Today: October 15, 2026
Today: October 15, 2026

Trump administration

Economy

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet

The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transporting Iranian crude

Political

Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved

An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House

Arts

US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea

A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the release and return of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea this year and has since been

Business|Technology

Trump admin bars Microsoft and other tech companies from seeking permanent residency for foreign workers

Trump admin bars Microsoft and other tech companies from seeking permanent residency for foreign workers

Business|Economy|Health

The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule

Political

Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near

Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near

Health|Science

FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year

The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year

Business

Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington

Election|Political

Democrats sue Trump to halt taxpayer-funded TV ads that praised him

Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using

Election|Political

Two lawsuits challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law

Two new lawsuits are challenging President Donald Trump's recent spate of federally funded television advertisements

Americas|Arts|Business|Crime|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|US|Videos

Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over

Business|Economy

US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing large leaks of methane from oil and gas operations.

Business|Economy|Finance

Wells Fargo faces potential probe over Black homeownership commitments, WSJ reports

Wells Fargo is facing a potential investigation from the Trump administration's housing authority over programs and commitments the bank made to increase homeownership among Black

Business|Economy|Health

Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts

The pharmaceutical industry's top lobby group on Wednesday sued to invalidate the Trump administration's efforts to benchmark US drug prices to lower costs overseas

Election|Political

ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show

ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show

Education

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students who are seeking to work in the United States

Election

Armed poll watchers: New Jersey’s 1981 racist voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale ahead of 2026 midterms

An armed voter suppression campaign in New Jersey in 1981 finds echoes today in the Trump administration’s persistent efforts to suppress the vote and undermine trust in elections nationwide.

Election|Political|US

Most Republicans in tight midterm races distance themselves from Trump, Reuters review finds

Two-thirds of Republican candidates in competitive US House and Senate races have broken with President Donald Trump on policy or played down ties to

Economy|Interview|Political|World

In interview, US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war

US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment

Economy|Health|Political

Trump doles out billions to voters ahead of midterm elections

US President Donald Trump is sending $2.35 billion in direct payments to millions of Americans just weeks before the November 3 elections that will

Uncategorized

Failed polygraph played role in the loss of Trump ally Kurt Olsen’s security clearance, sources say

Kurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who has been a leading Trump administration proponent of false

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Technology|World

US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources say

Examiners at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gave a largely clean bill of health to most of the companies they inspected earlier this year

Business|Finance|Technology

Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations, FT reports

Brussels is considering taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations in an effort to raise revenues for the EU while avoiding a backlash from the Trump

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Interview|Technology

David Ellison backs CNN’s Trump lawsuit, pledges editorial independence

David Ellison backs CNN’s Trump lawsuit, pledges editorial independence

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

CNN now has a new owner. What will the future of the network be under Skydance?

CNN has a new owner: Skydance

Arts|Entertainment

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros

Arts|Entertainment

ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’

ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’

Business|Crime|Economy|Finance

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

Political|US|World

Families of some US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest strike absent from White House event

Relatives of some soldiers killed in the Iran war joined dozens of Gold Star families Tuesday at the White House

Health|Science

US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments

A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking

Uncategorized

Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates

The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation

Entertainment

ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction

A lawyer for ABC has asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine

Political|Travel|US|World

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the U.S. and Russia rise in the High North and elsewhere

Economy

US Senator Warren presses federal housing director to cooperate with probe

Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, an ally of President Donald Trump, to

Crime|Political|Sports

Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project

Lawyers for a former US Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two government

Uncategorized

Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid

Arts|Science|Technology|World

Whistleblower says Trump demanded FBI probe into protesters over a TikTok he saw

Whistleblower says Trump demanded FBI probe into protesters over a TikTok he saw

Business|Economy|Environment

Trump signs executive order aimed at lowering diesel prices

Trump signs executive order aimed at lowering diesel prices

Uncategorized

US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

A federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final

Environment|Science|Technology

Conservation group calls for moratorium on AI data centers on US public lands

Conservation group The Wilderness Society on Monday called for a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers on federal lands, citing concerns over water use, electricity

Uncategorized

White House blocks Politico from Air Force One amid press access lawsuit

White House blocks Politico from Air Force One amid press access lawsuit

Business|Science|Technology

Boeing receives Lockheed PAC-3 MSE contract worth up to $14.7 billion

Boeing on Monday said it was awarded a seven-year contract worth about $14.7 billion by Lockheed Martin to scale production and deliver PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

Arts|Economy|Education

Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard

A federal appeals court has heard arguments over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University

Entertainment

Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

Arts|Political|World

Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison

Election|Political

Inside Democrats’ efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interference

Inside Democrats’ efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interference

Economy|Health|Political|Sports|World

Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs

President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections

Crime|Political|US

Family of Renee Good sues US government and Trump officials over her death

CNN's Whitney Wild reports for The Lead.

Election|Political|US

Trump administration's quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says

The Democratic National Committee is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Department of Defense for a last-minute change that makes it harder for some U.S. citizens who live overseas to register to vote in November's election

Arts|Crime|Technology

Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller

A Massachusetts man has been arrested in a federal case alleging he cyberstalked conservative podcaster and former Trump administration official Katie Miller

Arts|Economy|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Science|Technology|US

Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics

US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year

Political

Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

A judge has overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle

Business

US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday,

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

US states take steps to curb diesel and gasoline prices

US states are taking a range of steps to curb diesel and gasoline prices that have soared in recent months due to supply disruptions stemming from the

Business|Economy|Health

Trump Medicare drug pricing model may apply to only four companies after exemptions

A Trump administration rule to cut hospital drug prices for Medicare patients may apply to as few as four drugmakers after exempting companies that signed separate "most

Election|Political|US

US judge finds law criminalizing noncitizen voting unconstitutional

A US judge dismissed a federal case on Thursday that accused a Jamaican national of illegally voting, finding the law criminalizing noncitizen voting was unconstitutional

Uncategorized

Federal panel gives final approval to new design for White House security screening center

A federal panel has approved plans for an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House

Environment|Science

States and cities sue over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants

States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

Arts|Interview|Political|Science|Technology|World

Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East

Arts|Business|Economy|Election|Finance

Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds

President Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this

Economy|Environment|Science

New York, 20 states sue EPA to block power plant carbon rule repeal

New York's attorney general on Thursday led a coalition of 25 states and cities in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency to block

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Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who

Business|Economy

A new Trump proposal would require tax filers to disclose citizenship status to the IRS

The Trump administration has proposed a change to the 1040 tax form that will require Americans to disclose their citizenship and residency status

Arts|Crime|Sports

DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool

A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

Arts|Business|Environment|Europe|Finance

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help ease

Political

Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for detained immigrants

Education

Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states

The Trump administration has proposed rules for a new federal scholarship program that launches at the start of next year

Uncategorized

California, six other states sue Trump administration over federal funds

California and six other states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of withholding federal funds approved by Congress, including about $810

Crime|Election|Political

Trump's campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it's rare and not enough to swing elections

The Trump administration's push to shine a spotlight on noncitizen voting is highlighting how rare it is

Business|Economy|Political

Trump plugs $54 billion natural gas project in Alaska, flanked by a senator in a tight race

President Donald Trump said South Korea plans to invest about $54 billion in a natural gas project in Alaska

Political|US|World

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned

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Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign

Uncategorized

Hegseth announces a new drone command and cuts to 20% of generals in 'State of the Force' speech

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is announcing some major changes to the U.S. military in what he calls his “State of the Force” address

Election|Political|US

GOP senator blocks resolution that criticized Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads

GOP senator blocks resolution that criticized Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads