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President Donald Trump hosted a roundtable discussion on American agriculture in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, on June 5 celebrating policy achievements and strategies to strengthen farmers and ranchers.  “You all built this country, not the complainers, not the wise guys,” Trump…

President Donald Trump told reporters on June 5 that his administration is exploring the possibility of the United States acquiring a public stake in artificial intelligence (AI) companies. Trump made the comment in response to a question about a recent…

LOS ANGELES—Federal authorities on Friday announced they were investigating potential voter fraud in California as key races remained untallied days after the June 2 primary election, sparking questions about the state’s potentially weeks-long process for finalizing the results. More than…

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable event in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, at 4 p.m. ET on June 5.

President Donald Trump on Friday said that he has urged acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to reduce the number of people overseeing intelligence in the government, saying there are “are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t…

Senate Republicans pushed through a $70 billion immigration enforcement package after an all-night vote-a-rama on Capitol Hill. The Trump administration has come up with new measures to prevent the unlawful employment of illegal immigrants. The Treasury Department is asking banks…

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on June 4 announced a $12 million increase to the state’s fund for immigrant legal defense and a new effort to recruit volunteer attorneys, steps her administration framed as protecting due process amid federal immigration…

Three House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have asked senior White House science advisers and the FBI to brief Congress on allegations that foreign adversaries, including China-linked actors, are trying to slow the buildout of U.S. artificial intelligence data centers.…

President Donald Trump, on June 4, said he had considered ordering a special operations mission to recover stocks of highly enriched uranium from Iran, but elected not to because of the risks. “I didn’t want to be Jimmy Carter,” Trump…

U.S. President Donald Trump said that he would be willing to meet with top Iranian leader Mojtaba Khamenei if a deal is made between the two countries to end hostilities. Also in the Oval Office press event, Trump was asked…

U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 4 that he believed progress was being made between Israel and Lebanon and that Lebanon deserved to have peace. When asked by reporters in the Oval Office about Hezbollah’s rejection of the U.S.…

The Senate on Friday morning blocked a measure to extend a surveillance program used by U.S. agencies, in part because of opposition to President Donald Trump’s new acting director of national intelligence. The vote was 47–52 against a motion that…

The U.S. Senate on June 5 passed legislation to provide some $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement after a “vote-a-rama” on amendments to the reconciliation bill. In a Friday morning vote, the Senate approved…

President Donald Trump said on June 4 that he met with senior executives from major U.S. automakers to discuss the “right-to-repair” debate. The auto industry has sparred with independent repair shops and other ​groups for years over the ability to…

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 4 unanimously rejected a challenge to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) broad authority to recover illegal profits through the disgorgement process. Disgorgement is a process in which a person or company is…

President Donald Trump said Thursday that William Pulte, his choice for acting director of national intelligence, will not receive the permanent job, calling the housing regulator’s role temporary and noting that the administration is currently interviewing candidates for the top…

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he planned to build a promenade connecting the Lincoln Memorial and the Potomac River. “We’re going [to call it] the promenade. They want to call it the ‌Trump Promenade, but I don’t know…

The Trump administration imposed sanctions Thursday on Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife, and three other key individuals in the latest escalation of pressure on the island’s communist leadership amid intensifying economic hardship. The Treasury Department’s move builds on earlier…

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will hold what he described as “the Greatest Rally, EVER” on June 24 in Washington, D.C., as part of celebrations marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Trump said the event would feature…

The Arizona Supreme Court declined to grant prosecutors’ request to send a 2024 indictment in the so-called fake electors case back to a state grand jury after a lower court threw it out. The ruling in the case, known as…