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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.
On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court has denied a challenge to South Carolina's law banning state Medicaid patients from using Planned Parenthood for their health care needs, Japan's leading trade negotiator says President Trump's 25% tariff on foreign-made cars is unacceptable, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Department of Justice has taken the unusual step of suing an entire federal court, saying it's taking extreme measures to give breaks to illegal immigrants facing deportation, a growing number of employers say Generation Z job applicants are ghosting them in the hiring process, and more.
On today's Front Page: An Israel-Iran ceasefire has held, but analysts and former officials say President Trump faces a much bigger problem, Middle East powers are recalibrating their responses as the Israel-Iran war reshapes the region, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire hours after Iran launched a missile attack towards an U.S. military base in Qatar, New York City voters are about to launch either the improbable comeback of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo or the rapid rise of Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, and more.
On today's Front Page: American military personnel across the Middle East are on heightened alert over the prospect that Iran would target U.S. outposts, President Trump's decision to bomb Iran is reigniting a constitutional clash over whether he overstepped his authority, and more.
On today's Front Page: Israel's military campaign against Iran has expanded dramatically as President Trump alluded to more strikes in Tehran, a phony police uniform, silicone mask and a weapons stockpile were essential to Vance Boelter's alleged plot to kill Minnesota Democratic lawmakers, and more. The Front Page will be off from Wednesday, June 18 through Friday. June 20 and return on Monday, June 23.
On today's Front Page: The suspect in the shooting deaths of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband has been arrested, the war between Israel and Iran intensified through the weekend, and more.
On today's Front Page: Israel launched preemptive airstrikes on Iran that targeted the country's nuclear program, a judge's ruling against federalizing National Guard troops and using them to quell protests has been put on hold, and more.
On today's Front Page: The U.S. is pulling nonessential military and diplomatic personnel from across the Middle East as tension mounts over Iran's nuclear program, House Republicans are raising concerns about cuts to public broadcasting and an AIDS prevention program, and more.
On today's Front Page: A federal judge has put off California's request for an immediate restraining order on troop deployments in Los Angeles, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is trying to head off a planned U.S. tax on remittances, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Pentagon has mobilized 700 Marines to deploy to Los Angeles to help the National Guard, the Trump administration's tariffs on Japanese and South Korean goods have ratcheted up the stakes at the Group of Seven summit next week, and more.
On today's Front Page: National Guard troops arrived in Los Angeles Sunday, called out by President Trump after a weekend of protests, a recent study shows that children of divorce are likelier than those in two-parent homes to earn less money, and more.
On today's Front Page: Elon Musk has accused President Trump of betraying promises to cut federal spending as the two men got into a social media feud, a two-pronged strategy has resulted in a generational decline in violent crime in Baltimore, and more.
On today's Front Page: China is entering high-stakes trade talks with the U.S. with a focus on reducing President Trump's tariffs and semiconductor restrictions, former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Trump administration says it can use a policy to deport migrants whose parole protections have been canceled, the Justice Department is investigating pardons issued by President Biden at the end of his term, and more.
On today's Front Page: Seismic developments on the battlefield have seemingly put the momentum on Ukraine's side in its war against Russia, the Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to Maryland's assault weapons ban, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Supreme Court has taken a mixed approach to President Trump's immigration policies, China has accused Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of pushing a “Cold War mentality,” and more.
On today's Front Page: Federal courts have ruled against President Trump's attempt to reshape global trade policy using tariffs, the Caribbean island of Dominica is undergoing a transformation reflective of a broader regional trend, and more.
On today's Front Page: The Trump administration says it is finishing a peace proposal to end the war between Israel and Hamas, some Senate Republicans are prepared to torpedo President Trump's tax cut and spending bill without more cuts, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump is considering canceling all federal contracts with Harvard University, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to lower and eventually eliminate property taxes in the Sunshine State, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's tariffs on foreign-made cars are forcing automakers to shift spending or look to other markets, the White House believes Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa can help curb Iranian influence, and more.
On today's Front Page: Federal authorities say the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy faces first-degree murder charges, an evenly divided Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma court ruling that halted what would have been the nation's first religious charter school, and more.
On today's Front Page: Longtime Northern Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly has died after a battle with esophageal cancer, the steel industry is pleading with President Trump to maintain his tariff on key metal imports, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump's plea for House Republicans to pass his agenda this week fell on deaf ears from corners of the party that still demand changes, Louisiana officials have charged a New Orleans sheriff's employee in a jailbreak by 10 inmates last week, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says after a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia and Ukraine will immediately start ceasefire talks, former President Biden's newly revealed prostate cancer has ignited questions, and more.
On today's Front Page: A call between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is shaping up to be the pivotal moment for a ceasefire, the Supreme Court has blocked the government from using antiterrorism powers to make further deportations, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says the U.S. and Iran had “sort of” agreed to the terms of a deal that would prevent Iran from making nuclear weapons, the military will begin screening troops for gender dysphoria during routine checks of medical records, and more.
On today's Front Page: President Trump says he's secured more than $1.2 trillion in economic investment by Qatar in American companies, Major cuts to public bus and rail services are looming in cities from New York to San Francisco, and more.