Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here’s what it will take, and what’s at stake

Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here’s what it will take, and what’s at stake

President Donald Trump has vowed to lead a revival in U.S. shipbuilding, but the success of this manufacturing renaissance in a key sector for national security will rely on the expertise from overseas. The administration’s goal of a shipbuilding boom is a part of Trump’s “Make America Great” policy agenda. Trump signed an executive order … Read more

Judge says Comey evidence was wrongfully retained, creating hurdle for new charges

Judge says Comey evidence was wrongfully retained, creating hurdle for new charges

Author James Comey, former FBI Director, speak at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. Comey sat with Esposito to discuss his career and new book “FDR DRIVE,” the third of a series of fictional crime novels featuring attorney Nora Carleton. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images … Read more

Two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

Two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter killed in suspected Islamic State attack in Syria

A view of damaged Syrian General Staff Headquarters following multiple Israeli airstrikes in central Damascus, Syria on July 16, 2025. Bakr Al Kasem | Anadolu | Getty Images Three U.S. military personnel — two Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter — were killed on Saturday by a suspected Islamic State attacker who targeted a convoy … Read more

Belarus frees Nobel winner Bialiatski, opposition figure Kalesnikava as U.S. eases potash sanctions

Belarus frees Nobel winner Bialiatski, opposition figure Kalesnikava as U.S. eases potash sanctions

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia September 9, 2021. Mikhail Voskresensky | Kremlin Sputnik | via Reuters Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days … Read more

U.S. Veterans Affairs agency plans as many as 35,000 health-care job cuts this month, Washington Post reports

U.S. Veterans Affairs agency plans as many as 35,000 health-care job cuts this month, Washington Post reports

A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters a block from the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate as many as 35,000 health-care positions this month, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, … Read more

TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT

TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT

An employee with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checks the documents of a traveler at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California, U.S., Oct. 1, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters The Transportation Security Administration is giving U.S. immigration officials the names of every airline traveler as part of the Trump administration’s widespread deportation program, The … Read more

AI order from Trump might be ‘illegal,’ Democrats and consumer advocacy groups claim

AI order from Trump might be ‘illegal,’ Democrats and consumer advocacy groups claim

“This is the wrong approach — and most likely illegal,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in a post on X Thursday. “We need a strong federal safety standard, but we should not remove the few protections Americans currently have from the downsides of AI,” Klobuchar said. Trump’s executive order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to … Read more

Trump sued by preservation group seeking to halt White House ballroom construction

Trump sued by preservation group seeking to halt White House ballroom construction

A nonprofit group tasked with preserving U.S. historical sites sued President Donald Trump on Friday, seeking to halt construction of his massive White House ballroom until the project receives the proper federal approvals. “No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not … Read more

Epstein photos: Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, others in newly released files

Epstein photos: Trump, Clinton, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, others in newly released files

Photo released from the Jeffrey Epstein files shows Donald Trump with multiple women. Redactions were done by the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Date and context is unclear. Source: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. Nearly 100,000 photos obtained by House Democrats from the estate of notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein include images of … Read more

Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested

Putin can fund Ukraine war for years to come, ex-official says as Trump’s resolve is tested

U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has enough capital to fund the war in Ukraine for years to come despite economic … Read more