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Trump Nominates Former Marine, Trooper Schroyer to Lead ICE
President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:58:14 EDTCensus: South Alone Gains Children as Other Regions Decline
The South was the only region of the United States to add children over the past five years, bucking a nationwide decline in the population under age 18 as the Northeast, Midwest and West all saw their share of young residents shrink, according to new U.S. Census Bureau...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:51:12 EDTBrands Turn FIFA Logo Ban Into PR Win
Brands forced to cover their logos at FIFA World Cup venues are using the restrictions as a marketing opportunity, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Levi's, whose name was removed from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, embraced the temporary cover-up...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:44:56 EDTTrump's AI Balancing Act: Beat China, Calm the Base
The Trump administration's increasing oversight of advanced artificial intelligence has left leading AI companies calling for clearer rules, marking a sharp departure from President Donald Trump's earlier promise to take a hands-off approach to the...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:35:52 EDTMamdani Wave Fuels AOC 2028 Buzz
Democratic insiders say a clean sweep by NYC Mayor Mamdani's three endorsed House candidates on Tuesday has shifted Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., toward a potential 2028 presidential bid.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:41:30 EDTMillions Drop Obamacare Coverage After Subsidies Expire
About 3 million fewer people in the United States had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year, according to new federal data. In the report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggested the...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:55:04 EDTSeib: Democrats Just Need to Register Voters to Win Big
Democrats searching for a winning strategy ahead of the 2026 midterm elections may not need to persuade large numbers of Republican or independent voters, veteran political journalist Jerry Seib argues.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:39:33 EDTPape Warns Iran War Enters Dangerous New Phase of Escalation
Political scientist Robert Pape, one of America's leading scholars of military strategy and coercive warfare, is warning that the Iran conflict has entered a far more dangerous phase than many policymakers and markets appear to recognize. In a special edition of his...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 13:35:41 EDTUS Officials Balk at Machado Return to Venezuela
A renewed push by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for U.S. help to return home following devastating earthquakes in the South American country is frustrating senior officials in Washington, a White House official said on Saturday.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:18:26 EDTRace for Survivors Continues After Deadly Venezuela Quakes
The increasingly desperate search for survivors in Venezuela entered a third day Saturday as people dug through the rubble of collapsed homes and apartment buildings after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out.A mix...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:25:19 EDTIsrael Debate Emerges as Early Fault Line in 2028 GOP Race
Vice President JD Vance is weathering criticism from some of the Republican Party's most influential pro-Israel voices, with a Washington Post report Saturday finding that many evangelical conservatives remain open to supporting him for president in 2028.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:58:10 EDTTrump's 'Board of Peace' Draft Seeks Sweeping Gaza Immunity
A draft resolution circulating inside President Donald Trump's UN-sanctioned Board of Peace would grant sweeping legal immunity to the body's members, its staff, the international force deployed to Gaza, and the contractors hired to rebuild it, and would entitle the board...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 11:42:23 EDTTrump Targets Oil Firms as Pump Prices Stay High
U.S. crude oil has nearly retraced its entire wartime spike, but drivers are not seeing the relief at the pump that President Trump promised, and the gap is now driving a political fight between the White House and the industry it usually counts as an ally.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:17:12 EDTGermany's Military Recruitment Collapses as Youth Say No to Service
The German government says it is engaged in a massive military buildup and sees Russia as a growing threat to Europe - but its young people apparently have a little interest in helping defend Germany.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:34:43 EDTFetterman Rips Democratic Left, Warns of 'Orgy of Socialism'
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., delivered one of his sharpest rebukes yet of the Democratic Party's left flank, telling the New York Post in an exclusive interview published Saturday that recent victories by Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates prove his warning...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 10:21:46 EDTReport: US Close to Allowing Anthropic to Restore Fable 5 Model
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Anthropic and the White House did not immediately respond...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:21:14 EDTHezbollah Rejects US-Brokered Israel-Lebanon Security Deal as 'Surrender'
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected a U.S.-brokered security agreement between Lebanon and Israel on Saturday a day after it was signed, describing it as a surrender to Israel. In the latest example of ongoing hostilities despite repeated ceasefires and agreements, Israel...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:59:43 EDT'Great American State Fair' Kicks Off US 250th
With a 110-foot Ferris wheel, a rodeo demonstration, and an eye-popping array of junk food, "The Great American State Fair" opened on Washington's National Mall on Thursday to start a 16-day celebration of the country's 250th anniversary.
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:30:30 EDTSupreme Court, ECB to Shape Fed Chief Warsh's Early Tenure
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's early leadership of the U.S. central bank faces fresh tests this week, with an appearance before a high-profile economic conference in Portugal and the U.S. Supreme Court's expected ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's...
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 09:04:03 EDTRep. Jayapal: Dems Talking About Expanding Supreme Court
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said Friday that Democrats are "absolutely" discussing expanding the Supreme Court and enacting term limits.Jayapal's comments came a day after the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending...
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