President Donald Trump confirmed this weekend that he will not attend the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa this November, opting to send Vice President JD Vance in his place.
President Donald Trump’s administration has floated a proposal to end the war in Gaza by securing the release of all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for halting military operations. The deal has been conveyed to Hamas but has not yet been accepted.
U.S. officials have ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of President Donald Trump’s expanded effort to dismantle drug cartels operating in the Caribbean.
South Korea has backed away from a controversial regulation targeting American tech companies after the Trump administration called it discriminatory and warned it would tilt the playing field in favor of China.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has cast his latest “special election” as a referendum on President Donald Trump, but in reality, it is a referendum on his own failed leadership. The ballot measure, Proposition 50, seeks to enshrine gerrymandered congressional maps at a staggering cost of $250 million, even as thousands remain displaced by wildfires and the state bleeds deficits.
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert lashed out at President Donald Trump this week after the president highlighted Chicago’s persistent crime problem. On his show, Colbert impersonated Trump and responded directly to the president’s remarks. “Yesterday, Trump also posted, ‘Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far.’ Worst and most dangerous? Two words: F*** you,” Colbert declared, drawing applause from his audience. He continued mocking Trump, saying, “Trump slandered on, ‘Chicago is the murder capital of the world!’”
The U.S. trade deficit surged to $78.3 billion in July—its highest level in four months—driven by a sharp spike in imports ahead of expected tariff increases. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the gap jumped 32.5% from June’s revised $59.1 billion, marking the steepest monthly deterioration in nearly a year.
