Toy companies ask Supreme Court for urgent review of Trump tariffs after lower courts ruled them unlawful but administration continues collecting billions from American businesses.
Retail sales plunge 0.9% in May as consumers pull back after March tariff-driven buying spree, exceeding economists’ worst expectations.
New CBO analysis finds Trump tax cuts would increase deficits by $2.8 trillion over decade, contradicting Republican claims they would pay for themselves.
U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem closes through Friday as Trump weighs military strikes on Iran after claiming “complete control” of Iranian skies.
Trump claims “complete control of Iran’s skies” and demands “unconditional surrender” despite U.S. denials of involvement and no declared war.
Brain-dead Georgia woman kept on life support for four months under state abortion law gives birth before family can end treatment.
Federal judge expands injunction blocking Trump from restricting passport sex markers for transgender and nonbinary Americans, citing constitutional equal protection violations.
All 17 fired vaccine advisors unite to blast RFK Jr.’s “destabilizing decisions” and “troubling disregard for scientific integrity” in JAMA editorial.
CDC announces at all-hands meeting it has reinstated one-third of employees fired in botched April reduction-in-force after lawsuit exposed “hopelessly error-ridden” data.
FDA offers expedited drug reviews to companies promoting vaguely-defined “national priorities,” giving officials unprecedented discretion over which pharmaceutical firms benefit.
