Treasury exempts U.S. companies from disclosing their true owners and will delete existing records, rolling back a 2021 anti-money-laundering law.
Trump Media signs high-frequency trading firms at up to $100,000 monthly for millisecond access to the president’s market-moving posts, its first customers.
Trump demands Iran pay compensation for the USS Cole and 52,000 war dead after Tehran conditions reopening the Strait of Hormuz on U.S. damage payments.
Taylor Farms recalls 20 jalapeño products from Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods as the salmonella outbreak sickening 345 people spans 27 states.
USPS narrows its quarterly loss to $2.5 billion but still projects running out of cash by early 2027 under its $15 billion borrowing cap Congress set in 1990.
U.S. economy sheds 23,000 jobs in July as 264,000 people stop working or looking, pushing labor force participation to its lowest since 1976 outside COVID.
Federal judge blocks HUD from redirecting $4 billion in homelessness funding away from permanent housing, the agency’s third loss on the same overhaul.
Trump moves again to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud claims, giving her 21 days to respond after the Supreme Court blocked his first attempt.
Senate votes 90-6 to fund the government through December 11, adding a provision barring Trump from blocking federal grants to states for political reasons.
San Francisco unanimously cuts its paid parental leave waiting period in half, making workers eligible 90 days into a new job.
GAO finds DOGE’s Wall of Receipts claimed billions from contracts never canceled, unable to verify 96% of the $47 billion in reported grant savings.
The Interior Department agrees to pay German energy giant RWE $1.22B to abandon 3 offshore wind leases, its fifth buyout pushing total payouts past $3.9B.
New California rent caps take effect limiting annual increases to 8.1% to 8.8% by region under the state’s 5% plus inflation formula.
U.S. suspends government operations in Michoacán over an unspecified threat, halting USDA avocado inspections in Mexico’s top producing state.
Senators demand the CFTC crack down on prediction markets offering wildfire bets, warning they could incentivize arson as Spokane burns.
DC National Guard deployment will cost $1.4 billion more through January 2029, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office finds, as troops enter a second year on patrol.
Louisiana prepares to transfer 130,000 acres of coastal marshland from an ExxonMobil pollution settlement to SpaceX for a Starship launch site, the Times-Picayune reports.
Capital One tells a court it closed more than 300 Trump Organization accounts after an anti-money laundering review, rejecting the family’s political-bias lawsuit.
25 states sue to block Trump’s third round of worldwide tariffs, calling forced-labor claims a pretext to revive taxes the Supreme Court struck down.
Senate appropriators reach a bipartisan deal funding the government through Dec. 11 and blocking OMB Director Vought’s rule giving the White House final say over federal grants.
Illinois begins one-time $400 food payments to households cut from SNAP by new federal work requirements, with automatic enrollment.
Trump administration moves to strip Head Start standards for class sizes, medical screenings and literacy after failing to block the program’s funding.
Trump blames “grossly incompetent” Minnesota and its governor for water system cyberattacks that state and federal investigators trace to likely Iranian hackers.
Interior Dept. orders the largest Colorado River cuts ever for Arizona, California and Nevada, reducing supply by 3 million acre-feet over the coming decade.
Maine makes free community college permanent as new laws take effect, covering full tuition at all seven state community colleges.
Commerce Dept. quietly takes equity stakes in 7 more chip companies as a condition of $874 million in CHIPS Act funding.
Economy slows to 1.5% growth as inflation holds at 3.7% and Americans’ savings rate hits a four-year low.
Fed holds rates steady for a fifth straight meeting as three officials dissent for a hike, an unusual split under Trump-installed Chair Warsh.
Trump unveils a $20 billion Dulles Airport makeover nearly tripling the original budget, months after seeking to rename the airport for himself.
Colorado awards $23.8 million to school meal programs in 131 districts, buying locally grown food and raising nutrition workers’ pay.
U.S. strikes dozens of Revolutionary Guard targets across Iran hours after Trump vows to hit back for an intercepted missile barrage on American forces.
Coordinated cyberattack knocks water utilities offline across more than 30 Minnesota communities, with one town warning residents its tower held limited reserves.
Trump administration kills the $3.6 billion subsidy holding down Medicare drug premiums, raising 2027 costs for most of 25 million Part D enrollees.
Energy Department names Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah as potential nuclear waste hosts while seeking to scrap the law requiring Yucca Mountain storage.
St. Petersburg opens hurricane recovery programs offering buyers up to $80,000 and purchasing flood-prone homes to permanently convert into open space.
FCC exempts Musk’s Starlink from its ban on foreign-made routers, clearing until 2028 the sale of its Vietnam-built devices.
Trump campaigns in Michigan on an economic revival claim while dismissing gas prices that hit $4.11, up 23 cents in a month.
Gordie Howe bridge opens to traffic after Canada disinvites U.S. officials over new 50% tariffs and rejects Trump’s claim the 2012 deal no longer stands.
Delaware Gov. Meyer signs three laws mandating free hospital care under 300% of the poverty line, limiting hospital prices, and blocking private equity buyouts.
Iran halts retaliatory strikes on U.S. allies after a second night without American bombing, as Oman talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz progress.
Energy Department admits in court it canceled $7.5 billion in clean energy grants based solely on whether states voted Democratic, contradicting sworn testimony denying politics.
USDA will resume limited Mexican cattle imports through one Arizona port starting Aug. 24, ending a yearlong closure as 41 of 42 U.S. screwworm cases hit Texas.
Trump launches a trade investigation of the EU one day after it fined Google 890 million euros, calling European tech penalties robbery of American taxpayers.
Iran attacks U.S. bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as officials warn the war is depleting interceptor stockpiles planned to deter China.
Trump imposes 10% to 12.5% tariffs on 60 economies under a forced labor rationale, his third scheme since the Supreme Court struck his tariffs in February.
Rhode Island Gov. McKee declares an energy affordability emergency, directing $28 million in climate auction funds to offset a 15% winter rate hike for 450,000 households.
U.S. bombs Iran for a 13th straight night as Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers spread the war to the Red Sea and push oil past $100.
GAO finds Amazon workers on food stamps and Medicaid nearly tripled since 2020, with gig drivers now the top employer group using SNAP.
Santa Monica opens applications for a $6 million renter’s aid program paying one-time grants to keep low-income tenants from losing housing.
U.S. bombs Iran for a 12th straight night as Trump threatens to destroy a bridge or power plant for every Iranian attack on shipping.
