President Trump signed Thursday an executive order taking aim at alleged discrimination against conservatives by large banks, directing regulators to investigate and punish financial institutions for “politicized or unlawful debanking.” Conservatives have long complained that they have been unfairly treated by the banking system, a cause taken up by Trump in his second term. “Financial…
The Treasury Department sanctioned 18 entities and individuals tied to revenue-generating efforts for Iran on Thursday in an effort to block the foreign government from evading previous economic restrictions implemented by the United States. “These sanctions target how Iran has engineered banking schemes and alternate payment messaging systems specifically designed to bypass sanctions and…
President Trump on Thursday said Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to meet with him, adding that he’s willing to do whatever it takes to stop the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump also told reporters in the Oval Office that Putin doesn’t have to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in order for him to meet…
One of the Texas Democrats who fled her state over a GOP plan to draw new state House district lines said rhetoric from the right is putting a “dangerous target” on state lawmakers’ backs. “I’m terrified at the rhetoric coming from both my colleagues, the governor, the attorney general and the president. It’s putting a…
President Trump is eyeing a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week as he pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, a potential face-to-face meeting that carries huge risks and possible rewards for the White House. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with Putin in recent months as Russia pounds…
The refurbishment of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will cost around $10 million over a roughly two-year period, according to an Army official. The monument, which was taken down two years ago, will have a new base and panels that would share historical context, an Army official, speaking on condition of anonymity amid…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted a vote by a federal immunization panel to recommend the influenza vaccine for children, pregnant women and all adults earlier this year. In June, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unanimously voted to recommend the…
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order tightening control of the federal grant funding process, requiring political appointees to sign off on each grant. The order directs each agency head to designate a senior appointee who will be responsible for creating a process to review grant opportunity announcements and to ensure any grants awarded…
President Trump sought to celebrate his new tariff regime and reassure the public about his economic stewardship on Thursday as a trade agenda upending the GOP and the global economic order came into place. Trump said the tariffs would raise billions for the U.S. Treasury, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued that foreign producers and…
Related video: Vice President JD Vance met with Republican leaders Thursday in Indiana as the national redistricting debate intensifies. President Trump is going all in on the national redistricting war with his call for the Commerce Department to conduct a new census ahead of the next scheduled one in 2030. Trump said in his Truth…
