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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins holds a briefing on efforts to contain the New World screwworm fly in Texas on June 8.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. convenes leaders from across medical education to announce efforts to advance nutrition education across the medical continuum at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 8. HHS recognizes a new cohort of medical…

Iran and Israel appear to have heeded a demand from President Donald Trump to stop fighting. Find out about the president’s message and how the United States continues to squeeze the Iranian regime economically. In a dramatic turnaround in the…

The House Rules Committee meets at 1 p.m. ET on June 8 to consider H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; and H. Res. 1335, a resolution condemning efforts to defraud the…

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, U.S. Secret Service officials, and NYPD executives hold a security briefing on June 8 ahead of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul hold a press conference on the FIFA World Cup at 10 a.m. ET on June 8.

U.S. President Donald Trump on June 8 said Israel and Iran were seeking an immediate ceasefire after a fresh exchange of missile strikes raised concerns that a fragile diplomatic process between Washington and Tehran could unravel and trigger a broader…

The U.S. House will consider legislation this week to provide around $70 billion in funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement agencies, amid concerns among moderate Republicans about a so-called weaponization fund, leaving the final outcome…

RENO, Nevada—Fourth-generation rancher and Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director James Settelmeyer was the overwhelming favorite to succeed the retiring Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) by winning November’s midterm election in the state’s deep red Congressional District 2. He…

With MLB possibly headed toward a labor dispute, President Donald Trump sided firmly with the owners on Friday, stating his support for a salary cap. Speaking aboard Air Force One, according to USA Today, Trump said of MLB, “If you…

New York state lawmakers on Thursday passed a ban on businesses setting individualized prices for consumers based on their personal data, in the strongest move yet by a state against the practice. • If New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs…

President Donald Trump said U.S. troops would remain deployed in the Middle East until the ongoing U.S. military operation in Iran is completed. “It costs us very little to keep them there. I don’t consider them in danger,” the president…

U.S. forces shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones on June 6. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the Iranian drones threatened international maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. “American forces remain postured and ready to continue defending…

The United States won’t unfreeze Iran’s assets until a long-term peace deal to end the conflict in the Middle East is reached, President Donald Trump said on June 7. “If they behave, if ​they do a good job, we start…

The U.S. government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets under its control to Gulf states to cover damages sustained during the three-month war, a Treasury Department official confirmed on June 6 following another round of attacks by Iran against Kuwait…

U.S. Secretary of War ​Pete Hegseth warned on Saturday that the immigration crisis in Europe is causing the continent to be stormed by “dangerous ideologies” and asked if Europe is ready to address “that invasion.” “Sadly, today, different European beaches…

President Donald Trump issued a memo on June 5 aiming to accelerate the development and use of artificial intelligence for national security, while warning against using the technology for surveillance activities. “Under my Administration, the United States can and will…

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 4, over the ATF’s withholding of trace data in response to a…

BAR HARBOR—At a rally several days before Maine’s primary, Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner told supporters he wasn’t the man he used to be. “If you believe in transformational politics, you have to believe in the ability of people to…

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Voters have nominated Democrat Xavier Becerra to run against a yet-to-be-announced challenger in California’s November gubernatorial election. Becerra—former Health and Human Services secretary, state attorney general, U.S. representative, and state assemblyman—earned slightly less than 27 percent of the vote,…