Every Adult Gets $5,000 After Republicans Win, Congress Approves It And The Money Appears
The president attached a trillion-dollar dividend to the midterm result without legislation, a funding plan or authority to issue it himself.
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Tariffs Make Way For The More Efficient Canadian Import Ban
The United States replaced 50 percent duties with a prohibition on Canadian alcohol, whey and large motorcycles, removing the burdensome purchasing decision altogether.
New Mexico Successfully Remains New Mexico
The president proposed ‘New America’ in a series of posts, while the state constitution continued using the name it already has.
Pentagon Preserves An Independent Stars And Stripes By Firing The People Who Discussed It
A judge declined to pause the dismissals after newsroom leaders gave an approved interview about keeping military journalism free of military control.
Texas Preserves Its Economic Miracle As One In Five Residents Face Food Insecurity
Twenty food banks now serve more than four million Texans, while SNAP, which supplies nine meals for every pantry meal, contracts.
Labor Department Finds Hostile Working Conditions Inside The Labor Department
The agency responsible for workplace standards documented harassment, personal errands, travel violations and unreported gifts in its own leadership suite.
Great Lakes Protection Resumes After Completing Presidential Phone-Call Requirement
The Brandon Road carp barrier's stop-work order was lifted after Whitmer called Trump. The administration had halted the work in July.
Army Commits Up To $2.2 Billion To Get Five Bases Partly Off The Grid They Will Remain On
The first microreactors will supply a fraction of each installation's power while contractors and utilities preserve the necessary connections.
Five Small Planes Enter Presidential No-Fly Zone, Receive F-16 Orientation Flights
NORAD safely escorted every aircraft away while reminding pilots that a notice is easier to read before takeoff.
Park Service Finds Trump's Arch Harms Historic Views, Concludes That Is Why It Belongs There
A 133-page assessment says the 250-foot structure would adversely affect dozens of landmarks while endorsing its chosen site.
Trump Endorsement Wins The Primary, Then Leaves The Campaign Website
Republican candidates prized the president's support in spring. Several discovered independent leadership by summer.
White House Construction Disrupts Marine One Radio; Fix Fails Again
An antenna was moved after the president's helicopter came too close to a passenger jet. Controllers lost contact again the day the repair was announced.
Telescope President Tried To Cancel Launches Ahead Of Schedule And Within Budget
Congress preserved NASA's Roman mission through two Trump administrations. The observatory responded by departing early.
Afghan Family Helps U.S. Military; U.S. Sends A Relative To Central Africa
A judge protected the young man from the Taliban. The administration found a third country and called the itinerary complete.
Space Academy Opens With No School, Campus, Curriculum, Or Authority
The executive order announced a federal academy. Its operative achievement is a commission with 120 days to propose what establishing one would require.
Golf-Course Renovation Starts With 60 Trees And No Renovation Plan
The administration says the cutting is routine maintenance. The public-course redesign still lacks a final plan, schedule, disclosed cost, and required approvals.
Border Security Pauses At Big Bend To Protect The Park From Border Security
Bulldozers began clearing land before officials finalized what they planned to build. A court agreement stops the work until September 15.
U.S. Secures 65 Billion Barrels Of Venezuelan Oil After Securing Venezuela's President
Trump says the agreement gives America majority control at no taxpayer cost. The oil is real; the terms are not yet public.
President's Conviction Survives A Third Federal Rescue Attempt
A judge found that paying and concealing hush money did not become an official presidential act when discussed inside the White House.
Border Wall Crews Cross Tribal Land Past No-Trespassing Signs To Stop Unauthorized Crossings
The Tohono O'odham Nation says masked federal agents blocked tribal police while contractors drilled at three sites.
EPA Helps Drivers Save $790 Billion By Valuing Their Fuel Savings At 23 Cents On The Dollar
Economists say correcting that and other assumptions turns the agency's claimed benefit into a $670 billion cost.
White House Honors Departing Press Secretary's Command Of Facts By Reprinting Her Insults
The official farewell praised Karoline Leavitt's clarity and preserved remarks including 'What a stupid question' and 'You're kidding, right?'
America Defends Europe By Moving Its Patriot Missiles To The Iran War
Officials say European stocks are 'beyond critical,' with limited ability to stop even a stray Russian ballistic missile.
White House May Tax Laptops Now While Domestic Chip Factories Take Years To Build
A proposed expansion of semiconductor tariffs could reach computers, game consoles, and data center servers before new American capacity is ready.
Job Market Protects Existing Positions By Creating Almost No New Ones
Layoffs remain rare and unemployment is low. The arrangement works less well for anyone attempting to obtain a job.
Bipartisanship Returns As Everyone Agrees The Data Center Should Be Somewhere Else
Conservative farmers and environmental groups have found common ground in sending America's AI infrastructure to a neighboring county.
President Considers Renaming Half-Canadian Lake 'Lake America' Because Trade With Canada Is Going Poorly
Lake Ontario sits between New York and Canada. Washington may give the water a new name now that getting along with the other shore has become difficult.
Court Blocks $100,000 Visa Fee; Administration Returns With A $103,265 Visa Fee
A judge said the executive branch could not impose the original charge without Congress. The proposed replacement adds $3,265 and a public comment period.
America First Beef Plan Begins With 300,000 Metric Tons From Somewhere Else
The 90-day tariff holiday is meant to lower grocery prices. Ranchers would prefer the domestic cattle market not be the part that gets cheaper.
Treasury Promises The Most Crushing Economic Campaign In History; It Arrives First At The American Pump
The administration vowed to cut off every dollar reaching Iran. The clearest result so far is a record $4.11 gallon of gas at home.
President Orders 1,000 Rocket Launches A Year By 2030, Beginning Whenever
A new memorandum sets a target of a thousand annual launches. It does not say who is building, paying for, or catching them.
President Visits South Carolina To Confirm That Everything, Including The Gas Prices, Is Going Extremely Well
The stop cited record tax cuts, the most secure border in history, plunging crime, and an emergency waiver for the fuel prices, which are at a record high.
Judge Strikes Down The Ban On Immigrants Who Might One Day Need Help, A Standard Few Citizens Could Meet Either
The State Department suspended visas for 75 countries to keep out people who could someday need public benefits. A court found the theory nowhere in the law.
National Debt Reaches $40 Trillion Ahead Of Schedule, In A Rare Display Of Federal Punctuality
The figure doubled in under a decade and arrived months earlier than forecast. Nobody has decided whether the speed is the good news or the bad.
Told The $1.7 Billion Troop Deployment Did Not Lower Crime, The Administration Countered With A $5 Billion Lawsuit
A think tank found the National Guard surge had no measurable effect on violent crime. The reply was a demand to retract by Friday, or pay.
President Personally Mails In The Ballot He Spent Years Warning You Not To Trust
Palm Beach County records show the president voted by mail in Florida's primary, five months after he signed an order making mail voting harder for everyone else.
President Threatens To Bomb The Country That Was Helping Reopen The Strait He Demanded Be Reopened
Oman is close to a deal with Iran to keep ships moving through the Strait of Hormuz. For this, the president has now twice threatened to bomb Oman.
President Renames Gulf Of Mexico 'Gulf Of America'; Mexico And Cuba, Which Also Border It, Were Not Asked
The map now shows a different name depending on which country you're standing in.
Armed Forces Bravely Weaken Themselves; Rival Nations Confused But Grateful
The Pentagon discharges thousands of soldiers who passed every test, citing the danger of them being too prepared.
President Signs Executive Order To Make America's Showers More Powerful
It rolls back a water-efficiency rule and promotes a years-long presidential grievance to federal policy.