Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
Ohio authorities said 16 children were removed from a rural Vinton County home after investigators found what officials described as deplorable living conditions. Four adults were charged, and several children required immediate medical care.
A U.S. deportation flight carrying 146 Venezuelans landed in Venezuela hours before the June 24 earthquakes, and many of those passengers are now unaccounted for after the hotel where they were held collapsed. Survivors and relatives are still searching for answers as rescue crews work through rubble in La Guaira.
A record 45% of central banks surveyed by the World Gold Council said they expect to increase their own gold holdings over the next 12 months. Goldman Sachs says the buying trend is being driven in part by reserve diversification and demand for protection against geopolitical and financial risks.
Homeownership remains elusive for millions of Americans as high prices, elevated mortgage rates, limited inventory, and widening wealth gaps reinforce one another. Even as some indicators have stabilized, the structural barriers keeping first-time buyers out of the market remain firmly in place.
The restart of federal student loan collections marks a major turning point after years of pandemic-era relief. Its effects will extend well beyond delinquent borrowers, shaping household budgets, credit markets, labor decisions, and the politics of higher education finance.
The artificial intelligence boom is not just a computing story. It is rapidly becoming an energy story, as data centers grow larger, denser, and harder for power grids to absorb without higher costs, tougher trade-offs, and new infrastructure.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.
The Trump administration said July 1 it would not renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for another 16-year term, keeping the pact in force for now but triggering annual reviews ahead of a 2036 expiration date. The decision opens a new round of negotiations with Canada and Mexico over changes the White House says it wants in manufacturing and trade enforcement.
A federal judge on July 1 barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a proposed mail-ballot policy tied to President Donald Trump’s voting order. The ruling keeps USPS bound to a prior settlement requiring timely delivery of election mail through 2028.
Ohio authorities said 16 children were removed from a rural Vinton County home after investigators found what officials described as deplorable living conditions. Four adults were charged, and several children required immediate medical care.
A U.S. deportation flight carrying 146 Venezuelans landed in Venezuela hours before the June 24 earthquakes, and many of those passengers are now unaccounted for after the hotel where they were held collapsed. Survivors and relatives are still searching for answers as rescue crews work through rubble in La Guaira.
A record 45% of central banks surveyed by the World Gold Council said they expect to increase their own gold holdings over the next 12 months. Goldman Sachs says the buying trend is being driven in part by reserve diversification and demand for protection against geopolitical and financial risks.
President Donald Trump’s latest federal financial disclosure shows his cryptocurrency businesses generated more income in 2025 than his long-established real estate holdings. The filing highlights how digital assets became the biggest driver of his reported business earnings last year.
Ford is recalling 741,195 vehicles in the U.S. after federal regulators said a transmission defect can damage the park system and raise the risk of a rollaway. The recall covers certain 2018-2021 and 2020-2021 Ford and Lincoln models, with VIN lookups already available.
FEMA is entering the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season amid reported staffing losses, contract uncertainty and leadership disruption. The turmoil comes as the federal agency says it remains fully activated for storms that can strike through November 30.
A heavily mutated COVID-19 variant nicknamed “Cicada” is being tracked in the United States after CDC researchers documented detections in 25 states. Health agencies say the strain remains under monitoring, with no confirmed evidence so far that it causes more severe illness.
Texas Democrats see 2026 as a rare opening to compete statewide, but strategists are warning that anger among some Black voters after the party’s Senate primary could weaken turnout in a race they view as their best chance to flip Texas.
President Donald Trump said July 1 that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including files tied to the 2020 election. The remarks came as the White House faces new scrutiny over plans to release intelligence documents.
Two climbers who appeared to get engaged atop the Empire State Building’s antenna were taken into custody after New York police said they accessed a restricted area of the landmark. Authorities said the pair now face multiple charges tied to the July 1 stunt.