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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 11 temporarily extended a pause of a lower ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s 10-percent global tariffs. The appeals court granted the Trump administration’s motion to extend the…
U.S. financial institutions filed more than 137,000 reports totaling about $312 billion in suspicious activity tied to suspected Chinese money laundering networks from 2020 through 2024, according to an analysis by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that…
Two House lawmakers have introduced legislation that would bar employees of Chinese companies linked to Beijing’s military from entering the United States and deport those already in the country. On June 10, Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House…
President Donald Trump announces an important agreement with Iran at 3 p.m. ET on June 11.
President Donald Trump on June 11 said he is nominating Jay Clayton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be his director of national intelligence. The move comes weeks after former intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard said she…
President Donald Trump said he called off his planned evening strikes against Iran as a deal appears to be near. “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of…
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva holds a press briefing at 11:45 a.m. ET on June 11.
Pentagon staff were ordered to shelter in place June 11 after systems detected an air quality issue at its complex in Arlington, Virginia. Assistant War Secretary Sean Parnell confirmed the lockdown at the Department of War headquarters, saying the measure…
The House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a press conference at 11 a.m. ET on June 11 on Trump administration’s economy.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks with reporters at 10:30 a.m. ET on June 11, following a House vote on legislation extending authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. ...
The Trump administration on June 10 imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Hong Kong, and Belarus that U.S. officials say were involved in procuring weapons and military-related equipment for Iran’s armed forces. The coordinated action…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on June 10 that he works long hours and makes final decisions for issues across divisions he oversees. “I am knowledgeable and active on every issue in every division of my department, and…
Brian Johnson, former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during President Donald Trump’s first term, has been nominated to lead the bureau. The White House announced the pick for CFPB director on June 10. Johnson, from Ohio,…
BELFAST, Maine—The streets of downtown Belfast were charged with energy: politics was working its way through the public square. On one corner, older men and women held LGBT rainbow flags. The June 6 Pride parade would soon weave through the…
The U.S. budget deficit narrowed in May from the prior year, but tariff revenues declined that month as federal refunds began being issued. Washington registered a $293 billion shortfall last month, down more than 7 percent from a year ago,…
A federal judge on Wednesday declined to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying the request was moot because the Justice Department said it is no longer moving forward with the fund. U.S. District Judge Richard…
A former Jan. 6 defendant who alleged torture and other abuse in custody is suing the federal government for almost $18 million. The lawsuit by Ryan Samsel of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was filed late June 9 in federal court in Virginia,…
Federal authorities searched the Southern California aerospace facility June 10 where a chemical tank nearly suffered a catastrophic explosion last month, displacing tens of thousands of nearby residents for several days. FBI agents and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspectors…
ActBlue CEO Regina Wallace-Jones invoked the Fifth Amendment on Wednesday before the House Administration Committee, surrounding reports that she may have misled Congress about how the platform vets foreign donations. Wallace-Jones had originally agreed to testify voluntarily before Congress concerning…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosts a Public Health Grand Rounds session on June 10 titled “Measuring Vaccine Effectiveness.” Experts examine methodologies used to measure vaccine effectiveness, discuss their strengths and limitations, and explore how interpretations of the…