President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America,' escalating tensions with Canada during an ongoing trade dispute. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the move 'something out of “Saturday Night Live.”'
Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' with a 24-by-12-foot sign reading 'Lake Ontario. Now and Always' on the Canadian shoreline, according to WSOC TV.
An ex-White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to pay $172,000 to settle a probe by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which found he used inside information to profit from prediction market bets.
The far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana after overstaying his legal visa period. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, an immigration judge had already issued a final removal order against him on July 22.
A US judge has ruled the Trump administration acted illegally by designating AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk, calling the move 'illegal and baseless,' according to the BBC.
At least 12 people have been killed and 54 injured as wildfires sweep through northeastern Algeria, according to the Interior Minister. More than 150 fires spread in a single day.
Trump administration lawyers have threatened to demolish the Kennedy Center if renovations are blocked by the court, according to court documents.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy has cleared all mines from the international waters of the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns over energy supply risks. The Strait is a critical global oil route where tensions remain high between the U.S. and Iran.
The US supreme court has supported Donald Trump's effort to restrict mail-in voting, a decision that could impact the November midterm elections, according to the Guardian.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has reportedly asked AIPAC not to support his campaign, signaling a potential decline in the pro-Israel lobby's influence. According to US media, this comes as growing public disillusionment with Israel-backed policies emerges.
The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to proceed with his executive order restricting mail voting, according to a ruling on Monday. The decision comes as the November midterm elections approach.
United States House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has met privately with Jared Kushner, US President Trump’s son-in-law and a top outside adviser, in a signal that the White House is seeking ways to work with Democrats if they wrestle majority control from Republicans in the midterm elections, according to Al Jazeera.
President Donald Trump will participate in a pre-race procession before the IndyCar race through Washington’s streets, where cars will reach speeds approaching 200 mph, according to Fox News Digital.
US President Donald Trump said Canada wants 'the benefits of being a State, without being one' after trade talks collapsed, according to the BBC.
The pro-Israel lobby has swayed US presidents since Truman, according to The Guardian. The lobby now plays 'smash-mouth politics,' according to John Mearsheimer in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.