President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard/File Photo/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first Trump administration official to respond to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that he intends to form a new political
Search and rescue workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 6, 2025. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday signed a major disaster declaration for Kerr County, Texas, following floods that left dozens of people dead over the
Colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, face financial challenges ahead of the upcoming academic year, regardless of their size, wealth, and prestige. Layoffs or hiring and wage freezes were recently announced at affluent schools including Cornell, Temple, Northwestern, Duke, Notre Dame, Emory, the University systems in California, Maryland and Nebraska, and
Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in Philadelphia on March 22, 2025. Matt Rourke, File/AP Photo Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has officially launched a new political party, announcing the formation of the America Party in a July 5 post on his social media platform X. “Today, the America Party is formed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One on the way to New Jersey on July 4, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump said he would not allow Iran to restart its nuclear program after Tehran suspended cooperation with international nuclear inspectors. Speaking to reporters on July 4
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on board Air Force One on the way to New Jersey, U.S., July 4, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump has signed letters that will be sent to around a dozen nations ahead of next week’s deadline to reach a trade agreement, according to a
Junction Pipeline Company’s proposed oil pipeline will cross the U.S.-Canada border on this prairie parcel near Shelby, Mont., under a presidential permit issued by President Donald Trump on June 30, 2025. Junction Pipeline Company When the phone call came on June 30 notifying him that President Donald Trump had just signed a presidential permit authorizing