Soccer fans gather for a watch party during the World Cup semifinal match between Spain and France at China Basin Park in San Francisco, July 14, 2026. Heather Diehl | Getty Images While the FIFA World Cup provided a tourism boost to host cities, its positive impact was mitigated by economic weakness seen elsewhere, according…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. President Donald Trump. David Dee Delgado | Reuters | Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump slammed New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new data center moratorium on Wednesday, saying in a Truth Social post that the state should change its policy “IMMEDIATELY” after it became…
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Wednesday he sees no argument for hiking interest rates in light of the latest data on the U.S. economy, including an “amazing” inflation report. “There’s not really an excuse for raising rates right now,” Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” He said that he expects the Federal Reserve…
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche looks on, on the day he is to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on his nomination to be attorney general, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 15, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Todd Blanche defended the Department of Justice’s handling of files related to…
An F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, takes off from the flight deck of America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7), May 13, 2026. Courtesy: U.S. Navy U.S. forces launched strikes against Iranian targets shortly before the U.S. resumed its naval blockade of Iranian ports in and around the…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told a House subcommittee on Tuesday that “the threat level” against her and other federal judges “is really high” as she testified about the high court’s 2027 budget request. “Those statistics sound abstract, but being on the receiving end of them is not,” Barrett told the House Appropriations Subcommittee…
The chief of Google’s AI division has called for the U.S. to spearhead a standards body that will oversee new AI models and assess national security risks including cybersecurity and biological threats. Google DeepMind boss Demis Hassabis, a Nobel laureate, said in an article posted on X on Tuesday that “urgent action” was needed to…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Freedom 250 Grand Prix Showcase at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 13, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump plans to claim in a Thursday night speech that newly declassified intelligence reports reveal a foreign nation’s plans to interfere in the 2020 presidential election,…
The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency, said Monday that it opposes transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump demanded that ships pay protection money. “We have always been consistent on our stance on fees – IMO stands firmly against charging fees for passage through straits used for international navigation,”…
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks to the stage before his announcement for presidency on Monday, June 1, 2015, in Central, S.C. Rainier Ehrhardt | AP President Donald Trump on Monday urged South Carolina’s governor to appoint late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, to fill his Senate seat through…
