Detailed data is useful for understanding and addressing environmental effects on people’s lives in ways that become difficult or impossible if only the broadest and blurriest picture is developed.
June 30, 2026
ICE traffic stops were just halted, then swiftly reinstated, as feds try to curb shootings – and the inevitable backlash
July 16, 2026
Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months
July 16, 2026
A federal panel has given preliminary approval to an updated design for a new underground facility to screen visitors to the White House
July 16, 2026
New York Times fights Trump administration subpoenas for reporters’ testimony
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: Officials asked to turn over phones at the White House as Wiles, Patel lead intensifying leak probe
July 16, 2026
The world has largely viewed the U.S. more favorably than China for years, but those opinions now have flipped in Beijing’s favor
July 15, 2026
The U.S.
July 16, 2026
Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration “absolutely” mishandled the communications surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files
July 16, 2026
The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling
July 15, 2026
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July 16, 2026
The U.S government issued sanctions on Wednesday targeting individuals and entities that it said were a part of an international network helping Iran procure weapons.
July 15, 2026
House Republicans have unveiled a $95 billion plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules
July 15, 2026
Two U.S.-based advocacy groups sued the Trump administration on Wednesday, arguing that sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court violate
July 15, 2026
The White House is weighing another extension of waivers allowing foreign ships to transport goods between U.S. ports as renewed conflict with Iran raises
July 15, 2026
Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians
July 15, 2026
A federal appeals court ended a more than six-decade-old federal oversight of a Louisiana school system related to a desegregation mandate, a court
July 15, 2026
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reimposed a naval blockade of all Iranian ports and
July 14, 2026
A federal appeals court has ended more than 60 years of federal oversight of a Louisiana school system that had been ordered to eradicate segregation
July 15, 2026
The Trump administration was sued on Tuesday by nine environmental groups that said its recent decision to rescind a more than 50-year-old definition of "harm"
July 15, 2026
Americans could soon see gasoline prices top $4 a gallon again as renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have pushed energy prices higher by
July 15, 2026
MSCI's global equities index rose on Tuesday after softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data and strong bank earnings, while oil
July 14, 2026
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the federal government and several private groups for allegedly conspiring to suppress criticism of Israel
July 14, 2026
President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah
July 14, 2026
A China-born U.S. seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years
July 14, 2026
Senators unveil sweeping Russia sanctions bill, urge passage in honor of Graham
July 15, 2026
For Ukraine and its supporters, the sudden death of U.S.
July 14, 2026
Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races
July 15, 2026
Trump administration ends attempt to freeze $10B in federal funds for blue states
July 15, 2026
Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in
July 14, 2026
The term weaponized vehicle has become commonplace at news conferences and in statements released by federal officials during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown
July 14, 2026
Trump task force uncovers more than $1 billion in trade fraud
July 14, 2026
The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the U.S. on commercial flights,
July 14, 2026
The U.S. military carried out a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran on
July 13, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives' Democratic Women's Caucus on Monday urged the U.S.
July 14, 2026
A Chinese-born American seismologist who has published U.S.-funded work on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly
July 14, 2026
Renewed U.S.-Iranian hostilities are eroding an interim agreement signed in June, reflecting disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz and other issues and underlining difficulties
July 13, 2026
The Trump administration is cracking down on banks lending to people living in the U.S. illegally
July 13, 2026
Cubans are living in a state of limbo, and it’s not clear that US military intervention would revitalize the Cuban economy.
