Republican lawmakers are pushing to place limits on the ability of U.S. companies to sell advanced semiconductors to China — an effort that has run afoul of some key figures in the Trump administration. The effort also pits China hawks on the Hill against Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has repeatedly made the pitch to…
Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Cuba’s coast guard said on February 25, 2026, it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba’s shores that came amid heightened tensions with Washington. Adalberto Roque | Afp…
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as an aggressive crackdown on misuse of public funds. Vance, who made the announcement with Dr. Mehmet Oz, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare…
U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) holds a press conference as Congress faces a midnight Friday deadline for a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 13, 2026. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters As they gathered in northern Virginia on Wednesday for their annual policy…
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos speaks during comedian Ricky Gervais’s star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, U.S., May 30, 2025. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will head to the White House on Thursday for meetings on his company’s efforts to acquire part of Warner Bros. Discovery as…
Former Treasury Secretary and president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, Larry Summers attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury secretary who has been dogged by his past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, will resign from…
The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is shown at the entrance of the CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., September 24, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has issued a rare call to Iranians to get in contact as potential informants, signaling a potential ramp-up of American efforts to gather…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber at the Capitol on February 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump delivered his address days after the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s tariff strategy, and amid a U.S. military buildup in the Persian…
President Donald Trump is hours away from delivering his State of the Union address in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday at 9 P.M. ET. He’ll speak during a time in his presidency where his approval ratings are waning and he is eager to show results on his economic promises. This address comes at a perilous…
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his prime-time State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday night as polls indicate voters are souring on his economy, after he made promises to lower prices for working-class voters. Trump will speak at a critical moment. The midterm elections, looming less than nine months away,…
