Washington — President Trump’s investment accounts have continued to purchase and sell stock holdings in oil and natural gas companies while he oversees the U.S. war with Iran, according to his financial disclosure filings through the second quarter of 2026. As the Iran war continued, paused for a ceasefire and then restarted, Mr. Trump has…
Washington — A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to block a new rule from the U.S. Postal Service that imposes requirements for mail voting ahead of the November midterm elections. The final rule, published by the agency last Friday, came in response to an executive…
The Trump administration said it may need to demolish the Kennedy Center if a plan to close the building for two years as part of a controversial renovation project pushed by President Trump and the organization’s board of trustees is blocked by a federal judge. In a Tuesday court filing, the Justice Department said the…
On a 2-acre property in Mississippi, 52-year-old Krystal Polk’s family lived off the land for generations, raising chickens and pigs, growing onions and herbs and trading their peaches for pears. The land, on the border with Tennessee in the city of Southaven, was her family’s survival, Polk said. “We lived a very simplistic life,” she…
Washington — President Trump threatened Tuesday to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid an escalating trade fight with Canada. “The United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America,” Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning, claiming the U.S. doesn’t…
In the thick of his competitive reelection race in Michigan, Republican Rep. Tom Barrett joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a sprawling 400-acre apple orchard, farm, and winery. They touted Trump administration efforts to improve the American diet, including the removal of some artificial dyes from processed foods. “We had…
Mike Lindell is withholding the payment required for a recount and audit of ballots cast in the Republican primary for Minnesota governor, claiming that the Secretary of State’s office has proposed an unlawful recount process, according to a statement released by his campaign Monday. The MyPillow founder, who, according to the current results, finished second…
Redfin and Zillow must amend a commercial agreement the real estate firms struck last year because it weakened competition in the home rental market and harmed consumers, federal regulators said on Monday. The settlement, announced Monday by the Federal Trade Commission, resolves an antitrust lawsuit the agency filed last year. The FTC alleged that Zillow paid…
Phoenix — Two Phoenix police officers were fired and arrested after an unreported traffic stop in which they assaulted a man and woman and shocked them with a Taser, the city’s police chief said. Officers Antonio Felix and Luis Vasquez were arrested on charges including aggravated assault and kidnapping, Police Chief Matt Giordano said at…
At Chain of Lakes Elementary School in Winter Haven, Florida, Josette Smith’s 9-year-old son, Ethan, gets to do what he loves most: crafts, math, and science. That is, when he isn’t being pulled out of class. Ethan has autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He was diagnosed with autism in kindergarten after displaying behavior that concerned his…