July 13, 2026
Trump wants new coal plants built in the US. The price tag could be astronomical
July 13, 2026
The federal watchdog for the U.S. health department generated $5.56 billion in expected recoveries and projected savings over six months and barred
July 13, 2026
Trump administration subpoenas New York Times journalists who reported security concerns around new Air Force One
July 11, 2026
A new $4.7-billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block, is set to open
July 11, 2026
Judge grants Trump admin’s request to dismiss January 6 case against Proud Boys
July 11, 2026
Trump administration opens endangered species’ habitats to development, reversing 50 years of environmental law
July 11, 2026
The New York Times countersues EEOC, alleging ‘retaliatory, bad faith use of’ authority
July 11, 2026
The Trump administration finalized a major change on Friday to how threatened species are considered in agency actions, removing regulatory language aimed at preventing damage to
July 11, 2026
Three men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a U.S. agent in Houston on Tuesday have challenged
July 11, 2026
A federal judge on Friday paused a union lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from shutting down the top U.S. watchdog for consumer financial protection,
July 11, 2026
Bipartisan senators announce agreement with Trump administration on Russia sanctions
July 11, 2026
PFAS pesticides approved after EPA adopts new toxicity definition
July 11, 2026
Three men who survived a fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers in Houston say no officer was threatened
July 10, 2026
The White House is upgrading its front door to fortify the entrance
July 11, 2026
Israel shared intel on Iranian hardliners’ desire to target Trump, sources say, as Netanyahu looks to influence course of war
July 11, 2026
Four U.S. senators said on Friday that they had reached agreement with the Trump administration to move forward with updated
July 10, 2026
Rare earths startup ReElement Technologies has stopped seeking an $80 million Pentagon loan that was part of a broader
July 10, 2026
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July 10, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters
July 09, 2026
President Donald Trump's cancellation last year of a government food security survey could make it difficult to assess whether his cuts to the food stamp
July 09, 2026
The US is striking Iran again. Can it ever deliver a knockout blow?
July 09, 2026
The U.S. coffee industry asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to keep Brazilian green coffee exempt from tariffs, during a session of public
July 09, 2026
Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on
July 09, 2026
A senior Swiss trade official said on Wednesday she saw a good chance that Switzerland could maintain a U.S. tariff rate set by an initial deal with Washington in November.
July 09, 2026
The Trumps administration has been ramping up pressure on state election officials to make sure noncitizens aren't registered to vote
July 08, 2026
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that President Donald Trump's name must remain off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts while he
July 08, 2026
Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S.
July 08, 2026
U.S.
July 08, 2026
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern told a U.S. government agency Tuesday they are willing to divest ownership stakes in some smaller railroads as
July 08, 2026
A lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleged that President Donald Trump's administration illegally shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers
July 08, 2026
Several Latin American countries said on Tuesday they are working to prevent the import of goods produced with forced labor, urging the Trump
July 08, 2026
Reflecting Pool being drained – again – as Trump administration tries once more to fix landmark
July 08, 2026
ABC is continuing to fight back forcefully against efforts by federal regulators to reopen the question of whether its popular talk show “The View” is subject to equal time rules
July 08, 2026
The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort
July 08, 2026
US strikes Iran and reimposes oil sanctions as ceasefire faces one of its most significant tests
July 08, 2026
A lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's immigration agencies have shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government
July 07, 2026
A former Democratic commissioner of one of the country’s top civil rights agencies has dropped a lawsuit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump
July 07, 2026
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro plans to urge the Trump administration at a Washington hearing on Monday to delay a
July 06, 2026
Tennessee National Guard members assigned by the Trump administration to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man who authorities say turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit
July 06, 2026
The Trump administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
July 05, 2026
Pope Leo XIV is spending the Fourth of July in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate
July 04, 2026
The fallout from Venezuela’s powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to prevent the humanitarian disaster from becoming a political one in the face of fierce public criticism and efforts by the Venezuelan opposition leader to return from exile
July 03, 2026
Trump’s Freedom 250 gives the founders an AI glow-up
July 03, 2026
U.S. oil companies are set to report their strongest quarterly profits in years, courting a possible clash with President Donald Trump, who has
July 03, 2026
A new plan to keep the Reflecting Pool clean – including annual purge of ‘nasty’ muck
July 03, 2026
Some federal employees bristle at America’s 250th birthday festivities after year of agonizing government overhaul
July 03, 2026
NATO plans to replace its ageing fleet of U.S.-built AWACS surveillance aircraft with a Swedish alternative, four sources told Reuters
July 02, 2026
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez has defended her government's response to last week's devastating earthquakes
July 02, 2026
A divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday restricted the Trump administration's ability to subject thousands of immigrants to mandatory detention while their
July 03, 2026
A federal judge is demanding firmer commitments from the Trump administration regarding plans to renovate a historic golf course in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes expressed concern Thursday over President Donald Trump's recent social media statements about starting renovations on the East Potomac Golf Links
July 03, 2026
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June
July 03, 2026
FBI assigns 260 staff members to Georgia 2020 election probe
July 03, 2026
The Trump administration moved to slash commercial fishing regulations from coast to coast on Thursday, including reopening New England waters to scallop
July 02, 2026
OpenAI in talks to give Trump administration a 5% stake in the company, FT reports
July 02, 2026
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients
July 02, 2026
Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling brings relief to immigrant advocacy group in Baltimore
July 02, 2026
The fifth-largest public school district in Kansas said on Wednesday it disagreed with the Trump administration's accusation that it violated federal
July 02, 2026
Former CIA Director John Brennan is suing the Trump administration, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that are targeting him
July 01, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the Pentagon
July 01, 2026
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution
July 01, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
July 01, 2026
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June 30, 2026
The U.S.
