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Trump Calls U.S. Support for NATO 'Ridiculous' Days Before Ankara Summit

Five days before NATO's leaders gather in Ankara, the president reopened the burden-sharing fight, and tied it to a grievance over Iran.

Politics  · 3 Jul 2026, 09:25  · Marcus Hale
President Trump speaking at a White House event in June 2026, shortly before announcing the Dallas midterm convention.

GOP Picks Dallas for Its First-Ever Midterm Convention

Trump says the two-day event at the American Airlines Center will be a ‘rally like none other,’ the first national party convention ever held in a midterm year.

Politics  · 2 Jul 2026, 09:23  · Marcus Hale
A truck crosses a North American border checkpoint, illustrating cross-border trade under the USMCA.

U.S. Won't Renew USMCA, Leaving North American Trade on Annual Review

Washington let the deadline to renew the USMCA pass, keeping the pact alive but subjecting a $1.6 trillion trade zone to yearly reviews through 2036.

World  · 2 Jul 2026, 04:19  · Elena Marsh
Demonstrators hold signs supporting birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Limit Birthright Citizenship

A 6-3 court held that the president cannot narrow by executive order a citizenship guarantee the majority located in the Constitution itself.

Politics  · 1 Jul 2026, 04:13  · Marcus Hale
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, whom the Supreme Court declined to let President Trump remove while her lawsuit proceeds.

Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Firing the Fed's Lisa Cook, for Now

The justices left Lisa Cook on the Federal Reserve Board while her suit proceeds, but cleared Trump to remove an FTC commissioner the same day.

Politics  · 29 Jun 2026, 17:53  · Marcus Hale
Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper nominated to lead ICE. (Oklahoma Highway Patrol)

Trump Nominates Lance Schroyer for ICE, a Post Vacant Since 2017

ICE hasn't had a Senate-confirmed director since 2017. Trump's pick of an Oklahoma trooper, Lance Schroyer, tests whether that decade-long gap finally closes.

Politics  · 28 Jun 2026, 09:30  · Marcus Hale
Boats anchored off Oman's Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain as Truce Frays

A mid-June ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is buckling as both sides trade strikes over the Strait of Hormuz.

World  · 28 Jun 2026, 07:44  · Elena Marsh
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, where the US struck Iranian sites on Friday.

US Strikes Iran After Drone Hits Cargo Ship in Hormuz

Washington hit four Iranian targets hours after an IRGC drone damaged a Singapore-flagged ship, straining the 60-day truce meant to reopen Hormuz.

World  · 27 Jun 2026, 09:25  · Elena Marsh
President Trump speaks at the White House on 24 June 2026. Credit: Reuters.

Trump Cancels Housing Bill Signing, Tying It to His Voting Law

The most sweeping housing bill in decades cleared Congress with veto-proof majorities. Then the president attached a condition no one had agreed to.

Politics  · 25 Jun 2026, 09:32  · Marcus Hale
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters at the US Capitol on June 23, 2026.

Senate Votes 50-48 to Rein In Trump's Iran War, a First for Congress

For the first time, both chambers of Congress have passed a war powers resolution, telling President Trump to halt the Iran war he launched unless lawmakers authorise it.

World  · 24 Jun 2026, 09:23  · Elena Marsh
US Vice-President JD Vance at high-level Middle East talks at the Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne, Switzerland, on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

US-Iran talks open in Switzerland under shadow of Trump threats

As Vance met Iran's delegation above Lake Lucerne, Trump threatened to bomb Iran again, and Tehran refused to give ground on uranium enrichment.

World  · 21 Jun 2026, 18:09  · Elena Marsh
Rep. Mike Collins, who won Georgia's Republican U.S. Senate runoff.

Trump Wins One Georgia Runoff and Loses the Other

A split night in Georgia: Collins wins the Senate nomination and faces Ossoff, while Trump and Kemp's governor pick, Burt Jones, loses to Rick Jackson.

Politics  · 17 Jun 2026, 08:25  · Marcus Hale
G7 leaders gather at the 2026 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.

G7 throws its weight behind Ukraine and takes aim at Russian oil

With the Iran war cooling, the leaders meeting in Evian put Ukraine back at the center and pointed the next round of pressure at Russia's energy exports.

World  · 17 Jun 2026, 07:15  · Elena Marsh
California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Newsom Says Trump's Justice Dept. Is Investigating Him and His Wife

Newsom accused Trump of directing the DOJ to investigate him and his wife. The probes reportedly predate the clash, beginning last year over California whistleblower complaints.

Politics  · 16 Jun 2026, 12:29  · Marcus Hale
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

Kennedy Center Creates a Trump Fund, Days After Removing His Name

A court said the board couldn't rename the building for Trump. So the board named a fund for him instead, tied to the center's $257 million in federal money.

Politics  · 15 Jun 2026, 09:58  · Marcus Hale
A container ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran.

U.S. and Iran Declare an End to the War, Signing Set for Friday

Pakistan's PM announced the deal and Trump declared it 'complete,' lifting the naval blockade. Iran has not yet confirmed it considers the agreement in force.

World  · 15 Jun 2026, 04:06  · Elena Marsh
Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia, a Republican Senate candidate.

Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia's Senate Runoff

Two days before the runoff, Trump backed Collins over Derek Dooley, a late MAGA pick that pits the president against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Politics  · 14 Jun 2026, 19:21  · Marcus Hale
Scaffolding and a tarp cover the Kennedy Center portico after Trump's name was removed, June 13, 2026.

Trump's Name Comes Off the Kennedy Center After Court Order

A judge found the renaming broke the law. Six months after a Trump-picked board added his name, the letters came down behind a tarp, hours past the deadline.

Politics  · 14 Jun 2026, 05:50  · Marcus Hale
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026.

Trump Says an Iran Deal Signs Sunday; Tehran Says Not So Fast

The two sides agree a deal is close and agree on almost nothing else, including whether it gets signed on Sunday and who controls the Strait of Hormuz.

World  · 14 Jun 2026, 05:50  · Elena Marsh

Trump Demands a $350 Billion 'Recon 3.0.' Senate Republicans Balk

Hours after signing a $70 billion immigration funding law, the president demanded a third party-line megabill carrying $350 billion for the Pentagon and his election overhaul. McConnell, Collins and Thune are not buying it.

Politics  · 12 Jun 2026, 19:30  · Marcus Hale