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On today's Front Page: The U.S. and China have reached an agreement to keep the popular social video platform TikTok active in America, the Federal Reserve's interest-rate-setting committee will meet with multiple storylines threatening to overshadow an anticipated rate cut, and more.
On today's Front Page: Some NATO members have said they cannot immediately end Russian oil and gas purchases despite President Trump's insistence, investigators are still piecing together information about Tyler Robinson, who assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk last week, and more.
On today's Front Page: Tributes continue to pour in for Charlie Kirk after he was assassinated on the campus of Utah Valley University, the Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into the harm inflicted on children and teens who form "relationships” with AI companions, and more.
On today's Front Page: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who played an influential role in rallying young Republican voters, was shot and killed while speaking on a college campus in Utah, Eastern Ukraine has become one of the most critical flash points of the Russia-Ukraine war in recent weeks, and more.
On today's Front Page: Israel dramatically escalated its war on Hamas with a stunning airstrike on the terrorist group's political leadership in Qatar, President Trump has accused pharmaceutical companies of intentionally concealing dangerous side effects when marketing their drugs, and more.
On today's Front Page: The story of a Ukrainian refugee killed in an unprovoked attack by an ex-convict in Charlotte is drawing national attention, European leaders are scrambling to meet the new 5% of GDP benchmark for defense spending, and more.
On today's Front Page: At least four disputes in the Supreme Court's upcoming term are expected to allow the court to overturn decades-old precedents, crop prices are low because of big yields, and high fertilizer costs from President Trump's tariff wars are stressing farmers in the Midwest, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump took European leaders to task for their nations' purchases of Russian oil, a three-hour hearing between senators and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. devolved into multiple screaming matches, and more.
On today's Front Page: China's military carried out a large-scale show of force during a World War II anniversary parade in Beijing, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse made their voices heard on Capitol Hill, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump said the U.S. military carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel, the U.S. and its allies are not sending leaders to attend a military parade in China to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II, and more.
On today's Front Page: Russian President Vladimir Putin thumbed his nose at the West by embracing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the shift from carbon-based to renewable energy in the heart of Appalachia reflects the hard reality of a dying livelihood, and more.
On today's Front Page: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised new strikes in Russia a day after Moscow carried out a fresh wave of bombardments, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit says that President Trump overstepped when he invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to set tariffs, and more.
On today's Front Page: Authorities say the shooter who killed two children and wounded 18 others at a catholic school in Minneapolis “expressed hate toward almost every group imaginable,” officials are warning about a surge in fake college websites using AI to generate hours of content, and more.
On today's Front Page: A shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis and struck children celebrating Mass, killing two and wounding 17, President Trump has ramped up pressure to force Russian President Vladimir Putin into a face-to-face summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and more.
On today's Front Page: Washington, D.C. witnessed its first killing in nearly two weeks amid the federal law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, more than a dozen senior generals and admirals have been fired by the Trump administration since January, and more.
On today's Front Page: A federal judge has ordered the government not to remove Kilmar Abrego Garcia, President Trump has signed an executive order threatening to pull federal support from jurisdictions that don't end cashless bail policies, and more.
On today's Front Page: Russia has made clear that Ukraine has a right to exist, but only if it relinquishes control of the Donbas region, Ghislaine Maxwell told the Justice Department that she never witnessed Donald Trump in any sexually inappropriate situations, and more.
On today's Front Page: A New York appeals court has voided the roughly $500 million fine against President Trump in a civil fraud case, no country in Europe is taking the rising threat of an expansionist, emboldened Russia more seriously than Poland, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Federal Reserve is increasingly likely to cut interest rates at its next meeting, the DOJ has opened an investigation into alleged manipulation of crime statistics by Metropolitan Police Department officials, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says no U.S. troops will be deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal, college graduates are struggling to find entry-level work as AI and uncertainty about tariffs have dampened hiring, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders were unable to agree on a security guarantee for Ukraine to end its war with Russia, the price of coffee is set to get more expensive, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump will try to advance peace talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House by offering security guarantees, a federal judge has forced President Trump to retreat from total control of the Washington, D.C., police department, and more.
On today's Front Page: Experts say President Trump's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin is fraught with geopolitical risks, the Department of Justice has fired the man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump has taken an aggressive stance ahead of his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says U.N. officials have stolen U.S. assistance, and more.
