- Trump Gives Green Light to U.S. Companies to Aim Hacks at Cybercriminals
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:35:38 +0000
The idea has been long in the making, but could be difficult to implement and lead to unintended consequences, former officials and security experts said.
- Trump’s Immigration Policy Echoes 1920s Crackdown, but This Time Congress Isn’t Involved
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:08:37 +0000
U.S. leaders limited immigration amid economic and social turmoil. Historians see similarities to Trump’s crackdown, with a catch: He’s doing it without Congress.
- Timber Fire Threatens California’s Big Sur Region: What to Know
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:02:09 +0000
The Timber fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and was 7 percent contained on Thursday.
- California May Let Residents Choose ‘Jewish’ as an Ethnic Identifier
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:14:28 +0000
A bill would allow Jews to identify themselves as an ethnic group on state forms. Supporters argue it’s a step toward acknowledging the complex nature of Jewish identity.
- Judge Dismisses Trump Administration’s Antisemitism Case Against Harvard
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:35:28 +0000
The government argued the university had not done enough to combat antisemitism during campus protests. A judge called the incidents “isolated and episodic.”
- U.S. Investigated Left-Leaning Groups During Minnesota Immigration Crackdown
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:15:50 +0000
The government conducted expansive surveillance, infiltrated group chats and obtained financial records of organizations never accused of crimes.
- After Supreme Court Losses, Trump Keeps Pushing
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:01:05 +0000
Is the administration defying the court or pursuing lawful alternatives?
- How Supreme Court Oral Arguments Have Transformed Since Covid-Era Precautions
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:07 +0000
Live audio, a new format and new voices have transformed and unsettled the court’s signature public ceremony.
- Hegseth Is Pressed to Clarify Lawyer’s Role in Promotion Decisions
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:01:05 +0000
Representative Jason Crow asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to explain statements about his special adviser’s influence following a New York Times report.
- Tennessee and Oklahoma Execute Inmates on the Same Day
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:54 +0000
A third execution in the country is scheduled for later Thursday in Alabama.
- Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes. Then It Parked Them.
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:03:43 +0000
The agency used a no-bid contract to buy 10 used jets, saying they were urgently needed for deportation flights. But the fleet has largely sat idle for months.
- In This State, an Intense Fight in the G.O.P. for Control of the Right
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:22 +0000
Wyoming, one of the most conservative states, has a legislature divided between a hard-right House and a merely right Senate. Ultraconservatives want a complete takeover in the Aug. 18 primaries.
- Trump Administration Lets Parts of the National Firearms Act Lapse
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:23:08 +0000
The retreat by the Justice Department effectively allowed a pillar of the Prohibition-era National Firearms Act to lapse.
- Federal Hate Crime Charge Filed in Stabbing of Muslim Man in Utah
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:27:28 +0000
The attack left the victim with at least a dozen wounds as several bystanders rushed to intervene.
- Hong’s Defeat in Wisconsin Sparks New Disagreements Within Democratic Party
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:03:40 +0000
Some Democrats said the outcome showed that the moderate wing of the party carried more electoral weight, while Ms. Hong’s strong showing gave some progressives hope.
- A Fight Over Abortion and Surrogacy Ends With a Baby Born in Texas
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:53:05 +0000
The baby, who was born Wednesday with a severe heart defect, drew the attention of anti-abortion activists and the Texas attorney general after the intended parents wanted the surrogate mother to have an abortion.
- ICE Agent Who Pushed Activist to the Ground Near Chicago Pleads Guilty
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:28:49 +0000
The agent, Adam Saracco, was charged with misdemeanor after the altercation at a gas station near Chicago last year during the Trump administration’s crackdown there.
- Hegseth Says Anti-Cartel Coalition Will Do ‘Bad Things to Bad People’
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:49:20 +0000
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American military leaders gathered in Panama to ramp up their efforts alongside U.S. forces.
- Woman Arrested After Confessing to Starting Nevada Fire, Officials Say
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:40:28 +0000
The woman was arrested on suspicion of arson and possession of a controlled substance. Officials said she set multiple fires that later became part of the Bug fire, which has burned over 70,000 acres.
- South Carolina Senate Runoff Kicks Off With Chick-fil-A and Trump Calls
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:20:05 +0000
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman emerged from a special election sprint on Tuesday to succeed Lindsey Graham. She will sell her closeness to President Trump. He will tout his conservatism.
- Mike Fincke, NASA Astronaut Whose Health Scare Led to I.S.S. Evacuation, Has Retired
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:59:25 +0000
Mike Fincke spent 459 days in space across four missions, the fourth most time of any NASA astronaut.
- Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 55
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0000
She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers.
- Ex-Official at Southern Poverty Law Center Accused of Plotting to Misuse Far-Right Informants
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:53:48 +0000
The charges signaled an escalation of the Justice Department’s prosecution of the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is best known for investigating white supremacist groups.
- Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:51:40 +0000
The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.
- Two Killed in Military Helicopter Crash Near Fort Hood in Texas
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:39:15 +0000
The Apache helicopter crashed in Salado, a small town about 20 miles from the military base, and set off a fire, the authorities said.
- Trump Is Sued Over Plan to Sell Early Access to His Truth Social Posts
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:37:45 +0000
The lawsuit filed in federal court said President Trump “stands to gain financially by giving ‘market-moving’ government information to those who are willing and able to pay his personal company.”
- Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Is Leaving the Role
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:28:48 +0000
President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.
- 3 Ex-Georgia Deputies Used Flock Cameras to Stalk People, Sheriff Says
- Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:09:46 +0000
The former Bibb County deputies were arrested this week amid a growing national debate over Flock cameras, which can be found on roads in every state but Alaska.
- Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey?
- Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:49:59 +0000
The White House aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino were among those traveling with the president on a military jet.