- Death Toll in Texas Floods Tops 100
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer
The number of deaths from flooding in central Texas over the July Fourth weekend reached 104 on Monday.
In hard-hit Kerr County, ...
- Bessent Says Federal Reserve’s Challenges Go Beyond Chairman Powell’s Stance on Interest Rates
By Andrew Moran
The Federal Reserve’s challenges extend beyond Chair Jerome Powell’s stance on interest rates, said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” ...
- Death Toll From Texas Floods Rises to 82, Including 28 Children; Trump Plans Visit
By Jacob Burg and T.J. Muscaro
Two days after catastrophic flash floods raged through central Texas, at least 82 people, including 28 children, have been ...
- Treasury Secretary Responds to Musk’s Intention to Form ‘America Party’
By Jack Phillips
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first Trump administration official to respond to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that he intends ...
- Rescuers Search for 11 Missing Girls After Devastating Texas Floods Killed at Least 70
By Jacob Burg
Just two days after catastrophic flash floods in central Texas washed away homes and vehicles and left at least 70 people dead, ...
- 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 ...
