The Justice Department announced an agreement with Mount Sinai Health System that resolves an investigation into potential violations of federal law arising from the provider’s administration of gender-affirming care to minors. Under the agreement, Mount Sinai, one of the largest health care providers in New York state, will cease providing such interventions to minors, including Read More…
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, a stronger-than-expected showing that offered fresh evidence of resilience in the labor market as manufacturing and construction hiring picked up. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. August payroll growth was well above the average monthly gain over the previous year. The White House pointed to the Read More…
Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Edward Galer was a fighter pilot during World War II and went on to serve more than 20 years on active duty. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the skies over Guadalcanal in 1942. Galer was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Seattle. He was Read More…
More than a dozen Texas public school districts are at risk of triggering a potential state takeover if they do not improve student academic performance before the next year’s A-F accountability ratings, data shows. At least 14 districts had at least one campus with a fourth consecutive failing grade, according to the preliminary 2026 ratings. Read More…
Gen. Douglas A. Schiess was formally installed Sept. 3 as chief of space operations, becoming the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the U.S. Space Force and the third person to hold the post since the service was created. Schiess succeeded Gen. Chance Saltzman during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., following his Senate confirmation Read More…
The Justice Department announced an agreement with Mount Sinai Health System that resolves an investigation into potential violations of federal law arising from the provider’s administration of gender-affirming care to minors. Under the agreement, Mount Sinai, one of the largest health care providers in New York state, will cease providing such interventions to minors, including Read More…
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, a stronger-than-expected showing that offered fresh evidence of resilience in the labor market as manufacturing and construction hiring picked up. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. August payroll growth was well above the average monthly gain over the previous year. The White House pointed to the Read More…
Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Edward Galer was a fighter pilot during World War II and went on to serve more than 20 years on active duty. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the skies over Guadalcanal in 1942. Galer was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Seattle. He was Read More…
The U.S. Army has selected five companies to develop nuclear microreactors at military installations as part of a program aimed at providing reliable power to bases while expanding America’s nuclear-energy industry. The Army’s Janus Program will award up to $2.2 billion across fiscal years 2027 through 2031, with additional private investment expected from the companies. Read More…
The Trump administration is moving to cut a United Arab Emirates bank off from the U.S. financial system, escalating its campaign to isolate Iran by targeting foreign institutions accused of helping Tehran maintain access to dollars. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining correspondent accounts for Read More…
More than a dozen Texas public school districts are at risk of triggering a potential state takeover if they do not improve student academic performance before the next year’s A-F accountability ratings, data shows. At least 14 districts had at least one campus with a fourth consecutive failing grade, according to the preliminary 2026 ratings. Read More…
(The Center Square) – A Michigan citizen-only voting ballot proposal that failed to make it on the Nov. 3 ballot is now before U.S. Supreme Court. On Tuesday, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh requested a response from Michigan officials named in the case by noon Wednesday. The Michigan Board of State Canvassers, Secretary of State Jocelyn Read More…
Executive order creates NASA-led panel to draft plans for a new federal academy training astronauts, engineers and space-industry leaders President Trump on Friday signed an executive order creating a presidential commission tasked with laying the groundwork for a new federal academy dedicated to training the next generation of American space professionals. The order establishes the Read More…
Two Mexican nationals have pleaded guilty to federal charges including alien smuggling and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), the Justice Department announced. “The defendants smuggled methamphetamine and aliens into the United States for financial gain, then doubled down to make more money by conspiring Read More…
A Nigerian national was sentenced to nearly eight years in federal prison for leading a money-laundering operation that moved more than $3.1 million in proceeds from schemes targeting Americans, including business-email compromise, romance and unemployment-insurance fraud. Oluwasegun Baiyewu, 40, of Houston, was sentenced to 95 months in prison after a federal jury convicted him last Read More…
Senior leaders and security cooperation personnel from across the War Department gathered for the 2026 National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program conference in Atlanta, Aug. 13. The goal of the annual conference was to align activities and engagements with National Defense Strategy Lines of Effort, administration arms transfer reform objectives and rigorous data-driven evaluation to Read More…
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve’s chairman used his first appearance at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole symposium to lay out a leaner approach to communicating future policy moves, while cautioning that inflation remains too high despite a resilient economy. Marking his 100th day in the role, the chairman told an audience of Read More…
Space Training and Readiness Command activated the U.S. Space Force’s 320th Recruiting Squadron during a ceremony Aug. 14 at the Parr Club. Space Delta 1 commander Col. Krista N. St. Romain officiated the activation, formally passing command of the new squadron to Lt. Col. Jason Cano. The moment marked a decisive step in shaping the force Read More…
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday afternoon changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America. The change, which the president said takes effect “immediately,” comes after the president toyed with the idea amid trade tensions with Canada. Lake America, formerly Lake Ontario, is one of four Great Lakes Read More…
Christian Castro was released a day after a federal judge rejected Minnesota’s bid to keep him jailed while Gov. Greg Abbott decides whether to sign extradition papers. BROWNSVILLE — The immigration officer at the center of a Minnesota-Texas legal fight was released from a South Texas jail Thursday, a day after a federal judge rejected Read More…
Removing the barriers that keep capital inside national borders would raise welfare in the typical country by about 5.5% of labor income — and would concentrate economic activity among the world’s largest firms while pushing smaller ones to contract, according to a working paper released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. The paper, by Read More…
In a critical step to ensure long-term fleet readiness and secure dominance in the maritime domain, the Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter service life modernization program recently announced the industry performers identified to proceed to the first phase of a statement of work collaboration for the MH-60 tailorable architecture leveraging open systems prototype project. Led Read More…
