Stocks surged to fresh records and oil prices dropped on Wednesday after a report that the United States and Iran are closing in on an
May 06, 2026
Who is Pete Hegseth calling ‘Pharisees’?
May 07, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be
May 06, 2026
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
May 06, 2026
The U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men
May 06, 2026
A U.S. watchdog office for federal detention abuses was being closed, President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday.
May 06, 2026
Defiant border czar brushes away MAGA critics, says ‘mass deportations are coming’
May 06, 2026
The New York Times was sued on Tuesday by the U.S.
May 05, 2026
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989
May 06, 2026
The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals
May 06, 2026
The Supreme Court may force Trump to take a position on mifepristone
May 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it’s launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea
May 05, 2026
China is slowing its efforts to repatriate Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters,
May 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration's agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state's
May 05, 2026
The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
One of Costa Rica’s leading media outlets says that the United States has revoked the tourist visas of several executives on its board
May 04, 2026
The U.S.
May 04, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration supports a proposal to delay rules to protect a vanishing species of whale in favor of commercial fishing interests
May 04, 2026
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy
May 02, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Oil prices spiked by around 5% on Monday after Iran said it
May 04, 2026
European Union countries are broadly pushing for the swift implementation of the bloc's side of a trade deal struck with the United States last year to
May 04, 2026
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
May 04, 2026
Trump and GOP test precedent with aggressive voter roll purges
May 04, 2026
US attorney doesn’t rule out continuing to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Powell
May 04, 2026
Inside Spirit Airlines’ failed ‘Hail Mary’ to the Trump administration
May 03, 2026
U.S.
May 03, 2026
FBI seizure of Fulton County election ballots happened quickly after criminal probe opened, new timeline shows
May 03, 2026
The Trump administration has been found in violation of court rulings in an extraordinary number of lawsuits on a broad set of issues
May 02, 2026
Major airlines and the U.S. government scrambled to help stranded passengers and employees after bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines
May 02, 2026
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May 02, 2026
The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice
May 02, 2026
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S.
May 02, 2026
Federal judges around the country have raised alarms in recent months about the Trump administration’s failure to follow their orders in individual immigration cases
May 02, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war
May 01, 2026
Cuba rejects fresh sanctions levied on Friday by U.S.
May 02, 2026
U.S.
May 01, 2026
A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again
May 02, 2026
Ninety-four-year-old former leader Raul Castro joined thousands of Cubans in an International Workers' Day march on Friday that passed through the capital of
May 01, 2026
How US equipment ended up in the hands of Iran’s allies in Yemen as USAID was disbanded
May 01, 2026
Pentagon strikes deals with 8 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic
May 01, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be recalibrating its centerpiece policy of mass deportations after a series of major immigration enforcement operations in American cities soured the public’s mood on it
May 01, 2026
The U.S.
May 01, 2026
Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a public letter criticizing the nation's disaster preparedness have been reinstated after eight months on paid leave
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration has deferred an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing concerns about fraud in state-run programs
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country
May 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 30, 2026
Brent crude oil prices, the global benchmark, surged above $125 per barrel on Thursday morning, as President Donald Trump mulls an extended blockade of Iranian ports. Kristie Lu Stout reports.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration fired the entire board that oversees the National Science Foundation, raising an age-old question about the separation of science and state.
April 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war
April 30, 2026
U.S. banks say they are largely in the dark about an expected White House order requiring them to collect data on
April 30, 2026
Beijing rolled out new trade rules this month that have alarmed U.S. businesses and which analysts say could seriously undercut American efforts to
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking key elements of Health Secretary Robert F.
April 30, 2026
US will deny visas to applicants who say they fear persecution at home
April 30, 2026
The U.S. government's effort to renew its warrantless domestic surveillance powers cleared the House of Representatives
April 30, 2026
The U.S.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration is expected to issue the first tariff refunds by around May 11, according to an order filed on Tuesday in the U.S.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board
April 29, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran
April 29, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military's price
April 29, 2026
Kevin Warsh, U.S.
April 29, 2026
The House has taken a crucial step toward funding the Department of Homeland Security
April 29, 2026
The U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty over a port dispute in the Central American nation, triggering another fierce back-and-forth on Wednesday as the Chinese government called the Trump administration hypocritical
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster
April 29, 2026
The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects
April 29, 2026
When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
April 29, 2026
A coalition of historic preservation and architecture groups will ask a judge on Wednesday to halt plans by President Donald Trump’s administration
April 29, 2026
Federal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children
April 28, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will leave OPEC and the OPEC+ group, effective May 1
April 28, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records
April 29, 2026
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without a chance for a bond hearing, citing “serious constitutional questions.”
April 29, 2026
The Trump administration has indicted a former National Institutes of Health official over allegations of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic
April 29, 2026
Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with U.S.
