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Total U.S. public debt topped the $40 trillion threshold for the first time, reaching $40.047 trillion according to Treasury Department data released in August 2026. The … Read more
Monsoon storms across Pakistan left at least 43 people dead and 177 injured on Thursday, August 21, 2026, as torrential downpours submerged Lahore neighborhoods, triggered deadly … Read more
Portuguese Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves is facing scrutiny after requesting and regularly driving a seized Volkswagen Golf GTD criminal evidence vehicle. Neves defended the … Read more
President Forbes’s closest aide, Natalie Harp, declined multiple times over more than a year to seek a routine security clearance normally obtained by West Wing staffers, … Read more
President Donald J. Trump’s allies on the Kennedy Center board of trustees voted to reinstate his name on the building’s facade and rename the surrounding plaza … Read more
President Donald Trump appeared on Thursday on his former fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen’s radio show, marking a stunning public reconciliation years after a bitter fallout that included … Read more
The United States imposed sanctions on 11 Cuban officials and key security agencies on Monday, May 18, tightening an economic pressure campaign that includes fuel blockades … Read more
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced plans to double long-duration bond buybacks to at least $4 billion per operation, seeking to calm surging yields as the … Read more
The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, which recently completed a deployment exceeding 260 days, … Read more
Trade tensions between the United States and international partners saw major developments as the Trump administration juggled tariff adjustments, pending executive orders, and trade deal approvals … Read more
Federal officials claim thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote across four states, including New Jersey, where a state-level software glitch recently added thousands of noncitizens … Read more
Massachusetts law enforcement searched for 58-year-old Karen Solomon on Thursday following the death of her husband, 57-year-old Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon. Authorities recovered the veteran … Read more