Workers erect scaffolding at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 12, 2026. Andrew Leyden | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s name still must come off the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., a federal judge ruled Friday in rejecting a last-minute bid to block an earlier order to remove the…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche listens to a reporter’s question during a press conference at the Department of Justice June 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images A federal judge in Virginia on Friday granted a longer block against the Department of Justice implementing a “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” saying that Acting Attorney…
Markets head into the first Fed meeting run by new Chair Kevin Warsh with almost no idea what he thinks about the recent surge in job growth, the acceleration in inflation or the path of interest rates. And that may be by design. Warsh has strongly criticized Fed communications, saying they have led to policy…
The draft version of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding includes a commitment from the U.S. to lift oil sanctions and a commitment from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported Friday. The 14-point document dictates that final negotiations will not begin until the release of half of Iran’s frozen funds, the…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announces charges in connection with an international car theft ring during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters A federal judge in Washington on Thursday denied a prosecutor’s request to erase the record of the…
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks to members of the media in the Senate Subway at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is raising concerns about whether recent rule changes at stock indexes cleared the way…
John O’Farrell, former partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says the PAC Leading the Future, backed by his old firm, is trying to “intimidate politicians.” Source link
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, hours after objections by House Democrats to Trump’s incoming acting DNI, Bill Pulte ensured that a key national security tool will expire this week. Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and is…
President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled an upcoming round of U.S. military strikes against Iran, claiming that talks with the Islamic Republic “have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.” “Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved,” including Israel and nine…
Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Alex Wong | Getty Images Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Rep. Ro Khanna are introducing a bill Thursday to establish a federal review board for direct foreign investment in the U.S., as President Donald Trump courts global ventures…