April 28, 2026
U.S. federal and state law enforcement agencies searched more than 20 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday as part of investigations
April 28, 2026
A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court
April 28, 2026
Pro-tariff and human rights groups asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to impose new import bans, duties and quotas to combat forced labor
April 28, 2026
Trump administration challenges ABC station licenses amid Kimmel controversy
April 28, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission is set to order early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations as soon as Tuesday in a dramatic escalation
April 28, 2026
In Trump-like tone, government lawyers ask court to undo ruling halting work on White House ballroom
April 28, 2026
As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the
April 28, 2026
These Haitian immigrants contribute nearly $6 billion to the economy. Their fate is in the Supreme Court’s hands
April 28, 2026
King Charles set to emphasize the US and UK’s shared history in address to Congress
April 28, 2026
Spirit Airlines has won the backing of two of its three major creditor groupings needed to secure a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration, the Financial Times
April 28, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has terminated the entire National Science Board of more than 20 members, two fired members of the board said
April 28, 2026
Foreign automakers have warned the Trump administration that they could pull their cheapest car models from the U.S. market if the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is not
April 28, 2026
Two Republican members of Congress are calling on the Trump administration to empower the National Guard to address potential drone-related threats and
April 28, 2026
An appeals court has ruled that the Defense Department can require journalists to be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision to block its enforcement of a press access policy challenged by The New York Times
April 28, 2026
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day trip, welcomed by self-proclaimed
April 27, 2026
The Trump administration has announced two more payouts for energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects under development
April 28, 2026
"Make America Healthy Again" activists rallied at the U.S.
April 28, 2026
A U.S. judge on Monday paused his decision forcing the University of Pennsylvania to provide a federal civil rights agency with information on Jewish students,
April 28, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration said on Monday that it had reached a deal to end two more U.S. offshore wind leases in exchange for $885 million in
April 28, 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that Tehran was looking into U.S.
April 27, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Sunday Iran could telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to their two-month
April 26, 2026
Global military spending rose 2.9% in 2025 despite a 7.5% decline in the United States as President Donald Trump halted new financial military aid to
April 27, 2026
The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before the shooting
April 26, 2026
A majority of Americans believe all babies born in the country should automatically be granted citizenship, according to a Reuters/Ipsos
April 26, 2026
An Egyptian family which was released from more than 10 months of immigration
April 26, 2026
President Donald Trump says he told top U_S_ envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that ″they can call us anytime they want.”
April 25, 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi laid out Iran's demands and its reservations about U.S. positions on
April 25, 2026
At the peak of the crackdown, carloads of masked immigration officers were a common sight in the streets of Minneapolis, while thousands of people were being arrested every week in Texas, Florida and California
April 25, 2026
Among President Donald Trump's main arguments at the U.S.
April 25, 2026
Afghanistan’s foreign ministry says Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and are stuck in Qatar can safely return home
April 25, 2026
Oil prices whipsawed in volatile trade on Friday, but were higher on the week, as traders weighed supply disruptions against the
April 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan on Saturday to continue talks with Iran
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 25, 2026
Johnson & Johnson will start selling four of its medications on the Trump administration's TrumpRx website, the company told Reuters on Friday.
April 25, 2026
The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges alleging it improperly raised millions of dollars to secretly pay leaders of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups for inside information
April 21, 2026
The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke
April 25, 2026
The Trump administration’s historic move to reclassify state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug was cheered by some advocates but for others, it fell far short for the thousands incarcerated for federal cannabis-related convictions
April 25, 2026
The Federal Reserve's years-long renovation of two historic buildings along the National Mall to be used as part of its headquarters in Washington exploded into political
April 25, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
The Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, U.S.
April 24, 2026
The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases
April 25, 2026
Trump’s effort to bar migrants from claiming asylum at the border rejected, setting up possible Supreme Court showdown
April 24, 2026
Denaturalization risks becoming a tool of political control, creating a permanent vulnerability for more than 20 million naturalized Americans.
April 24, 2026
An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with
April 24, 2026
US freezes $344 million in cryptocurrency said to be linked to Iran
April 24, 2026
The Food and Drug Administration says it will offer ultra-fast review to three psychedelic drugs being studied for hard-to-treat mental health conditions, including major depression
April 24, 2026
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is declining to engage in a dispute with the U.S. over reports that the Pentagon is considering punishing NATO members who don't support U.S. operations in the Iran war
April 24, 2026
U.S.
April 24, 2026
Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region
April 24, 2026
Bodies of Italian divers located in sea cave
WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
Home Depot's first quarter is driven by homeowner spring buying and professionals
Rescuers search for 3 missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion
Busiest US commuter rail system to resume operations as deal reached to end strike