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President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will impose a 100% tariff on all movies produced outside the United States, a dramatic and unprecedented escalation of his broader trade agenda. In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared that the new policy would apply to “any and all movies …

The Supreme Court will meet in private on Monday to consider hundreds of appeals that accumulated over the summer — including a high-profile petition from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is seeking to overturn parts of her conviction for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in recruiting and grooming underage girls. The session, known as …

Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is ending his re-election campaign, a stunning decision that all but ensures he will become New York City’s first one-term mayor in more than three decades. “It has been my honor to be your mayor,” Adams said in a nine-minute video posted to …

The State of Oregon and the city of Portland filed a federal lawsuit Sunday night seeking to block President Donald Trump’s order to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, escalating a constitutional clash over the president’s use of military force on U.S. soil. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court …

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to send U.S. troops to Portland, Oregon — invoking what he called the need to protect “war-ravaged” areas and federal facilities under siege by “domestic terrorists.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was authorizing …

President Donald Trump will meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, just days before a potential government shutdown that could furlough millions of federal employees and disrupt key services nationwide, according to multiple officials familiar with the plans. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), …

The Trump administration has stepped up its campaign against alleged antisemitism on U.S. campuses, and this time California State University (CSU) is in the spotlight. Federal investigators have subpoenaed CSU for personal contact information of employees, including email addresses and phone numbers, as part of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

The Supreme Court on Friday handed a major victory to the Trump administration, allowing it to withhold $4 billion in foreign aid funds that Congress had already approved — a move that critics say undermines the constitutional separation of powers and endangers vital humanitarian programs abroad. In a brief, unsigned …

Facing a rare public rebuke and mounting diplomatic backlash, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Friday to “finish the job” in Gaza, rejecting international calls to halt Israel’s devastating military campaign against Hamas and brushing off growing global isolation. Speaking to a half-empty chamber at the United Nations General Assembly, …

President Donald Trump on Thursday announced sweeping new tariffs targeting a wide range of imported goods — including a 100% tariff on branded prescription drugs, 25% on heavy-duty trucks, and 50% on kitchen cabinets — in what he called a move to protect U.S. manufacturers and reduce reliance on foreign …

Former FBI Director James Comey proclaimed his innocence of federal obstruction charges and characterized the indictment against him as a consequence of “standing up to Donald Trump” in a video posted to social media, while current Director Kash Patel sought to allay concerns the prosecution was politically motivated. Meanwhile, Trump …

House Democrats on Thursday demanded a federal investigation into the unauthorized release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s military records, calling it a serious breach of privacy and a potential politically motivated leak ahead of New Jersey’s hotly contested gubernatorial election. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight …

The gunman who opened fire on a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Dallas on Wednesday hated the U.S. government and wanted to “cause terror” by killing federal agents, authorities said Thursday, revealing new details about the deadly attack. Federal investigators identified the shooter as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, who …

Federal prosecutors in Virginia have charged former FBI Director James Comey with obstruction of justice and making false statements, just days after President Donald Trump publicly urged his Justice Department to indict his political enemies and replaced a top federal prosecutor who resisted. The indictment, returned Thursday by a grand …

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday it is suing six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — that have refused to turn over detailed voter roll data demanded by federal attorneys earlier this year. The Justice Department has reached out to more than half …