High Court Clears Way for Trump to Strip Temporary Protections From Haitians and Syrians
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end temporary protected status, or TPS, for migrants from Haiti and Syria, a major immigration ruling that could expose hundreds of thousands of people to deportation and deepen legal and political conflict over humanitarian protections. The Court’s ruling was 6-3, overturning lower-court orders that had […]
Senate Republicans Reverse Course on Iran War Powers After Trump’s Pressure Campaign
Senate Republicans blocked a new war powers resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s authority in the Iran conflict, a dramatic reversal that came just hours after Trump personally berated GOP senators at a closed-door Capitol meeting. The late-night vote ended 47-50-1, with Republicans defeating the measure after a nearly identical resolution had passed the […]
Stronger Dollar Surges on Rising U.S. Rate Expectations and Global Risk Aversion
The U.S. dollar climbed to its strongest level in more than a year as investors increasingly bet that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates again and sought safety amid a sharp selloff in technology stocks. The dollar index rose to 101.71, its highest level since May 2025, as markets priced in a more hawkish […]
Trump Turns America 250 Kickoff Into a Campaign-Style Rally on the National Mall
President Donald Trump is opening the kickoff of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations with a rally on the National Mall that looks less like a traditional civic ceremony and more like a campaign-style political event centered on himself. Trump sees the country’s semiquincentennial as a chance to re-energize the public, but also to reframe the national […]
Oil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen Hormuz
Oil prices tumbled again Thursday after US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart signed off on a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The news boosted optimism for a lasting peace between the two nations after more than three months of war that has rattled energy markets and fuelled […]
U.S. Delays Blacklisting DeepSeek and Dozens of Chinese Firms Despite Security Concerns
The Trump administration has held off adding China’s AI startup DeepSeek, memory chipmaker CXMT, and more than 100 other companies identified as national security risks to a key U.S. trade blacklist. The decision suggests that the White House is trying to avoid further inflaming tensions with Beijing, even as officials inside the U.S. government have […]
Trump’s Iran Deal Faces Skepticism on Capitol Hill as Senators Demand Details
President Donald Trump’s newly announced Iran deal is facing immediate scrutiny in Congress, where lawmakers from both parties say they still lack basic details about what the administration has actually agreed to. The deal was greeted with skepticism on Capitol Hill, even among some Republicans, because senators returned to Washington with only a broad outline […]
Jay Clayton Chosen to Lead U.S. Intelligence Amid Senate Standoff Over Spy Powers
President Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair, to become the next director of national intelligence, putting a politically moderate but intelligence-inexperienced lawyer at the top of the U.S. spy apparatus during a heated battle over surveillance powers and national security leadership. Trump […]
Trade Deal With Canada and Mexico Faces Uncertainty After Trump Questions Renewal
President Donald Trump said the United States might not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, raising new uncertainty over the future of North American trade. Trump told reporters he may either let the agreement expire or seek a different deal with Canada and Mexico, citing frustration over U.S. trade deficits and what he views as unfair […]
New Law Gives ICE and Border Patrol Funding Surge Through End of Trump’s Term
President Donald Trump signed a bill giving his immigration enforcement agenda nearly $70 billion in funding through the end of his term, locking in money for deportations, border operations and expanded federal enforcement. The law provides $38 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for the Border Patrol and another $5 billion for […]
