Today: September 18, 2026
Today: September 18, 2026

Trump administration

Economy

Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows

An analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term

Business|Economy|Political

Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan

Trump administration paid federal employees $9.5 billion not to work in 2025 under DOGE plan

Political|World

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

Election|Political|World

Venezuela opposition leader Machado weighs return home amid US reticence

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faces a growing dilemma over when to return home from abroad to rally support amid reticence from the Trump administration about

Africa|Political|US|World

Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against whites and other minority groups in South Africa

Finance|Technology

The crypto industry saw Trump as its savior. His crypto business just snagged a key bill

The crypto industry saw Trump as its savior. His crypto business just snagged a key bill

Uncategorized

Trump administration plans to send powerful bombs to Israel in $2.8 billion weapons sale

The Trump administration is planning to deliver powerful 2,000-pound bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal

Election

The Latest: Board votes to close Kennedy Center amid financial woes and name dispute

The Kennedy Center board has voted to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building

Election|Political

Federal charges announced in Texas are part of broader Trump focus on noncitizen voting

Seven noncitizens in Texas have been charged with illegally voting in federal elections or falsely claiming U.S. citizenship, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas

Arts|Business|Crime|Economy

Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California

Federal authorities have charged a dozen people for fraudulently collecting over $10 million in childcare payments without having actual attendees at their facilities

Arts

Rubio announces new visa restrictions targeting South African officials for ‘race-based discrimination’

Rubio announces new visa restrictions targeting South African officials for ‘race-based discrimination’

Election

Trump's push to restrict mail ballots has failed. Other efforts to reshape the midterms are ongoing

President Donald Trump's efforts to assert federal control over elections are marching on despite a recent loss in the Supreme Court

Election|Finance|Political|Stock Markets|US

What’s next for mail voting after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump

What’s next for mail voting after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump

Arts|Crime

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel is defending the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to apply for employment without fear of automatic disqualification

Arts|Interview|Opinion|Science|Technology

Americans value press freedom, but new surveys show support for restrictions in certain cases

Most Americans value press freedom but also support limits on reporting in specific circumstances, such as protecting national security

Arts|Crime|Election|Entertainment

Noncitizens accused of illegal US voting challenge Trump's authority to prosecute them

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Health|Science|US

Trust in measles vaccines falls in US, Reuters Ipsos poll finds

Americans' trust in vaccines for deadly childhood diseases including measles has fallen in recent years, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll

Arts|Economy

Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch

Median US income rises to highest on record even as Americans feel affordability pinch

Arts|Education|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America

Business|Election|Finance|Political|US

Supreme Court lifts a cloud over midterms, letting mail ballots flow as normal to voters

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting by imposing new Postal Service regulations for the midterm elections

Election|Political

DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges

A whistleblower claims a Trump administration effort to find noncitizen voters may violate state laws

Science|Technology

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants

Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants

Economy|Health|Political

States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards

States sue to stop Trump rule that would make it harder for some immigrants to get green cards

Uncategorized

Texas landowners ask a court to stop Trump’s Big Bend wall plans

Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in Texas are suing to stop the Trump administration's border wall plans in the Big Bend region

Science|Technology

Top AI companies have discussed creating their own standards body

Top AI companies have discussed creating their own standards body

Political

Inside the pipeline enshrining Trump’s conservative legacy on the federal bench

Inside the pipeline enshrining Trump’s conservative legacy on the federal bench

Science|Technology

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

Business|Economy

Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House

Democrats eye a new tool to hold Trump accountable if they win the House

Arts|Education|Finance|Health

Federal judge rules Trump DHS plan for 50% FEMA staffing cuts was unlawful

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's plan to cut staffing at FEMA by 50% was unlawful

Economy|Political

Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal

Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal

Crime

DOJ went after protesters for felony assault, but juries, judges were unconvinced, AP analysis finds

The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities

Uncategorized

Minnesota churches roiled by legal battle over ICE surveillance and right to protest

Court cases involving Twin Cities churches and immigration enforcement highlight how the acrimonious debate continues to roil faith communities more than six months since the federal surge in Minnesota

Environment

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

A federal court has declared that the Energy Department exceeded its authority by forcing a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open past its scheduled retirement date last year

Arts|Economy|Travel|World

A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

A Cuban man is fighting for a new life on his troubled island after the U.S. government expelled him as part of an immigration crackdown

Election

Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump’s voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they’re constitutional

How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy, the right to vote? A former federal judge weighs in on their task.

Education

Why the Trump administration’s bid to end diversity efforts at nonprofit schools is likely to get tied up in court

A proposed Trump administration rule aimed at quashing diversity efforts could jeopardize the nonprofit status of private schools. It could take effect in mid-2027.

Arts|Election|Opinion

James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordeal

James Talarico blasts Trump FCC’s ‘dangerous’ cancel culture over Kimmel interview ordeal

Arts|Education|Finance|Health

Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data

The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul around the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the country’s voting map

Crime|Election|Political

Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns after DOJ clashes

Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns after DOJ clashes

Uncategorized

Trump administration silence has 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants hoping they're protected

A deadline for the Trump administration to decide whether about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador can remain protected from deportation has passed without any public announcement

Uncategorized

Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears

Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador are in limbo as a deadline nears for the Trump administration to decide on ending them, as they have for hundreds of thousands from Venezuela, Haiti and other countries

Arts|Election|Finance

Justice Department directs states to hold on to 2024 election records as it seeks their voter data

The Trump administration is ordering officials in more than two dozen states to preserve records from the 2024 election

Entertainment

Kimmel says interview with James Talarico won't air on TV under pressure from the FCC

Jimmy Kimmel says the federal agency regulating television has "threatened" his show

Uncategorized

Rubio pledges US won't take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pledged that the U.S. wouldn't take military action against drug traffickers in Latin American countries without the approval of its allies

Arts

Appeals court cites detention of Japanese Americans in ruling blasting Trump immigration policy

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration’s policy of holding immigrants without a chance for release recalls some of the darkest moments in the nation's history

Arts|Business|Economy|Finance|Health

Trump promises $500 Obamacare rebate checks for 1M enrollees in 30 states

The Trump administration is promising $500 rebate checks to about 1 million ACA enrollees across 30 states

Uncategorized

Trump administration offers rare muted response on new sanctions against Israel

Trump administration offers rare muted response on new sanctions against Israel

Political

Trump admin pushes sweeping overhaul of census that could exclude millions, reshape Congress and slash federal funding

Trump admin pushes sweeping overhaul of census that could exclude millions, reshape Congress and slash federal funding