Violent crime in the U.S. fell 9.3% in 2025 and murder declined 18.1%, according to FBI figures the White House cited Friday in claiming credit for what it called the largest annual drop in violent crime on record. The underlying data show broad declines across categories. Robbery fell 18.5%, or nearly 38,500 fewer offenses. Aggravated Read More…
President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum Thursday establishing a new National Space Transportation Policy aimed at dramatically expanding the number of rockets launching and spacecraft landing on American soil, replacing a policy that had not been updated since the Obama administration in 2013. The memorandum, which the White House framed as launching a Read More…
WASHINGTON — Texas is set to receive $7.5 billion from a federal fund to reimburse states for border costs incurred when Joe Biden was president, Sen. John Cornyn told The Texas Tribune in an interview, shedding light for the first time on the Lone Star State’s haul more than a year after Congress authorized the Read More…
A federal court upheld the Trump administration’s authority under the Defense Production Act to oversee operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline on the California coast, rejecting California’s efforts to block federally mandated oil production through state-level legal barriers — though the same ruling fined Sable Offshore Corporation nearly $1.5 million for violating a federal consent Read More…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Central Command is establishing its first multinational attack-drone task force, expanding the military’s use of relatively low-cost unmanned weapons as the Pentagon works more closely with regional partners to counter threats across the Middle East. The new unit, Task Force Falcon Strike, will combine American and allied one-way attack drones operating in Read More…
Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, became Joint Base Lindsey Graham during a ceremony Aug. 10 to rename the installation after the late senator, Air Force veteran and South Carolina native son. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth poses for a photo with service members at Joint Base Lindsey Graham, S.C., Aug. 10, 2026, after the Read More…
President Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday imposing tariffs of up to 100% on imported drones and their components, using national security authority to reshape a market currently dominated by foreign — and particularly Chinese — manufacturers. The tariffs, issued under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, take effect September 3 for most Read More…
A consumer protection trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, started Tuesday in Oakland. A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general including California’s Rob Bonta made opening statements that Meta designed addictive, harmful features on Instagram and Facebook that drive excessive youth use, leading to severe mental and physical harm. The trial is Read More…
Three-quarters of Americans and nearly seven in 10 Canadians have sought financial guidance from at least one source in the past year, according to a new study from Gallup conducted in partnership with Edward Jones, though the sources people rely on most are not always the ones they trust most. Among U.S. adults who sought Read More…
A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit, arguing the work threatens archeological sites and sacred grounds. A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company on Friday asked a federal judge to block border wall-related construction in Big Bend National Park, arguing that the project is contrary to U.S. law and Read More…
Greatest numbers apprehended at northern border all year in July The number of foreign nationals apprehended nationwide was historically low in July but the highest they’ve been since January, according to the latest data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The increase is largely due to a greater number of illegal border crossers being Read More…
Army Tech. Sgt. Ted Takayuki Tanouye posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in western Italy during World War II. Tanouye was born to Nikuma and Momoye Tanouye Nov. 14, 1919, in Torrance, California. He was the eldest of six children. He graduated from Torrance High School in 1938, where he played Read More…
WASHINGTON — American companies will have a new way to help employees build savings for their children under Treasury Department guidance that allows employers to make tax-free contributions to Trump Accounts. The Treasury Department this week outlined rules for employer-sponsored Trump Account programs, providing a framework for companies to contribute as much as $2,500 annually Read More…
The U.S. Naval War College held its annual Convocation ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 4, welcoming 477 students to the academic year, including 292 new students from all six branches of the U.S. armed forces and federal government agencies, 81 U.S. students continuing from previous fall and spring enrollments, and 104 international students from partner and allied Read More…
An estimated 15 million U.S. adults, or 6% of the population, were victims of financial scams in 2025, with total losses reaching approximately $68 billion, according to a study released by Stop Scams Alliance and Gallup. The nationally representative survey of more than 5,100 U.S. adults found that scams affected Americans across demographic groups, with Read More…
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said Duke University School of Law intentionally discriminated on the basis of race in admitting students to its 2023, 2024 and 2025 incoming classes, announcing investigative findings that the school violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Read More…
Kellogg said it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year, moving up a timeline the company set just last August by more than a year. Kellogg had said in August 2025 that it would eliminate synthetic dyes from its cereals by the end of 2027. The company said Read More…
Two former NBA players, Royce White and Enes Kanter Freedom, say they intend to declare for the WNBA draft in 2027, arguing that the league’s collective bargaining agreement fails to clearly define who is eligible to play. White, a former NBA player and Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Minnesota, said Sunday that the league’s lack Read More…
The White House launched a website, fraud.gov, to publish the actions and recoveries of its Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, saying Americans should be able to track federal enforcement efforts in one place. The administration said the task force has uncovered nearly $230 billion in fraud since beginning its work, blocked $56 billion in fraudulent Read More…
About one in five Americans who sought financial advice in the past year turned to artificial intelligence, even though few trust its expertise on money matters, according to a Gallup survey conducted in partnership with financial services firm Edward Jones. Among U.S. adults overall, only about three in 10 said they have “a great deal” Read More…
The Department of War announced more than $80 million in proposed investments in university mining and metallurgy programs, including at the Colorado School of Mines, the South Dakota School of Mines and Johns Hopkins University, unveiled at a roundtable with mining industry executives. The funding would flow through the department’s Office of the Under Secretary Read More…
Employers now have guidance from the Treasury Department on how to contribute to ‘Trump Accounts’ for their employees’ children, and the department says more than 50 companies have already committed to offering such contributions. The new guidance provides a framework for employers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to employees’ ‘Trump Accounts’ for their children. Read More…