When two South Korean companies announced a multibillion-dollar investment to build solar panel and electric battery factories in northwest Georgia, federal subsidies helped close a deal to diversify the local economy. read more
President Donald Trump announced on Monday a limited edition, self-branded fragrance with a gold statue of him on the bottle, urging his supporters to "get one for your loved ones." read more
In the vast agricultural lands north of Los Angeles, stretching from Ventura County into the state's central valley, two farmers, two field supervisors and four immigrant farmworkers said that the ICE raids have led a majority of workers to stop showing up for work. That means crops are not being picked and fruit and vegetables are rotting at peak harvest time. One Mexican farm supervisor, who asked not to be named, was overseeing a field being prepared for planting strawberries. Usually he would have 300 workers, but on this day he had just 80. Another supervisor at a different farm said he usually has 80 workers in a field, but on that day just 17. Link: YouTube.com . read more
The DOJ is prioritizing the revocation of US citizenship from individuals charged with certain crimes per this 11 June memo. The ten categories of crimes that could lead to citizenship being stripped range from "war crimes" to COVID loan fraud. Individuals "who pose a potential danger to national security, including those with a nexus to terrorism, espionage, or the unlawful export from the US of sensitive goods, technology, or information, raising national security concerns" will be among those prioritized for denaturalization. read more
Ursula von der Leyen wants the EU to team up with a 12-nation Pacific trade group. That could serve as a new platform for fans of rules-based trade. read more
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem's personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirements, experts say. read more
The Republicans who sued are asking the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on how much political parties can spend on candidates, saying they violate free-speech protections. read more
Isidro Perez, a 75-year-old Cuban national in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, died at HCA Kendall Florida Hospital on June 26. read more
A growing number of Gen Z and millennial Americans are seeking elected office -- campaigning on the issues that matter most to them and their peers. read more
Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary triggered a wave of Islamophobic attacks -- including from sitting members of Congress -- that once might have disqualified the perpetrators from public office. read more
Canada announced Sunday night it was suspending a tax on U.S. technology firms that had caused President Trump to suspend trade negotiations between the two nations, handing a major victory to the American president. read more
Priscilla Chan opened a school for disadvantaged kids in 2016 with her husband, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The Primary School, in East Palo Alto, CA, offered free tuition, as well as free health care and counseling for students and parents, in an attempt to show that giving kids the right support could lessen gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students. In 2018, Chan, a pediatrician, said she was "in for the long haul." But in April 2025, less than a decade after the Primary School opened, Chan told staff it would shutter its two locations after the 2025-2026 school year. read more
The Trump administration formally accused Harvard on Monday of violating federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment, ratcheting up its allegations ... read more
Multiple news agencies are reporting that a father jumped off a Disney Cruise ship after his daughter fell from a railing on the ship's fourth floor. Both were rescued within minutes. read more
"The more they learn about this bill, they hate it just as much," [CNN data chief Harry] Enten said, and showed a poll that found just 23% of Americans think it helps their families, while 49% said it hurts. read more
Richard Rubin, the U.S. tax policy reporter for The Wall Street Journal, writes one of the most amazing ledes: "Republicans are waving a $3.8 trillion magic wand over their tax-and-spending megabill, declaring that their extensions of expiring tax cuts have no effect on the federal budget." read more
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