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US reviewing Mexican consulates ahead of possible closures

The U.S. is conducting a review of Mexico's consulates ahead of potential closures, a State Department official told The Associated Press on Thursday. It is unclear why the State Department is reviewing the consulates, though the closure could further drive a wedge between

Is there a treatment for hantavirus?

Health officials in numerous countries are working to contain the spread of illnesses linked to a hantavirus outbreak traced back to a now-deceased passenger on a Dutch cruise ship.

Watch live: Trump gives remarks from Rose Garden

President Trump will give remarks Friday afternoon from the White House Rose Garden. Trump will welcome "Gold Star" and "Angel" moms — or those whose children were killed while serving in the U.S. military or at the hands of people in the country illegally — for a luncheon

Trump Throws Temper Tantrum When Asked About Gas Prices

Donald Trump either can’t or won’t face the music. The president exploded at a Black female reporter Thursday who dared to question why he was so focused on his expensive Washington vanity projects while the rest of the country struggles to fill their gas tanks, deriding the

Mamdani's $6 billion mistake

Zohran Mamdani’s anti-business, anti-wealth crusade is thrusting the city into a death spiral — fewer businesses and residents mean higher taxes, since local leaders won’t cut spending, driving even more to leave.

Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting results

The Virginia Supreme Court threw out Democrats’ redistricting referendum Friday, ruling 4-3 that it didn’t follow the proper procedures. The decision casts aside the state’s new congressional map that would’ve given Democrats a 10-1 tilt in Virginia. Under the ruling, the 6-5

MAGA War Hawks Rage Over Trump’s Proposed Iran Deal

Iran war hawks are furious at the peace deal President Trump says is on the table. Commentators across the conservative spectrum expressed their distaste for reports of a one-page plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enforce a temporary 30-day peace agreement until a larger

Trump Threatens to Nuke Iran as He Tries to Break Blockade

President Trump threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Iran if it didn’t sign an agreement with the United States. While speaking to the press outside of the White House on Thursday, Trump was asked if the ceasefire was still on despite the recent exchange of fire in the Strait

Mine safety commissioner sues Trump over firing

A Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission member sued President Trump on Thursday for firing him, claiming it was illegal in the latest battle implicating presidential control over independent agencies. Moshe Marvit, an attorney known for his writings on workers’

Trump Suffers Two Brutal Court Losses in Less Than 24 Hours

President Trump suffered two resounding legal losses on Thursday, as two separate federal judges decided that his 10 percent global tariff and DOGE’s anti-woke grant terminations were unlawful. In a 2–1 decision, the Court of International Trade determined the president’s

Trump says ceasefire still intact after fire exchanged

President Trump signaled late Thursday that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement is still in play, despite a fresh exchange of fire between the two sides in the Strait of Hormuz. “​If there’s no ceasefire​, you’re not going to have to know. You’re just going to have to look at one

Pentagon releases new batch of UFO files

The Pentagon on Friday released a new tranche of files focused on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), or UFOs, as part of the Trump administration's vow to be transparent on the issue. President Trump ordered the Defense Department to identify and release documents given

US added 115K jobs in April, beating expectations

The U.S. economy added 115,000 new jobs in April, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department, beating the expectations of economists. The jobless rate held firm at 4.3 percent last month. Economists expected the U.S. to have added roughly 67,000 jobs in April,

Trump on Hantavirus: 'It's very much we hope under control'

President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he has been briefed on the recent outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship, and it is “very much under control.” “We have a lot of people, a lot of great people, studying it,” Trump said. “It should be fine, we hope.” Three people

Has Trump lost his appetite for war?

In today’s issue: ▪ U.S., Iran exchange strikes ▪ Court strikes down Trump tariffs ▪ Hantavirus concerns ▪ Clarence Thomas’s milestone President Trump's latest push for a relatively narrow peace deal with Iran has both supporters and critics asking if he’s really prepared to

T​he Trans Idahoans Fighting an Extreme Bathroom Ban

On July 1, perhaps the most punitive bathroom ban in the country is set to go into effect in Idaho. The ban threatens people with criminal penalties for being in a public restroom that does not match what the law refers to as their “biological sex” (a term it does not define).

John Roberts Is Trying to Defend the Indefensible

Chief Justice John Roberts and his colleagues have a problem on their hands. Americans have an increasingly low opinion of the Supreme Court. Thanks to its aggressive and corrosive rulings, a growing number of voters and elected officials favor structural reforms to rein in the

Iran hawks erupt over terms of Trump's peace proposal

The reported terms of a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the Iran war spurred a swift backlash from allies of President Trump who have cheered on his fight against the Islamic Republic. Prominent conservative media figures and pro-Israel advocates spoke out against

How Is Tucker Carlson More Antiwar Than Leading Democrats?

In an interview with The New York Times last week, Tucker Carlson, once a Trump stalwart, called President Trump’s war with Iran “the single most foolish thing any American president has ever done.” The conservative podcaster no doubt was being intentionally hyperbolic, as his