Draft Rumors
Day 586
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Kristen Welker, the Unpopular "Hostess" of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has "mixed results" on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm. How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves? Results are attached. Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment. Unfortunately, she is not the only one. The Radical Left News is going out of their way to harass, demean, and libel anything "TRUMP." Their new weapon is to say that my 99% SUCCESS Rate on Endorsements, 100% on Senatorial Endorsements (Many of whom were not even given a shot of winning until | Endorsed!), is either a mixed result, or not very good. In actuality, it is, without question, the strongest Endorsement in the History of Politics. If it were not, I would be the first to admit it. Darline Graham's run for the Senate was the biggest story in all of Politics, because she wasn't expected to win, and then, when I Endorsed her, and she easily won, the story of her Victory was hardly covered by anybody. Likewise, the future Governor of Oklahoma, who was behind in every Poll, I Endorsed him, he won, and the story was barely covered! The Press is a Disgrace to our Nation, and I hope that Chairman Brendan Carr, and the fine people of his Commission, will take this Threat to our Country very seriously. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter of Fake Polls and Commentary! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Day 587
In 2026, Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are expected to spend nearly $5,300 on health care, up $388 from the previous year.
U.S. Oil Takeover Prompts Pushback From Venezuelans
U.S. Attacks Island in Strait of Hormuz, in First Strike on Iran in a Month. A U.S. official said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps forces had been seen preparing to launch rockets armed with mines into the strait
U.S. Price Increases, July 2025 to July 2026
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
1. Fuel oil — +39.1%
2. Other motor fuels — +30.7%
3. Airline fares — +25.5%
4. Regular gasoline — +25.3%
5. Midgrade gasoline — +23.0%
6. Premium gasoline — +21.5%
7. Computer software and accessories — +21.2%
8. Instant coffee — +15.8%
9. Jewelry — +15.2%
10. Uncooked beef roasts — +13.5%
11. Video/video-game subscriptions and rentals — +13.4%
12. Postage — +13.3%
13. Sewing machines, fabric and supplies — +12.9%
14. Tomatoes — +12.8%
15. Delivery services — +12.6%
16. Gardening and lawncare services — +12.3%
17. Apples — +11.1%
18. Watches — +10.6%
19. Dishes and flatware — +10.4%
20. Other video equipment — +10.0%
21. Home health care — +9.7%
22. Candy and chewing gum — +9.6%
23. Uncooked beef steaks — +9.6%
24. Roasted coffee — +9.4%
25. Video discs and other media — +9.2%
26. Ground beef — +9.0%
27. Turkey and other uncooked poultry — +8.4%
28. Recorded music and music subscriptions — +8.0%
29. Fresh fish and seafood — +7.8%
30. Frozen fish and seafood — +7.8%
31. Lettuce — +7.5%
32. Cigarettes — +7.3%
33. Motor vehicle maintenance/servicing — +7.3%
34. Intracity transportation — +7.0%
35. Apparel services other than dry cleaning — +6.6%
36. Vehicle parts/equipment other than tires — +6.6%
37. Nonelectric cookware/tableware — +6.4%
38. Frankfurters — +6.3%
39. Rice — +6.2%
40. Men’s underwear/nightwear/swimwear/accessories — +6.2%
41. Motor vehicle repair — +6.2%
42. Shelf-stable fish and seafood — +6.1%
43. Fresh whole milk — +6.0%
44. Newspapers and magazines — +6.0%
45. Outpatient hospital services — +5.8%
46. Other uncooked beef and veal — +5.6%
47. Sports vehicles including bicycles — +5.6%
48. Vehicle accessories other than tires — +5.5%
49. Salt, seasonings and spices — +5.4%
50. Girls’ apparel — +5.3%
Day 588
Soaring Borrowing Costs Threaten Consumers and Governments Globally. Government bond yields are hitting multidecade highs, reflecting anxiety about debt levels, deficits and inflation.
U.S. Launches Airstrikes on Iran for 2nd Time in 3 Days. U.S. Central Command did not say precisely what it was trying to destroy, but that the attacks were aimed at Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Two More Oil Tankers Are Attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. The ships were hit near Oman on Monday, the latest attacks on vessels in the Persian Gulf. Oil prices rose more than 2 percent.
Whistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail. A report detailed "grave concerns" that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
Oil prices surge after U.S. renews Iran strikes, heightening inflation fears Stocks and bonds are already under pressure from a global selloff and fears that an interest-rate hike by the Fed would rein in economic growth.
U.S. military doesn't plan to deploy troops to the polls in November, general says. "I have neither received nor anticipate receiving" such an order, Gen. Dan Caine said in response to a senator's letter.
In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not counting two measles-associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania in its measles death tally, saying it doesn't have enough information to determine whether measles caused or contributed to the fatalities.
Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places
The Department of Homeland Security announced a rule in late July that eliminates the 'duration of status' period for student visa holders after Sept. 15.
