North America

President Trump has renamed Lake Ontario 'Lake America' by executive order, escalating his trade war with Canada as leaders reject the change

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will use the upcoming G20 finance ministers meeting in North Carolina to push member nations to cut economic ties with Iran

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has emerged as the single largest outside spender in the 2026 US midterm elections, deploying over $54 million through its United Democracy Project super PAC to influence primary races

A military commission judge at Guantanamo Bay set June 5, 2028, as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants, rejecting a faster prosecution timeline to resolve complex evidentiary disputes

The US State Department has temporarily paused and rescheduled immigrant visa appointments across all embassies and consulates worldwide to conduct mandatory staff training on "public charge" screening standards

The United States officially designated the UK-based activist network Palestine Action, Italian tech collective Autistici/Inventati, and pro-Palestinian movement Masar Badil as Specially Designated Global Terrorist organizations

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow to explicitly warn Russian intelligence officials against military or hybrid attacks on NATO member states, despite President Donald Trump downplaying the high-level mission

Trump says Iran's Mojtaba Khamenei is severely wounded but alive, as he claims the Strait of Hormuz is now fully open

The US plans to revoke up to 200,000 visas held by asylum seekers who entered the country as tourists or business visitors, officials say

Meta Platforms Inc. has engaged in mid-trial settlement discussions with state attorneys general to resolve a major federal lawsuit accusing the social media giant of knowingly designing addictive platforms and improperly harvesting children's data

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed allied foreign ministers that Washington will refrain from launching new strikes against Iran for the time being, shifting strategic focus toward naval blockades and expanded economic sanctions

The US Department of State confirmed plans to revoke the tourist and business visas of up to 200,000 foreign nationals who subsequently applied for asylum, marking the largest single mass visa revocation initiative in American history

The US-led Board of Peace issued a direct warning to Hamas to halt all militant activity, including flying kites, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened retaliatory military strikes

Instagram head Adam Mosseri admitted in a California court that Meta promoted teen safety features without disclosing that initial adoption rates hovered between 1 and 2 percent, as a landmark trial over social media addiction enters its second week

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely depressed six months after the onset of the US-Iran war, leaving thousands of sailors stranded across the Persian Gulf while most transits operate as untracked "dark" voyages

Canada's cabinet ministers will announce targeted measures on Tuesday to protect domestic industries and counter President Donald Trump's new 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods following the collapse of bilateral trade negotiations

The United States formally rescinded Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism and delisted Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham as a global terrorist organization, clearing major financial barriers to stimulate foreign investment in post-Assad Syria

Trump's administration proposes a $103,265 fee on H-1B skilled worker visas, calling it a revenue mechanism to fund the immigration system.

The US unveils new sanctions on Iran, vowing economic asphyxiation of Tehran, though Bessent named no specific countries or timelines.

Trump says he will double tariffs on Canada autos to 50 percent from January 2027, deepening an escalating US-Canada trade fight.