US defence secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American countries to adopt a more aggressive approach against drug cartels and warned the Trump administration may act unilaterally if they do not. He addressed defence leaders aligned with Donald Trump at US Southern Command in Miami during the 2026 Americas Counter Cartel

White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks into how Trump’s base is responding. Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks into the administration’s conflicting messages. The administration’s conflicting messages on the war with Iran. United States trump base, war message, conflicting messages, administration, iran, war, white house, zolan kanno-youngs, responding, reacting

Eric Trump, a co-founder of the family-backed crypto firm World Liberty Financial, posted on X tagging the company and echoed his father’s claim that banks were “desperately targeting” cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. The post came hours after the president said banks were holding the market structure bill “hostage.” The debate

The White House's official X account posted a video that opens with a clip from 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and then cuts to footage of the US-Israeli war on Iran, overlaying images of missile strikes with score pop-ups from the game series. The

On March 4 the official White House Twitter account posted a roughly one-minute video that intercut footage of real military strikes on Iranian locations. At the very start of the video is a clip from 2023’s Modern Warfare III showing a player activating an MGB killstreak — a hidden reward

Eric Trump, co-founder of World Liberty Financial, criticized major banks for lobbying against yields on stablecoins and called the effort 'anti-American' as they seek to protect a low-rate monopoly. His remarks came as his father escalated attacks on the banking lobby over the stalled CLARITY Act. He noted

The White House has sent Kevin Warsh’s nomination to the Senate to be chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve for a four-year term and as a Fed governor for 14 years. The president had announced Warsh as his pick on social media. Jerome Powell’s

Alex Bores, a New York assembly member and former Palantir employee, is running for New York's 12th congressional district and has been the target of ads claiming he helped build the technology for ICE and "powered their deportations." Bores says he quit Palantir specifically over its

A near miss with a falling boulder while climbing in the Swiss Alps prompted Arthur Snell to link his love of mountains with the bigger forces remaking the world. In his book Elemental he argues that a warming planet is unsettling landscapes and, in turn, the ways states exercise power

The Trump administration is considering whether to force Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent to divest its investments in U.S. gaming companies, including its 28 percent stake in Epic Games and ownership of Riot Games. The deliberations have surfaced ahead of negotiations with President Xi Jinping in China next month. Tencent

President Donald Trump accused US banks of threatening the GENIUS Act and holding the CLARITY Act hostage in a dispute over stablecoin yields, calling on Congress to pass market-structure legislation immediately. He said banks are “hitting record profits” and warned that failure to act could drive the crypto agenda overseas,

A new US housing bill includes a provision that temporarily bans the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar to consumers until 2030. The measure appears in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan package focused on housing affordability that also seeks to align House and Senate priorities

Voters in North Carolina, Texas and Arkansas open primary season this week, choosing some of the first candidates for the 2026 midterm elections. Those early contests could shape the balance of power in Congress and influence the direction of crypto legislation. In Texas, Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett is running for

The build-up to the 2026 World Cup has been hit by a major geopolitical storm as United States president Donald Trump admitted he is indifferent to whether Iran participates in the tournament. Despite being the first nation to secure qualification for the showpiece event, Iran were notable absentees from a

A bill to recognise English as an official language of New Zealand cleared its first parliamentary hurdle after a coalition vote, allowing it to move to select committee stage for public consultation and further readings. The measure is part of the coalition deal between New Zealand First and the National

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that bankers are trying to undermine the GENIUS Act — the signature stablecoin legislation he signed into law last year — and urged passage of Congress’ market structure bill without interference. He wrote, "The U.S. needs to get Market

On Monday the Justice Department told a court it would no longer try to justify President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting law firms. The move lasted a day: on Tuesday the DOJ filed a notice with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia asking for

Israel and the United States have launched a joint attack on Iran, an operation with no clear end that has already sent reverberations across the Middle East. Steve Hanke, former Reagan advisor and economics professor at Johns Hopkins University, warned the move is risky and could cost President Donald Trump

Early Tuesday, Ethan Agarwal, a 40-year-old tech entrepreneur with no political background, announced he is running for California’s 17th congressional district, setting the stage for what may become one of the most lavishly funded primary challenges of the 2026 cycle. The contest centers on Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat

President Donald Trump said Iran was running out of missile launchers and that its attacks could continue "for a while." He made the remarks in a roughly four-minute phone call, arguing Tehran's military capacity is being steadily degraded. "They're running out and they&

Joe Rogan’s recent admission that the news cycle has left him “overwhelmed” and a short clip in which he likened ICE to the Gestapo have led some to suggest he may be souring on the president he once championed. That viral moment, however, comes from a three‑hour interview

President Donald Trump appeared at a Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House on Monday. Photographs showed a large red rash on the right side of his neck, with peeling, bumpy skin and what looked like a small blister. After an image was shared online by independent journalist Aaaron

Strip-searches were almost “routine” during Sara’s incarceration in a Melbourne women’s prison more than eight years ago. A survivor of sexual abuse, she found being ordered to strip naked by guards deeply distressing. “It was very degrading and humiliating. I felt like I was being violated and exploited.

Anthony Albanese said he does not believe the US will request military assistance from Australia in its conflict with Iran, noting: “It’s a long way from Australia, and Australia is not – we are not big players in the Middle East.” In an interview with ABC’s 7.30 last

As a candidate, Donald J. Trump called regime change "a proven, absolute failure." He now finds himself pursuing the exact kind of regime change he once criticized. Our chief White House correspondent, Peter Baker, tracks the president's evolution on the issue. United States donald trump, regime