Day 589
Iran attempted cyberattacks on range of U.S. infrastructure, sources say Exclusive: Hackers have targeted U.S. water systems, telecommunications, energy networks and other infrastructure, but so far have not been successful.
Allies Grumble That U.S. Is Hindering Global Economic Growth. At a summit meant to showcase President Trump's economic policies as a model for the world, Europeans complained about tariffs and the war with Iran.
Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US strikes after a monthlong lull
Cubans living in Florida are being deported to Africa. ICE sent them away under a controversial policy without knowing where they were going or what would happen next.
The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as "crisis preparedness" in a time of global political unrest.
Day 590
JD Vance has speculated that the Antichrist could be "walking among us" and said he would not be shocked if the world was already in the "end times"
Trump Moves to Strip Tax Exemption From Schools That Aid Minority Students. The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to higher education.
ICE Whistle-Blower: Recruits Posed 'Grave National Security Risks' An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an "unprecedented lowering of standards" amid a hiring surge.
ICE agent federally charged with lying over shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant
Mortgage rates hit a new high for 2026, marching closer to 7%
Bessent Blames Ukraine for High Energy Prices After meeting with Russias finance minister, the Treasury secretary said Ukraine's attacks on Russian oil infrastructure were contributing to a global energy shock driven mainly by the U.S. war with Iran.
New York City just recorded the safest summer in its history. From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August.
Day 591
Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members in Major Hunt Over Leaks. About 50 people were tested, an unparalleled inquiry that came after news reports about the war in Iran and the U.S. military's diminished stocks of munitions.
Appeals Court Maintains Block on Federal Voter Identification Tool. A federal appeals court panel declined to let Homeland Security reopen access to a voter-screening tool that incorporated Social Security data.
The Lancaster County coroner determined that a six-week-old child in Pennsylvania died from measles. The ruling casts doubt on statements from the U.S. health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who speculated that measles deaths reported by the state may have been "fabricated."
The national average gas price has never been above $4 a gallon on Labor Day Weekend. Today, it's $4.15.
Missouri Asks Supreme Court to Allow Voting Map Benefiting Republicans. Missouri's Supreme Court said a map redrawn to help Republicans could not be used in November and said voters should decide on the new boundaries.
U.S. strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after Iran targets warships, U.S. military says. U.S. Central Command said no American personnel were harmed in the Iranian missile attacks.
Breaking News: A Trump administration plan would direct child-care funds to married stay-at-home parents, people familiar with the plan say.
Iran's IRGC Navy says it retaliated against U.S. strikes by targeting three tankers accused of using unauthorized routes and three additional U.S.-linked vessels, after U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
Day 592
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
Happy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country. These Deranged People, after fighting for 10 years, should finally acknowledge that your Favorite President (ME!), knows how to WIN! They should be exhausted by now but, sadly, they're not. They're going to give it one last shot at ruining America, but we're not going to let that happen. We're going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Day 593
American workers are getting the smallest slice of the pie on record Since 2000, the value of the S&P 500 has gained about 600% while inflation-adjusted worker earnings have climbed just 12.5%.
Iceland summons U.S. ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag
Smithsonian head Lonnie Bunch to retire amid Trump administration effort to reshape institution
NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero
Trump asks Supreme Court to revive controversial system used for voter purges
Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies Hours before the tariffs took effect, President Trump singled out the Canadian plane maker Bombardier, saying it wouldn't be able to sell in the U.S.
The Supreme Court has denied Missouri's request to use a congressional map for the midterm election that would have given Republicans a chance to flip a seat.
Day 594
Justice Dept. Escalates Threats to States in Battle for Election Records. The department sent letters to at least 30 states demanding they retain election records, an outgrowth of President Trump's baseless claims of election fraud.
Denver Sues to Block Armed ICE Agents at Voting Sites
Houthis Seize Strategic Red Sea Port, a Major Victory for an Iranian Ally. The Iran-backed militia routed Yemeni government forces in Mokha, putting the group in a stronger position to attack ships in a crucial waterway for global trade.
Oil Prices Surge as Stocks and Bonds Wobbl. Crude oil hit its highest levels in months and bond yields continued to rise as investors worried about diminishing energy supplies and inflation.
The Iran War Is Pushing Global Coal Use to Record Highs
Pleading for Votes, Trump Tries a New Spin on an Old Promise: Free Money. In his convention speech, the president floated the idea of a $5,000 "Trump Dividend" for every adult American if Republicans keep control of Congress. The idea, like many others, may not come to pass.
Trump Has Repeatedly Promised Payments That Have Yet to Materialize. President Trump is again talking up the possibility that the federal government will send Americans thousands of dollars in cash.
Down in the Polls, Republicans Embrace a Familiar Tool: Fear At an unusual midterm gathering, President Trump and his allies painted Democrats as dangerously un-American.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri's attempt to use newly drawn GOP congressional map. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins had sought to use the new map despite the state's Supreme Court saying he is barred from doing so.
Diesel crosses $6 a gallon nationally for the first time in history in the U.S.
