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WASHINGTON – Acting US Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a third round of staff reductions on July 10 after being urged by President Donald Trump in recent weeks to shrink the agency’s ranks. “US National Intelligence is operating more efficiently and effectively than ever before, and today, we…

After months of deliberation, delays and drama, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has finally crossed the finish line.  The legislation, aimed at cutting red tape and making homeownership more attainable, is now the law of the land after President Donald Trump declined to sign or veto the bill…

US President Donald Trump said Iran has requested that “talks” between the two countries continue, although he emphatically warned Tehran that the current cease-fire is no longer in effect amid a flurry of tit-for-tat strikes by both sides. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks,’” Trump…

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington had agreed to resume discussions with Iran despite declaring an end to the fragile truce that had halted months of conflict between the two countries. “The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks’. We have agreed to do…

A welcoming sign at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, July 9, 2026. Marco Bello | Reuters The airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially been renamed after President Donald Trump, the first time an airport has been named after a sitting U.S. president.…

Moon cross. TPM illustration/Getty Images This is your TPM evening briefing. The Christian right has been gaining traction in Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump. And now, one Trump-aligned religious group has their sights set on the moon.  “Cross on the Moon Coalition” says they are “on a spiritual mission…

The US military said it had launched new strikes on targets in Iran just hours after President Donald Trump said a cease-fire accord with Tehran was "over" and threatened to "hit them hard tonight." Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, he also said that the…

The United States military on Wednesday carried out another round of strikes on Iran after the Islamic Republic attacked ships in Strait of Hormuz a day earlier. The US Central Command, CENTCOM, made this announcement in a post on its verified X handle on Wednesday. This came a few hours after President Donald…

President Donald Trump said the United States would hit Iran “hard” on Wednesday as he deemed their ceasefire over after fighting flared, but he left the door open to more talks. Efforts to end the Middle East war have taken a hit following the fighting sparked by Iranian attacks on…

President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO leaders' summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, joined by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters US…