July 01, 2026
The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
June 30, 2026
It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks as President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they’ll communicate
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
Handing President Donald Trump a stinging defeat, the U.S.
June 30, 2026
The Trump administration is drafting a ban on imports of foreign inverters, which connect solar projects and batteries to
June 30, 2026
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to immediately fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
June 30, 2026
The Supreme Court may have reaffirmed the U.S.
June 30, 2026
President Donald Trump has promised to make U.S. prescription drug prices the cheapest in the world, but a closely watched
June 30, 2026
The U.S., Canada and Mexico are due to meet on July 1 to review a trilateral trade agreement after a period of heightened tensions between Washington
June 30, 2026
How Trump chose a former Oklahoma state trooper to lead ICE — and handed Markwayne Mullin a win
June 30, 2026
A year after the Trump administration dismantled the U.S.
June 30, 2026
The U.S.
June 30, 2026
Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps
June 30, 2026
Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements
June 30, 2026
An attorney in Washington state promised “miracles” to tens of thousands of immigrants seeking legal status
June 29, 2026
Supreme Court to review the legality of mass voter purges in the weeks before an election
June 29, 2026
Company trying to clean Reflecting Pool is thrust into political storm, hires crisis communications firm
June 29, 2026
The Trump administration fought to change a national park slavery exhibit. Here’s why Philadelphia vows to keep fighting back
June 28, 2026
A new Mississippi law authorizes the state's top law enforcement agency to compile a list of immigrants illegally living in the state
June 28, 2026
President Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 28, 2026
The Trump administration is close to allowing Anthropic to restore access to its Fable 5 model, Axios reported on Saturday, citing a source close to the situation.
June 27, 2026
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is a popular spot for protests, celebrations, and photos
June 27, 2026
The United States has struck Iran in response to a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz
June 26, 2026
A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
June 27, 2026
A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's bid to withdraw Biden-era limits on soot
June 26, 2026
A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them
June 27, 2026
Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer
June 26, 2026
Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term
June 26, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for "clarification" of the U.S. role in trying to end the war in Ukraine.
June 26, 2026
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out
June 26, 2026
After Supreme Court’s TPS decision, more than a million immigrants face scramble to stay in US
June 26, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of
June 26, 2026
A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program
June 26, 2026
U.S.
June 26, 2026
The Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it laid off 110 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding, with the layoffs impacting
June 26, 2026
This week both the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.
June 10, 2026
Polestar said on Thursday the Trump administration was forcing the electric-vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the
June 25, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer
June 25, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock solid despite concerns expressed by some about being left out of discussions aimed at ending the war with Iran
June 25, 2026
Park Service will drain, repair Reflecting Pool after July Fourth, court filing says
June 26, 2026
The U.S.
June 25, 2026
Trump administration identifies more than 500 migrant children for removal from the US, senator says
June 25, 2026
A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday
June 25, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would impose lower federal student loan limits for people pursuing graduate
June 25, 2026
U.S. House members have pledged strong support for Taiwan and welcomed Han Kuo-yu, president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, to Washington
June 25, 2026
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June 25, 2026
U.S.
June 25, 2026
Probe cites history of overweight flights, inadequate oversight in crash that killed 10 off Alaska
Haiti starts to register voters in violent capital under gang menace
TSA finds stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a passenger's suitcase at an Alabama airport
New Mexico AG sues for return of teen forced to cross border by foster care staff
Federal government to turn a Kentucky uranium plant into an AI data center and gas power complex
Still no target for a return, Malik Nabers on the field at Giants training camp sparks optimism