US Hits Iranian Shipping Network With Major New Sanctions
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Treasury Department announced fresh sanctions on Wednesday on over 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and vessels, in a sign the Trump administration is...
Think Tank Holds Webinar on ‘Is China Entering a Post-Xi or Post-CCP Era?’
The Consilium Institute, a think tank specializing in China issues, holds a webinar at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 2. Piero Tozzi, director for...
RFK Jr. Announces Repeal of Policy That Rewarded Hospitals for Reporting Staff Vaccination Rates
In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 1 announced more repeals...
Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After July Jobs Report
President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing...
Trump Talks to Press While Departing the White House
President Donald Trump talks to the press at 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 1 while departing the White House en route to Bedminster, New...
Trump Moves 2 Nuclear Submarines Following Russian Official’s Threat of War
President Donald Trump has ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned “in the appropriate regions” after statements by a top Russian security official threatening...
Witkoff, Huckabee Visit US-Backed Aid Site in Gaza
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Gaza on Aug. 1 amid the dire...
CPDC Webinar to Examine US Frontier Security Following Gov. Palacios’s Exit
The Committee on the Present Danger: China (CPDC), a Washington-based think tank, holds a webinar titled “Will the Security of America’s Western Frontier Perish...
DNC Targets Battleground Districts With August ‘Organizing Summer’ Campaign
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) unveiled a monthlong organizing campaign during Congress’s August recess to highlight opposition to the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill...