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US President Donald Trump criticized Spain and other European allies for not meeting their NATO military spending commitments, labeling Spain as terrible and accusing it of seeking a free ride.

The woman has told FBI that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her when she was between 13 and 15 years.

The Republican Party hopes to retain control of both chambers of Congress in November's US midterm elections.

Trump has launched a slate of crypto-friendly policies since returning to the White House for a second term.

The decision that rejected Donald Trumps attempts to rewrite the Constitution was much too close.

Trump's 927-page financial disclosure report for 2025 totals more than 900 pages detailing holdings in cryptocurrency and stocks.

The Council of Economic Advisers has provided the president with information and advice on both domestic and international economic policy since 1946.

The Trump administration has expanded access to nicotine products despite concerns from public health critics about youth use and addiction.

Trump calls top court's ruling affirming birthright citizenship 'too bad for country' as advocates cheer decision.

President Donald Trump attended oral arguments in the case, underscoring his staunch opposition to granting automatic citizenship to many immigrants' babies.

The Trump administration's crackdown on Anthropic's leading artificial intelligence models is looking like a gift to China.

President Donald Trump took a victory lap after the ruling, writing on Truth Social that it was "A BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS."

Many graduate students will be subject to higher federal student loan caps than previously expected, after a court ruling last week

Trump's huge defense budget request and a race to replenish weapons stocks while building hypersonic missiles lead to war between U.S

Qatar confirmed on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Doha but will not hold direct meetings with Iranian officials.

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Conflicting messages emerged over the future of US-Iran diplomacy after President Donald Trump suggested an important meeting could take place in Doha, while Tehran denied any planned negotiations

US to play direct role in Lebanon agreement oversight, report says The United States will play a direct role in monitoring the movements of Lebanese and Israeli forces under the new framework agreement, according to The Washington Post, which cited an unnamed US official

US president warns of 'big problems' if retailers do not cut prices at the pumps, condemns illegal gouging.

President Donald Trump said US negotiators are heading to Qatar for what he called a perhaps important meeting.

Trump: Doha meeting may prove important for Iran talks US President Donald Trump said a new round of talks with Iran is set to take place in Doha, Qatar, as Washington continues efforts to secure what he described as the denuclearisation of Iran

'Big problems lie ahead': Trump warns US fuel retailers over high prices The US president has warned fuel retailers that big problems lie ahead if they do not start charging customers less

Politics also are on the radar as the Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a split scorecard on executive power.

Behind the closed doors of the Trump administration, a simmering power struggle has erupted between Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio amid serious policy disagreements, according to a report.

Parents, guardians and others who contribute to a Trump Account will not be required to file a gift tax return, the IRS and Treasury Department said Monday.

The ruling allowing President Donald Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter overturns a key precedent known as "Humphreys Executor."

Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom Trump nominated in 2020, rejected arguments that federal laws preempt Mississippi permitting late-arriving absentee ballots.

The ruling by the Supreme Court means that Lisa Cook will remain as a Federal Reserve governor as her lawsuit challenging Trump's effort to fire her proceeds.

While Trump Accounts are unlikely to directly improve retirement savings among women, there may be an indirect benefit, says one expert.

E. Jean Carroll has said since 2019 that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

The U.S. and Iran are poised to hold fresh talks on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, President Donald Trump said via social media on Monday.

Axon Enterprise has ramped up lobbying in Congress on federal law enforcement technology as ICE pursues a potential $220 million Taser deal.

Earlier on Monday, Iran's president said that US$6 billion in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar, as negotiations with the United States were challenged.

US President Donald Trump said that Iran has requested a meeting that will be held in the Gulf state of Qatar on Tuesday, despite an earlier denial from Tehran that talks were planned.

His refusal to sign a bipartisan affordable-housing bill demonstrates his obliviousness to the economic concerns of voters.

According to the Times, the Kazakhstan project is not an isolated case.

For another six, I served on the House Armed Services Committee in Congress, overseeing Americas military and national security strategy. As both a veteran and a policymaker, Im deeply troubled by Donald Trumps handling of Governor Mikie Sherrill (@GovSherrillNJ) June 28, 2026

Iranian-American lawmaker says Trumps comments on Iran are unhinged US Representative Yassamin Ansari has criticised President Donald Trump's recent threat against Iran, describing his rhetoric as "dangerous" and "unhinged"

Iran says it targeted U.S

Trump waded into race to defeat incumbent Bill Cassidy, a Republican and critic of Trump's actions following 2020 vote.

South Africa's Donald Gordon Medical Centre has become the first hospital in Africa to introduce liver perfusion technology, enabling donated livers to be preserved, assessed and restored outside the body

US artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Anthropic release new AI models to clients approved by the Trump administration.

President Trump threatens to 'militarily complete the job' as the US strikes Sirik and Qeshm Island over ship attacks.

The immigration enforcement agency has been without a Senate-confirmed director since 2017, during Trump's first term.

Some state-sponsored programs paved the way for Trump Accounts, the newtax-deferredinvestingaccounts for children.

The Vice-President has written a book about his faith that leaves out the most important questions.

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on European countries that impose a digital services tax on US tech companies.

Anthropic disabled access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with a government export control directive citing "national security authorities."

In a post on social media, Trump took aim at European countries that he said are discussing imminent implementation of taxes on American companies.

"This TARIFF will supersede Trade Deals made with the Country, whether implemented, signed, or not," President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

President Donald Trump's economic advisors are giving Warsh space, as the new Fed chairman, on interest rates as the president repeats calls to cut.

Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran carried out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship's upper deck.

Trump's Iran deal opens new political front at home

The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for US President Donald Trump's administration to strip hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants of a humanitarian status that protects them from deportation, giving another boost to his hardline approach to immigration.

President Donald Trumps moves on housing, FISA, Iran and Washington projects are creating new headaches for Republicans trying to show voters they can govern.

Trump says US to buy farm goods using Iranian assets

US official says frozen Iranian funds have not been released A US official has told The Associated Press that no frozen funds have been released to Iran and that none will be released until Tehran meets the requirements of Trump's interim agreement with Iran

President Donald Trump has attempted to spruce up Washington in advance of the country's 250th anniversary.

US Supreme Court allows Trump to end protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disasters in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands of people to possible deportation

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's limits on how much certain graduate students can borrow

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche originally set up the fund as part of a settlement of a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the IRS.

Majority of US voters think Iran war 'not worth it', new poll finds Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 06/25/2026 - 18:07 The US deal with Iran has failed to inspire confidence in American voters who see it as a failure to achieve war objectives An attendee wears a hat with buttons featuring US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance during the Great American State Fair Kickoff Celebration on the National Mall on 24 June in Washington DC (Al Drago/Getty Images via AFP) Off Sixty percent of American voters think US military action against Iran was "not worth it", according to a national poll from Quinnipac University

Trump's clash with Senate Republicans has intensified after a rebuke over the Iran war.