- California’s Madre Fire Explodes in Size to Cover 70,800 Acres
By Naveen Athrappully
A wildfire in California’s San Luis Obispo County has greatly expanded to now cover almost 70,800 acres with just 10 percent containment, ...
- 24 Dead, 20 Girls Missing as Flooding Ravages Central Texas
By Tom Ozimek
Catastrophic flash flooding triggered by torrential rainfall has left 24 people dead, others missing, and extensive damage across parts of central Texas, ...
- Trump Signs ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Into Law During July 4 Celebration
By Emel Akan
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, celebrating both a major legislative victory and ...
- Why Cities and Towns Pick Fireworks, Drones, or Both for Independence Day
By Nanette Holt
OCALA, Fla.—To boom or not to boom?
That is the question coordinators of big community events face nowadays in planning Independence Day festivities.
The ...
- House Passes GOP Megabill, Sending Measure to Trump’s Desk
By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Lawrence Wilson and Jackson Richman
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on July 3 passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to ...
- Pentagon Pauses Some Arms Shipments to Ukraine
By Jacob Burg
The Pentagon announced on July 2 that it was pausing some shipments of weapons to Ukraine again, following more than three years ...
- Trump Megabill Clears Rules Vote After Fiscal Conservatives Persuaded
By Joseph Lord and Nathan Worcester
WASHINGTON—After House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Republican leaders spent hours scrambling to flip holdouts, President Donald Trump’s One ...
- Trump, Noem Say CNN’s Coverage of ICE Tracking App Could Warrant Prosecution
By Tom Ozimek
President Donald Trump on July 1 suggested that CNN should face possible prosecution both for reporting on a mobile app that alerts ...
- DHS Announces $81.5 Billion in Customs Revenue From Trump’s Tariffs
By Tom Ozimek
The Department of Homeland Security said on June 30 that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has collected more than $106 billion in ...
- Senate Passes Megabill With Vance Casting Tie-Breaker
By Joseph Lord, Nathan Worcester, Jackson Richman, Lawrence Richman
WASHINGTON—The Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on July ...
- Suspect in Idaho Ambush Identified, Along With 2 Firefighter Victims
By Rudy Blalock
A wildfire call on Canfield Mountain turned into a deadly ambush Sunday when two firefighters were killed and another wounded by gunfire. ...
- Musk Vows to Primary Republicans Who Vote for GOP Megabill
By Joseph Lord
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk vowed on June 30 that he would primary any Republican who casts a vote for the ...
