New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting on August 12, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York City’s pied-à-terre tax can continue its planned rollout while it faces a legal challenge, an appellate judge ruled Thursday. The ruling comes…
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after a Cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters A federal trade court on Thursday upheld President Donald Trump‘s elimination of the “de minimis” exemption, which allowed goods valued under $800 to be imported to the U.S. tax free. Trump, a…
The Icelandic and Canadian consulates building, left, in the historic old district of Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Texas-based company with links to President Donald Trump has delayed plans to drill for oil in Greenland, after the Arctic island’s government issued a “strong warning” to its…
Ships are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty Images Iranian authorities have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday stateside, Iran’s Persian Gulf Strait Authority said…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, July 16, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave that post by the end of August, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. Leavitt’s departure…
US President Donald Trump uses a cellphone aboard Marine One before it departs Leesburg Executive Airport in Leesburg, Virginia, on April 24, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump was sued on Wednesday over the controversial sale of advance notifications of his posts on Truth Social. The lawsuit, filed in U.S….
Supporters of transgender youth demonstrate outside Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on February 6, 2025 in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children. Robyn Beck | Afp | Getty Images The Trump administration on Tuesday said it is implementing…
The US Coast Guard seized advanced weapons and lethal aid from Iran, destined for Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the Red Sea on Jan. 28, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday, on February 15, 2024 in Tampa, Florida, United States. The boarding team discovered over 200 packages that contained medium-range ballistic missile components, explosives,…
Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong speaks to reporters after voting in the primary election on August 11, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin. Scott Olson | Getty Images Polls have begun closing in primary elections across the country, as voters in states such as Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Carolina pick their party’s candidates ahead of the…
Oil prices rose Tuesday after an Iranian official said the Strait of Hormuz will not reopen until Tehran’s conditions are met. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures were 1.4% higher at $83.27 per barrel by 11:53 a.m. ET. Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 1.3% at $88.85 per barrel. The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council…
