Trump Administration

Staunch Israel supporter Coons expected to win Delaware Democratic Senate primary handily

Coons has served nearly three terms in the Senate. He won a special election in 2010 and then went on to secure two full terms in 2014 and 2020. 

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) speaks alongside Democratic Senate Judiciary Committee members during a news conference on the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche alongside on Capitol Hill on July 15, 2026.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist, stands with others announcing a federal lawsuit to be filed against Columbia University for showing "deliberate indifference" to the harassment of pro-Palestinian students, New York City, US, September 14, 2026.

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

A BUILDING is damaged following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in 2025. Because of a strike that ostensibly ‘failed’ but, in fact, embodied strategic audacity, the US and Israel achieved the unthinkable, the writers argue.

US leveraged Israel's 'terrible' Doha strike failure to secure Gaza agreement, Kushner says

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, August 24, 2026.

Trump administration to sanction unnamed 'large' bank on Monday, Bessent says


No. 42: Will Scharf and Lee Zeldin: Shaping law and policy from inside the Trump administration

Scharf, as the new White House counsel, and Zeldin's role as the first Jewish administrator in EPA history, hold influential law and policy roles in the Trump administration.

(L-R, clockwise): Lee Zeldin, William Scharf

Fetterman introduces Republican senator at Dallas convention in latest split from Democrats party

As the Republican Party held its first midterm election convention of its kind in an effort to energize its voter base ahead of November, it was a Democratic senator who arrived.

US Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) appears via video to introduce US Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA) during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, US, September 9, 2026.

Bipartisan House group warns PA fiscal collapse could strengthen Hamas, Iran-backed groups

In a letter to Rubio and Bessent, US lawmakers said a fiscal crisis weakening the PA would create “exactly the kind of vacuum” Hamas and other Iran-backed actors seek.

The Palestinian Authority Security Forces have expanded significantly since the Oslo Accords, becoming a central focus of debate over security and governance in the West Bank.

Trump gives ethically dubious $45,000 cash gifts to Natalie Harp, White House aides - report

Former chief White House ethics lawyer for president George W. Bush, Richard Painter, told WaPo that the payments may violate a federal statute.

US President Donald Trump participates in a Steel Across America event featuring a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the World Trade Centre South Tower, on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 8, 2026.

Trump did not oppose UK's sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank, officials say

According to Axios, US President Donald Trump did not object to the planned sanctions during a call between Trump and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of the the UK's announcement.

US President Donald Trump gestures at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, March 11, 2026.

Cuba's Foreign Minister says there are no talks with the US as the blockade continues

Cuba's Foreign Minister says there are no talks with the US as the 'genocidal' blockade continues, resulting in over $8 billion in economic damages in the last year.

Cuba's foreign minister says no negotiations despite "genocidal" blockade

US government to use AI virtual agents as part of interviewing, hiring process - report

The government will be testing the technology by using the platform CodeSignal on the "Tech Force," an initiative started eight months ago to recruit private-sector tech experts.

A conceptual illustration of global data networks, proxy servers and artificial intelligence technologies powering modern web data collection.

White House launches ‘arcade’ website featuring games based on ICE raids, MAHA movement

The Tetris-inspired game, titled “Build the Wall,” instructs players to “protect the border from the coming horde” and hold the line against a “zombie border siege.”

The White House 'Arcade' page on its website.

Pentagon gives polygraphs to Joint Staff officials in attempt to find munitions info leak - report

US President Donald Trump has threatened “long-term jail sentences” for anyone found responsible for releasing information about the US munitions stockpiles.

A general view of the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025.

US sanctions Turkish bank, two subsidiaries in bid to increase economic pressure on Iran

The sanctions put the financial entities on the US Treasury's OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list as part of US President Donald Trump's campaign to increase economic pressure on Tehran.

A general view of the Treasury Building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.