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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,…
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…