President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on goods from the European Union and Mexico, escalating global trade fights. In letters posted to Truth Social over the weekend, Trump said the U.S. would apply a 30% levy on all imports from the EU and Mexico starting Aug. 1 unless trade imbalances and drug trafficking […]
One year ago, a 20-year-old man climbed to a rooftop in Butler, Pa., and attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump. During that rally, Thomas Crooks shot at the president, grazing his right ear as he addressed the crowd. Secret Service agents swarmed Trump. He eventually rose to his feet with a raised fist in the […]
A Palestinian American man from Florida, 20-year-old Sayfollah Musallet, was beaten to death by settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, July 11, the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Musallet’s family said in a statement that he was killed “in our family’s land by Israeli settlers who were attempting to steal it.” Another […]
President Donald Trump says he is considering revoking the United States citizenship of Rosie O’Donnell. The president took to social media on Saturday, July 12 to share his thoughts on the actress and comedian. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to […]
It was the first time a woman won Wimbledon without dropping a single game since 1911. On Saturday, July 12, Iga Swiatek beat Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to become only the eighth first-time women’s player to win Wimbledon. The previous 6-0, 6-0 Wimbledon women’s final was when Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Dora Boothby. The 24-year-old […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer thousands of calls made to its disaster assistance line after deadly flooding in Texas, documents reviewed by the New York Times show. A person “briefed on the matter” who spoke to the Times anonymously said this was because the agency fired hundreds of contractors at call centers. […]
Florida lawmakers on Saturday, July 12, toured what some have dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” after state and federal officials allowed access to the new immigration detention center for the first time. The Associated Press reported that five Democratic lawmakers sued Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for entry on Thursday, July 10, after being denied access on July […]
A Washington state agency, the Department of Licensing, provided Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies with access to private driver’s license and vehicle information, KING 5 said in a report published on Friday, July 11. This is the case even though Washington has laws in place prohibiting local agencies from sharing personal data […]
The UK government is warning of increasing numbers of Iranian assassination plots on British soil. A new report from Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) details the regime’s efforts to intimidate or eliminate its opponents in the UK. Since 2022, at least 15 plots have been disrupted, targeting dissidents, dual nationals and Israeli-linked individuals. The […]
The State Department is set to fire a significant number of employees “soon” as it moves forward with a reorganization plan, according to the department’s top official for management on Thursday, July 10. The move is part of the Trump administration’s plans to restructure the diplomatic corps and cut nearly 2,000 jobs. “Soon, the Department […]
