Washington — President Trump on Friday said Chicago will probably be the federal government’s next target for its anti-crime effort, following the ongoing operation in Washington, D.C., with New York City after that. The remarks were the president’s clearest indication yet that he intends to bring his crusade against crime beyond the corridors of his direct
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of reciprocal tariffs while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. Chip Somodevilla /Getty Images A report released on Friday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted that President Donald Trump’s tariffs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington will be armed, as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime in the U.S. capital. The Canadian government has announced that it will remove retaliatory tariffs on a raft of U.S. goods, effective Sept. 1. Tariffs o… Original News
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office while FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) and Vice President JD Vance (3rd L) look on, on Aug. 22, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 22 that Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington for President Trump’s law enforcement crackdown will be armed, the Pentagon said Friday. The Defense Department didn’t immediately offer any other details about the new development or why it was needed. The step is a escalation in Mr. Trump’s intervention
Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images The foreign-born population in the United States declined by nearly 1.5 million between January and June 2025, according to an analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center released on
The Texas Senate began its session Friday morning debating a controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weeks-long House standoff. The Republican-backed proposal, which passed the House in an 88-52 party-line vote on Wednesday, aims to redraw the state’s congressional map and produce five new GOP-leaning districts. The Texas Senate Committee on Redistricting advanced the bill Thursday with a