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Lonnie Bunch III is stepping down from his role as the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution before the end of 2026, he announced Tuesday.Bunch, 73, is the first black leader of the museum and education institution based in Washington and began his role in June 2019. He has sparred with... Read more

President Donald Trump honored two fallen American heroes who died during the September 11 terrorist attacks during a Tuesday morning speech at the White House Ellipse.Trump announced that the Coast Guard will commission a fast-response cutter named for Jeffrey Palazzo, a Coast Guard reservist and New York City firefighter. The... Read more

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Qatar on Tuesday urged the United States to resume peace negotiations with Iran aimed at fully opening the Strait of Hormuz, as President Donald Trump continues to downplay the talks. A Qatar foreign ministry spokesman said it is working with partners, including China, to resume peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. The announcement came... Read more

EXCLUSIVE — The Trump administration is blocking a California law that would have banned the sale of disposable propane cylinders beginning in 2028, arguing the state cannot outlaw the small fuel canisters commonly used for camping stoves, portable grills, and heaters when they are allowed under federal rules.The Department of... Read more

President Donald Trump said that Canada-based ‌aircraft manufacturer Bombardier will no longer be allowed to sell in the United States as the trade tiff with Canada continues to escalate.Trump posted on Truth Social about the company on Sunday afternoon. Bombardier is one of the world’s biggest producers of business jets,... Read more

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-AZ) fired back at President Donald Trump after he teased the idea of changing her state’s name to “New America.”Grisham, who has led the state since 2019, took to social media after Trump hinted that New Mexico could be next for a name change. Trump previously... Read more

President Donald Trump wished his political rivals a happy Labor Day on Monday morning after posting a slew of images depicting New Mexico as “New America.”The provocative messages come after Trump pushed for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America and, more recently, signed an executive order to rebrand... Read more

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that construction on the new helipad he requested at the White House has finished.“Dwight Eisenhower didn’t need a Helipad at the White House for those little Choppers, but America needs one now — Just completed, and MAGNIFICENT!” Trump said on social media alongside a... Read more

Trump shared a map of New Mexico with an “X” running through the word “Mexico,” and the word “America,” written underneath.Trump is no stranger to changing landmarks. During his second term, he changed “Gulf of Mexico” to Gulf of America, and reverted the name Mt. Denali back to Mt. McKinley... Read more

Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said President Donald Trump’s job approval rating was “not good” leading into the midterm elections, noting that historically, that has proven to negatively affect how the sitting president’s party performs.“Well, old thinking says that the president’s job approval rating is one of the... Read more

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, extended the block beyond the initial 14 days she granted in a temporary restraining order on Aug. 27. Talwani’s preliminary injunction replaced her prior order, preventing the mail-in ballot restrictions from taking effect before the midterm... Read more