"Jimmy Kimmel Live" has decided against broadcasting an interview on Thursday with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, and will instead post it on YouTube. Kimmel said that the show made the decision because the FCC had "threatened" ABC over "traditional editorial decisions."
Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled in states, like Texas, with abortion bans.
Day 594
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Yet Another Global Oil Route. The Iran-backed militia's ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
Strikes close Saudi pipeline as Iran-backed Houthis tighten grip on key shipping lane. Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is urging Trump to take military action against the Houthis, according to a person familiar with the matter.
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
Day 595
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists. Communism, in the president's hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this strategy works is an open question.
Trump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead.
Saudi shutdown of key pipeline limits oil flow as Yemen hits back against Houthis
Iraq dismissed a military commander after an investigation found drone attacks on Saudi Arabia originated in the country.
U.S. says Palestinians won't be forced out of Gaza, but experts warn of possible coercion. It comes after some Israeli ministers floated proposals for the mass displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
Oil prices top $100 per barrel. $105 according to Brent Crude.
Federal judge rules Trump administration broke the law with plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent
Day 596
As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers. President Trump has been in the forefront of the "what-me-worry?" crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
Top A.I. Leaders Call for Slowing Down A.I. Development Dario Amodei, the chief executive of Anthropic, laid out A.I's rapidly advancing capabilities and said greater safety controls were needed.
Obama Urges Democrats to Move A.I. Oversight to the Center of Their Agenda
Heinrich: Is ICE going to be raiding polling places?
Homan: "I have not seen any operational plans...They don't want ICE near polling places, don't want voters ID, don't want observers. What are they hiding? There is no plan for enforcement action at polling places."
Unleaded regular gas is up 28% over the last year, airfare has jumped 23.4%, and grocery prices are also on the riseThe postal service tried to reject an entire ballot over an issue with the envelope-a dark sign of the chaos that could unfold before November's elections.
Day 597
Kennedy Center could close due to "certain fiscal collapse' in coming weeks, reports say. Documents obtained by the Washington Post and New York Times say the center would be unable to make payroll or pay maintenance contracts in the next few weeks. The reports said President Donald Trump offered to "step in and raise the necessary funds" if his name was added to the main signage on the front of the center.
E.P.A. Is Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants. The generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the U.S.
Saudi Arabia Faces 'Worst-Case Scenario' After Being Rebuffed by Trump. The kingdom is in a state of strategic shock after coming under attack from Iran and failing to win more U.S. military support, analysts say.
Dire warnings about Al shock. Congress, but action is unlikely before the election Lawmakers are proposing new regulations for AI. But there's no consensus, and the House has only one more workweek before Election Day.
Immigrants held in outdoor cages the size of phone booths at 'Alligator Alcatraz'. The cages, called "calming areas," were used for detainees to "reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior" according to the inspector general's report.
A speech given by Judge J. Michael Luttig, a George H.W. Bush appointed conservative federal judge, after he warned that Trump represents a "clear and present danger" to our American democracy. On Thursday, he published a piece in The New Republic warning that even if Democrats win the House in November, Republicans could refuse to seat them.
10-YEAR TREASURY YIELD HITS 5%, CRITICAL THRESHOLD FOR US ECONOMY AND MARKETS. The rise in bond yields hit a critical threshold on Monday, with the 10-year Treasury yield rising to 5%, not seen since 2007. The move in the key benchmark could mean higher costs for Americans who want to buy a home, finance a car or take out other loans.
China's Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat. Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own intelligence minister is framing the technology as risky.
As Supreme Court Weighs Trump Mail Ballot Plan, Another Judge Blocks It. The ruling delivered another blow to the plan with a looming Supreme Court decision that could determine whether it goes into effect before the midterm election.
Day 598
Trump Has Made More Stock Trades Than All of Congress Combined
Rising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the World From Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts.
Trump's Effort to Control Elections Pushes Ahead Despite Court Loss. The Supreme Court blocked President Trump's plan to restrict voting by mail, but his fight to assert control over the election process is far from finished.
Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail Ballot Ruling. In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said "these are not the people I interviewed" to serve as justices.
House Panel Presses Treasury Secretary on Rising Costs. Scott Bessent is appearing before a House committee to discuss the financial system, as turmoil in the bond market could raise borrowing costs for Americans.
Warsh Is Set for Showdown With Trump as Fed Faces Pressure to Raise Rates. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates, putting Kevin Warsh, the chairman, at odds with President Trump just before the midterms.
Patel Suggests F.B.I. Agents May Be Sent to the Polls. Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
Day 599
The Fed raises interest rates for the first time in over three years. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday to combat stubborn inflation. That will make it more expensive to borrow money to buy a car or carry a balance on a credit card.
Saudis Face 'Disastrous' Loss of Oil Exports as Attacks Escalate Saudi Arabia, running out of options and under pressure to restore supply lines, is confronting the prospect of a severe energy crisis with global implications.
Trump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton Bombs. The package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel.
E.U. Talks of Making Canada First 'Associate Member' as U.S. Ties Weaken Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.