A US judge set a June 1, 2027, trial date for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores on drug-trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court. Their defense lawyer plans to seek dismissal based on immunity as a head of state.
Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance announced the birth of their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, on Sunday. Both mother and baby are healthy, and the couple expressed gratitude to the Walter Reed Medical Center and the White House Medical Unit.
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch called a White House report accusing the National Museum of American History of "anti-Americanism" unfair. The report, released July 4, was also rejected by the Organization of American Historians.
Larry David's new HBO series, 'Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,' uses his signature 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' style to humorously reimagine pivotal moments in US history, featuring him as various historical figures.
Exeter Chiefs secured a playoff spot by defeating Saracens 25-12, ending Mark McCall’s 15-year tenure. The win, fueled by Henry Slade’s try and conversion and key plays during a Saracens yellow card, sets up a semi-final against Bath.
Closing arguments have concluded in Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI, with a jury set to decide on liability over alleged breach of founding agreements and unjust enrichment.
The Senate Banking Committee approved the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, a comprehensive crypto regulation bill, sending it to the full Senate. The bill divides jurisdiction between the CFTC and SEC, and despite challenges, aims for passage by July 4, 2026.
The House passed a bill to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, ending the 76-day shutdown that became the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The measure, which funds DHS minus Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, passed by voice vote. Democrats refused to back funding for immigration functions in an effort to secure reforms including body-worn cameras and restrictions on face coverings after federal law enforcement killed two American citizens in Minnesota earlier this year. Speaker Mike Johnson had previously called the Senate proposal 'a joke' before reversing course on April 1.
Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP's $5bn Kaskida oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, filed exactly 16 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The project will drill 6,000ft underwater plus miles into the seabed to extract 80,000 barrels daily from a 10bn-barrel deposit, starting in 2029. The lawsuit alleges BP failed to provide required safety information and cannot contain a potential 4.5m-barrel spill.
