Trump vows to hit Iran 'hard' after the first exchange of fire in weeks, as both sides remain locked in a six-month standoff over the Strait of Hormuz
A powerful flash flood swept through Bright Angel Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, killing one person, leaving approximately 15 people unaccounted for, and prompting helicopter evacuations of over 60 stranded hikers
Iran's IRGC fired ballistic missiles at US military positions in Jordan and the UAE and claimed to have downed an American drone after US forces bombed IRGC minelaying launchers on Larak Island, breaking a month-long lull in direct military exchanges
Trump says the US has secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves through a new partnership deal
A US military judge at Guantanamo Bay ruled that 2007 confessions made by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to FBI interrogators are inadmissible at trial, finding them tainted by prior CIA torture
US President Donald Trump announced a historic energy agreement with Venezuela's interim government granting the United States majority control over 65 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves through a public-private partnership.
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
