The US State Department has notified Congress of plans to close five foreign missions in Grenada, Japan, Indonesia, Cameroon, and Canada, drawing criticism over potential diplomatic vacuums.
Despite historic regulatory wins in Washington, Bitcoin fell from its October 2025 peak above $126,000 to around $58,600 by July 2026, revealing that legal access does not guarantee permanent demand.
The UFC's Freedom 250 card on the White House South Lawn caused a $30m loss due to high production costs and no public ticket sales, despite drawing 34m worldwide views, parent company TKO Group announced.
The Trump administration will meet with top AI companies to discuss government safety testing for advanced models. This follows recent hacking incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic, sparking debate on AI control.
The UFC's 'Freedom 250' event, staged on the White House South Lawn, incurred a $30 million loss for parent company TKO Group Holdings, despite attracting a record 34 million global viewers, including 8.2 million in the US.
US President Donald Trump stated that negotiations with Iran are ongoing and warned the country of its last chance before decapitation, while Tehran denied talks are taking place.
US State Department plans to close five overseas missions in Winnipeg, Nagoya, Douala, Medan and St. George’s, after White House initially considered up to 30 cuts; Democratic Party warns reductions could weaken Washington’s regional standing.
Twenty-five US states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its new double-digit tariffs on 59 countries and the EU, arguing they illegally replace import taxes struck down by the Supreme Court.
US President Donald Trump warned Iran it faces a last chance to sign a peace deal or risk 'decapitation,' announcing fresh talks despite Tehran's denials.
The White House and major AI companies (Meta, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic) declined to comment on a new AI framework, whose details, including potential pre-release testing with the federal government, remain undisclosed.
US President Donald Trump says Iran has a "last chance" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the five‑month war, claiming talks are ongoing despite Iranian denials.
A Guardian investigation found that the Trump administration quietly attempted to subject at least 10 hunger strikers in US immigrant detention to involuntary medical procedures, including force-feeding. At least three detainees were confirmed subjected to these procedures, which human rights groups widely consider torture, with others breaking their strikes as procedures loomed.
Rep. Jim Jordan evaded questions on CNN about Donald Trump's proposed $1.776 billion "weaponization fund" for DOJ-prosecuted individuals, despite Trump's intent to revive it. This puts Jordan at odds with Senate Republicans who view it as a "slush fund" and oppose Todd Blanche's confirmation until the fund is ruled out.
A TikTok clip showing migrant arrests, set to music by artist Bad Bunny, drew social media criticism, leading TikTok to remove the song. Bad Bunny is a prominent critic of Trump's deportation policies.
The White House added 43 Chinese companies to a blacklist under the Uygur Forced Labour Prevention Act, citing alleged forced labor in Xinjiang. Beijing condemned the move as a "classic act of economic coercion," marking the third US measure against China this week.
The Trump administration is accused of deceptively editing a video promoting its $5.1 million gilded renovation of the Arts of War and Arts of Peace statues in Washington, D.C. The White House clip featured only positive reactions, omitting critical public comments about the project's cost and aesthetic.
The Trump administration faces an August 1 deadline to finalize an AI framework, prompting intense debate among tech leaders like Sam Altman and Jensen Huang. The framework involves voluntary model submissions and classified benchmarking, amid industry concerns over potential restrictions on open-weight models, particularly from China.
Moonshot, a 3-year-old company, has released 'Kimi', an open-source AI model, contrasting with closely guarded US closed AI models, amidst rising China-US AI governance rivalry.
Donald Trump's second administration sees a record 27 Senate-confirmed officials leaving, facilitating a power grab by concentrating power in the presidency through acting officials, aided by recent Supreme Court rulings.
Trump joked about running for a fourth term while project-linked wallets moved 10.84 million TRUMP tokens worth about $16.91 million. The token has fallen sharply as the project expands liquidity programs and rewards for top holders.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday as renewed efforts continue to end the war with Russia. The talks follow a shift in US focus to the conflict with Iran.
Nearly 200 Silicon Valley companies, including Proton and Y Combinator, have urged the Trump administration not to ban US access to Chinese open-weight AI models. They argue a ban would harm US startups by increasing costs and benefiting major US AI labs, while the White House discusses potential safeguards and theft allegations.
The Trump administration announced new tariffs on 60 economies, including the EU, effective July 24, citing forced labor in imported goods. Critics view the move as a legal workaround for broad tariff programs previously struck down by the Supreme Court, utilizing Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Donald Trump in Washington next week, following a visit to Kyiv by US right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, who has notably reversed her previous anti-Ukraine stance after experiencing an air raid and witnessing the conflict firsthand.
