Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America  —  President Trump is escalating his ongoing dispute with Canada over tariffs with a new executive order renaming Lake Ontario, which sits between New York and Canada, to Lake America.  —  The order, which Trump signed Thursday …

Trump is pulling every lever to reshape U.S. elections … - The effort leaves virtually no part of the election system untouched. … Even measures later blocked in court can create uncertainty and erode trust before Election Day. … - The plan requires states to redesign ballot envelopes …

RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate  —  Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’  —  Newly obtained documents indicate that the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr …

White House Construction May Have Contributed to Close Call With Trump's Helicopter  —  A controller let a jet take off after missing warnings that Marine One was about to fly through the area, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.  —  Construction at the White House …

Stars and Stripes journalists sue Defense Department over attempted firings  —  Three journalists from the nation's independent military newspaper are suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other top officials to prevent their firings, which they allege came in retaliation for negative news coverage …

A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images.  Some Republicans see a pattern.  —  Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff.  The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.  —  Summary

Trump Says Putin Will Not Be Attacking NATO Territory  —  President Donald Trump said he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack NATO members, as tensions rise in Europe over Moscow targeting countries that supply weapons and money to Ukraine.

ICE Arrests Soar as People With No Criminal Record Are Increasingly Targeted  —  A surge in immigration arrests this summer has swept up thousands of people who had not previously been the focus of President Trump's mass deportation campaign.  They included people married to U.S. citizens …

ICE Agent Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight  —  The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.  —  An immigration officer facing state charges in connection …

Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute  —  The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.  —  Brevard County deputy sheriff Michael Fultz resigned from the force …

Canadian Broadcaster: Do Not Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack  —  The Canadian Broadcast Corporation is Canada national broadcaster, similar to the BBC in the U.K. It broadcasts both radio and television programs across Canada.  Yesterday, Warren Kinsella, a columnist for the Toronto Sun …

Piker backlash grows  —  Add Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff to the growing list of Democrats condemning left-wing commentator Hasan Piker after he suggested that pro-Israel advocacy could fuel violence against American Jews.  —  Pressed on Piker's remarks, Ossoff said through a spokesperson that the he …

Trump Family's New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh  —  The Emirati ‘spy sheikh’ backs a 49% stake in the entity behind the new World Liberty bank  —  The Abu Dhabi royal sometimes referred to as the “spy sheikh” is a major shareholder backing a new U.S. bank the Trump family's …

Man arrested with guillotine near Capitol told police weapon was ‘the real deal’  —  The man who was arrested Tuesday for driving with a guillotine near the U.S. Capitol told police officers the weapon was “the real deal,” according to his arrest affidavit.  —  The affidavit …

‘Thin Air,’ Real Money: Donald Trump's Crypto Products Have Left Investors at Least $4.7 Billion Underwater  —  Introduction  —  “I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air,” President Donald Trump tweeted in July 2019.

Israeli commander defends ordering drone strike that killed aid worker Zomi Frankcom  —  abc.net.au/news/idf-colonel-in-gaza- wcf-convoy-strike-defends-decision/ 107071348  —  An Israeli commander who ordered a deadly drone strike on an aid convoy in Gaza, killing Australian woman Zomi Frankcom …

Where Trump's tariffs hit hardest  —  States bear wildly different estimated tariff burdens from President Trump's trade actions since the start of 2025, from California's $62.8 billion share to Wyoming's $107 million.  —  Why it matters: Local industries dictate how and how hard communities have been hit …

Trump's MAGA Inc. to host first public event in battleground Michigan  —  President Donald Trump's $400-million super PAC is taking its first steps into the general election: hosting a public event in battleground Michigan, headlined by Vice President JD Vance.

Trump Plans to Mark 9/11 at the Pentagon, Not Ground Zero  —  President Trump originally intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with remarks at ground zero, but the memorial's organizers do not allow speeches.  Mr. Trump changed his plans.