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President Donald Trump suggested federal government intervention in Chicago following shootings over the past weekend that left around two dozen people injured and several dead. Trump asked why Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has not asked for federal assistance.…

Bipartisan support at the federal and state levels is escalating to ban the sale and use of paraquat in the United States. Prohibited in 70 countries, including China and the European Union, paraquat is the center of concern for researchers…

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy holds its 90th Commencement on the morning of June 22 in New York. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll attend. ...

The Patrouille de France conducts a ceremonial flyover on June 22 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of American independence, Franco-American alliance, friendship, and shared aviation heritage. During their tour, the Patrouille de France will fly over Washington and key…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that Iran had agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors back into the country, calling it a major breakthrough from the first round of U.S.–Iran talks in Switzerland and saying negotiators had laid…

Booz Allen Hamilton warned that Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) coding models used by U.S. developers could create hidden software-supply-chain risks for government, contractor, and critical-infrastructure systems, after its testing found some models generated more vulnerable code when prompted as if…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said that Tehran will not back down from ultimately trying to continue to enrich uranium, a key point of contention between the Trump administration and the Iranian regime amid talks to end hostilities. Iranian…

President Donald Trump said on June 21 that embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will step down. “Keir Starmer will resign as Prime Minister of The United Kingdom,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on June 21. “He failed…

Vice President JD Vance leads the United States delegation at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland for a crucial quadrilateral meeting alongside the leadership of Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at 7:40 a.m. ET on June 21. This high-level diplomatic summit serves…

Colorado’s week-long, early, in-person voting period begins June 22 for the state’s June 30 primaries, the last round of preliminary contests in the nation’s 2026 midterms cycle until Aug. 4, when five states—including Arizona and Michigan—stage inter-party elections. About one-quarter…

President Donald Trump, on June 20, said the U.S. Park Police have arrested multiple people for acts of vandalism against the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool he recently ordered renovated. “Who would do such a thing? These are very serious crimes…

President Donald Trump, on June 20, threatened that the United States could impose a new toll on maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz if a long-term peace deal isn’t reached with Iran within the next two months. “There will…

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to reverse a ruling that had blocked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appointment of 13 members to a key vaccine advisory panel. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled in…

WASHINGTON—A ban on certain contracts between hospital systems and health insurers could save Americans around $45 billion, according to a report from White House analysts released on June 18. “The Council of Economic Advisers’ findings reinforce that the Trump administration…

A federal appeals court on Friday prevented the Trump administration from advancing with new plans to cut staffing at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency overseeing consumer financial products and services. In a per curiam order issued by…

DALLAS—Lunch at Steak ‘n Shake is served for Michael Boes. The plate in front of him has a grass-fed burger and beef tallow fries. He washes it down with cane sugar Coca-Cola. “Fast food doesn’t have to mean processed, complicated,…

Former California congressman Eric Swalwell was ordered by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) June 15 to return all donations received during his bid for governor before dropping out of the race. The agency charged with enforcing federal campaign finance laws…

A federal judge on Friday rejected former President Joe Biden’s bid to prevent the conservative Heritage Foundation from receiving redacted transcripts and recordings of conversations he had with a ghostwriter for his 2017 memoir. Although District Judge Dabney Friedrich delayed…

President Donald Trump said on Friday he will travel to Turkey and make a second trip to China at some point this year. “We’re doing a lot of trips. We’ll be going to Turkey. We’ll be going at some point…

Senators are seeking to tie Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s future travel budget to a review of a set of deadly strikes on a school in Iran, and other outstanding oversight requests before the Pentagon. The Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School…