Live Updates: Inflation Jumps as Iran War Intensifies Price Squeeze  —  Consumer prices rose at a faster rate for a third-straight month in May, to 4.2 percent annually, as the energy shock put more pressure on the U.S. economy.  —  What to know about the report.

Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack  —  The use of social media in planning violent protests over the Belfast knife attack has drawn condemnation, with Britain's ruling Labour Party accusing Elon Musk of stoking divisions.  —  The tech billionaire continued overnight …

U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran in Response to Downed Apache Helicopter  —  ‘The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression,’ U.S. Central Command says  —  The U.S. launched strikes on Iran Tuesday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz …

Capital agenda: Cue shutdown watch after Republicans go it alone on ICE funding  —  Republicans solved an immediate crisis Tuesday, clearing for President Donald Trump's signature a party-line bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies into 2029.  But that hardly improves the chances …

Trump officials lay out aggressive timeline to build triumphal arch  —  Documents say a 320-foot crane may be used to build the arch, which sits on a flight path to Reagan National Airport.  —  Summary  —  Federal officials are laying more groundwork to begin construction …

Inside the White House Freakout Over the Epstein Files … On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o'clock in the evening, President Trump's top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided.

Nancy Mace's thrashing in South Carolina governor's race caps a rough downfall  —  The congresswoman finished fifth in the state's GOP gubernatorial primary, according to unofficial returns, solidly losing even her own home county and district.  —  June 10, 2026

CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report  —  See more of our coverage in your search results.  —  Add The New York Post on Google  —  CBS News boss Bari Weiss is likely to gain editorial oversight of CNN if and when Paramount Skydance's acquisition …

Hilton Beats Steyer to Win Second Spot in California Governor Race  —  Steve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Trump, will face Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in the general election.  Tom Steyer, another Democrat, will not advance.  —  Steve Hilton, a Republican former Fox News host …

Maine voters set up a Senate showdown: Graham Platner versus Susan Collins  —  Platner and Collins handily won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary, setting up a marquee race with unique dynamics and major implications for control of the Senate.  —  It's official: Republican …

Trump's UFC Fight Kicks Off a Summer of Stress for the Secret Service  —  The Secret Service says it's prepared for what a former official called “a violent Easter Egg Roll.”  There's much more to come.  — Copy  —  The UFC cage match at the White House Sunday marks a major test …

With Bill Pulte, Trump Is Sending a Dangerous Message  —  The law creating the job of director of national intelligence is not subtle about the requirements.  —  It says that nominees for the position shall “have extensive national security expertise,” and it says so for a reason.

Only one in 10 Europeans now see US as an ally, survey suggests  —  Exclusive: poll across 15 countries finds ‘deep mistrust’, with majority doubting US would come to their aid in an attack  —  European confidence in an American “security guarantee” has hit a historic low, a survey suggests …

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking  —  If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?  —  NINE MONTHS INTO the Trump administration's deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes.

Supreme Court's final cases loom over Trump's immigration, election hopes  —  The last Supreme Court decisions of the term include major tests of presidential power and election law that could have lasting implications on voting and governance. … - The Supreme Court's final slate …

Trump setbacks fuel lame-duck talk as he turns 80  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to project political strength as he turns 80, but setbacks at home and abroad are exposing the limits of his power and pushing him toward the kind of lame-duck status he has told aides he is determined to avoid.

The Supreme Court Doesn't Own the Constitution  —  It is the job of the judiciary, as Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote, to say what the law is.  —  Often, this is taken to mean a duty to interpret the Constitution and fix its meaning in place.  But to say what the law …

Few Americans see Trump administration delivering justice in Epstein cases, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  —  Few Americans, including just 21% of Republicans, think President Donald Trump's administration has helped deliver justice in cases connected to accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.