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Bessent to Justices: Tariff Refunds Would Be Catastrophic
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned the Supreme Court that upholding lower court rulings against President Donald Trump's tariffs could force the U.S. to refund billions, urging the justices to consider the sweeping economic consequences.The government filed a petition...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:26:02 EDTJustices to Quickly Consider If Trump Can Impose Sweeping Tariffs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law.The justices will hear arguments in November, lightning fast by the typical standards of the nation's highest...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:02:59 EDT13-Year-Old Washington Boy Arrested After School Shooting Posts
A 13-year-old boy in Washington State who admired school shooters, had access to more than 20 firearms and frequently posted online about his desire to commit a mass killing was arrested over the weekend, according to local police.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:45:21 EDTDuffy, Airline CEOs to Discuss Air Traffic Overhaul
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy intends to meet with the CEOs of major airlines on Wednesday regarding the government's $12.5 billion plan to overhaul the air traffic control system in the United States, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:11:34 EDTMan Pleads Guilty in Plot to Bomb Nashville Power Grid
A 24-year-old Columbia, Tennessee, man pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and plotting to destroy an energy site in Nashville, a plan that federal authorities say could have knocked out electricity to thousands of homes and hospitals.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:26:29 EDTSupreme Court Pauses Judge's Order That Trump Spend Foreign Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court paused on Tuesday a judge's order that required Donald Trump's administration to promptly take steps to spend billions in foreign aid that the Republican president has sought to claw back.The court's action, called an administrative stay, gave the...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:24:11 EDTLeavitt Dismisses Epstein Check, Johnson's 'Informant' Claim
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday addressed two questions from reporters dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein case and President Donald Trump
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:08:00 EDTUSCIS Chief: New Immigration Rules Will Suss Out 'Anti-American' Red Flags
USCIS head Joseph Edlow said a new rule allowing a U.S. immigration agency to scrutinize a person's "anti-American" views when applying for a green card or other benefits isn't designed to target political beliefs, but to identify support for terrorist activity.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:55:34 EDTUS Offered El Salvador $4.7M to Take Venezuelans In
The Trump administration offered El Salvador $4.7 million earlier this year to detain deported Venezuelan migrants, but stipulated that the funds could not be used in ways that conflicted with President Donald Trump's policies on immigration, diversity, or abortion.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:55:42 EDTPride Intersection in Florida Covered in Black Paint
An intersection in Delray Beach, Florida, meant to honor the LGBTQ+ community has been covered with black paint.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:29:37 EDTBondi Directs DOJ to Prosecute Suspect in N.C. Stabbing Death
Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Department of Justice to federally prosecute the man accused of killing a Ukrainian immigrant last month on a North Carolina subway.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:05:23 EDTMissouri House Approves New Congressional Map
Missouri's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a new congressional map that will likely give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat in next year's midterm elections.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:45:20 EDTGov. Huckabee Sanders Assigns Natl Guard to Assist ICE
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that she is assigning up to 40 National Guard troops to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the state.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:30:54 EDTIAEA Chief: Iran Inspection Deal Step in Right Direction
Rafael Gross, chief of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday that a deal reached with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on how to move toward a full resumption of inspections in Iran was "an important step in the right direction."
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:09:59 EDTMacron Appoints Defense Minister Lecornu as France's Latest Prime Minister
French President Emmanuel Macron late Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France's new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the country's fractious political parties to agree...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:34:05 EDTHouse UAP Hearing Shows UFO Shrugging-Off Missile Strike
A group of military whistleblowers testified under oath Tuesday that they had witnessed UFOs and accused the U.S. intelligence community of attempting to conceal the encounters with one committee member showing a dramatic video of an alleged UAP shrugging off a U.S. drone missile strike.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:12:38 EDTMAHA Health Report Targets Food, Drug Marketing
The U.S. government will address what it sees as an epidemic of chronic illness among American children, calling for changes such as offering full-fat milk in cafeterias and limiting marketing of food and drugs, the "Make America Healthy Again" Commission said in its second...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:16:06 EDTNY Times Poll: Mamdani Holds Big Lead in NYC Mayoral Race
Zohran Mamdani continues to lead his rivals in the race for New York City mayor, according to a New York Times/Siena University poll. Mamdani, the Democrat nominee, leads with 46%, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:12:05 EDTFriend of Michael Brown Shot Dead in Ferguson 11 Years Later
Dorian Johnson, who was with Michael Brown when he was shot dead by a white police officer in a 2014 shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, that fueled waves of demonstrations across the nation, was killed in a shooting Sunday, authorities said.
Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:01:38 EDTBackpage Execs to Be Sentenced in Site's Sex Ads Scandal
Two former executives for the now-shuttered classified site Backpage.com are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in Phoenix for conspiring to facilitate prostitution by selling sex ads.
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