On today's Front Page: National Guard troops arrived in Washington as the White House shared the first batch of federal arrests, the redistricting fight in Texas has state Attorney General Ken Paxton filing a multitude of lawsuits, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump has deployed National Guard troops and enacted emergency federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department, lawmakers are working to remove a gambling tax change in the recent tax and spending law, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he'll reveal new law enforcement plans for Washington, D.C. amid threats of a federal takeover of the capital, gerrymandering has gained precision to the point that it's become a dark science, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump has announced his intention to have the Department of Commerce conduct a new census but one without illegal immigrants, a new government report has found that Americans get most of their daily calories from ultra-processed junk food such as pizza and sweets, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Pentagon is trying to figure out what to do with two dozen tanks that were produced before their contract was cancelled, Federal prosecutors have charged an international syndicate that sought to sell weapons to Mexican drug cartels, and more. The Front Page is off August 4-7 and will return on August 8.
On today's Front Page: Texas Republicans have released a draft congressional map that will try to gerrymander five more seats in the U.S. House, the Department of Transportation has released a previously undisclosed list of its most over-budget projects, and more.
On today's Front Page: Convicted Jeffery Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell wants immunity and other conditions in exchange for testifying to Congress, President Trump's power to impose tariffs on other nations will be hotly debated before a federal appeals court this week, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Environmental Protection Agency will move to rescind the endangerment finding, China's unexpected advances in artificial intelligence in recent months have top U.S. researchers baffled, and more.
On today's Front Page: The U.S. and the European Union have avoided a trade war by agreeing to the framework of a deal, President Trump says that the U.S. will provide more aid to the Gaza Strip amid widespread concerns about starvation, and more.
On today's Front Page: Unidentified hackers recently compromised a major intelligence website used by the CIA and other agencies, a federal appeals court ruled that nationwide injunctions can be legal if states are the plaintiffs, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court expressed displeasure with lower court judges who continue to block President Trump's firings of agency heads, President Trump's trade deal with Japan gives the White House a strong head of steam, and more.
On today's Front Page: House Speaker Mike Johnson has recessed his chamber early after members clamored for a vote to release the Epstein files, the Trump administration has cut the IRS, by nearly 26,000 people through buyouts and firings, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Trump administration is vowing to “flood” New York City with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after an off-duty border officer was shot, civilians across Ukraine took refuge as Russia deployed another aerial assault, and more.
On today's Front Page: Drone warfare is emerging as a central tool in the Trump administration's expansion of U.S. military power, an analyst says the alliance between Russia and North Korea is spearheading a world order for which the West is unprepared, and more.
On today's Front Page: The House has passed the Senate-amended recessions package that will halt $9 billion in spending, Zohran Mamdani's political rise continues to pick up speed, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Trump, California Sen. Adam Schiff has been referred to the Justice Department for prosecution regarding mortgage documents, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Justice Department's refusal to release additional files related to Jeffrey Epstein has created a split within President Trump's base, the Washington Commanders will retire the No. 81 of former receiver Art Monk, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he will impose steep “secondary” tariffs on Russia unless a ceasefire deal with Ukraine is reached, the Supreme Court has allowed mass firings and cuts at the Department of Education to move ahead, and more.
On today's Front Page: A Senate report says the Secret Service's “preventable failures” were at the heart of a failed assassination attempt on President Trump, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says intermittent renewables are costly to the nation's electrical grid, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he will issue a 50% tariff on imported copper and signaled potential high levies on pharmaceutical imports, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pitching himself as the antidote to President Trump, and more.
On today's Front Page: The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the Independence Day weekend has surpassed 100, President Trump has announced a new round of tariffs on Japan, South Korea and a dozen other nations, and more.
On today's Front Page: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his nation has the opportunity to bring a “great peace” to the Middle East, the Washington Nationals have fired manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo amidst another losing season, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's massive tax cut and spending package has finally cleared Congress, the threat of lone wolf attacks from domestic and foreign extremists is the top concern for public safety officials this Independence Day, and more.
On today's Front Page: House Republican leaders slowly convinced holdouts to accept Senate-passed changes to President Trump's agenda package, D.C. restaurants are asking to revert to an adjusted minimum wage of $5.95 an hour before tips, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's tax cuts and spending bill is headed back for a high-stakes final vote in the House, a new facility in the Florida Everglades will provide ICE with more space to detain and deport illegal immigrants, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Senate is poised to vote on President Trump's massive package of tax and spending cuts, federal authorities have announced what they call the largest medical fraud takedown in U.S. history, and more.
On today's Front Page: Senate Republicans are still trying to wrangle votes to pass President Trump's tax cuts and spending package, President Trump has called for Israel and Hamas to end their war in the Gaza Strip, and more.