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The United States and the European Union issued a joint statement on Thursday that frames the ongoing deal between the trade partners and solidifies some trade commitments. The agreement includes a 15 percent U.S. tariff on most imports from the bloc, including autos, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and lumber. The joint statement also says that the United States and the EU intend to accept and provide mutual recognition of each other's standards for cars.President Donald Trump has scored a significant win with a New York appeals court throwing out the $500 million penalty he received in his business fraud case. The decision on Aug. 21 was issued after a hearing last year in which the appeals court seemed skeptical of the case against Trump.

Western allies are continuing to work on a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine. Multiple meetings are being held in efforts to arrange a trilateral leaders summit, while also working on security guarantees for Ukraine. NATO defense chiefs are set to hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday as Western countries push for an end to the war. Russia's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Russia has to be involved in the process. According to the Kremlin, excluding Moscow from security talks won't yield results.The Texas Legislature is expected to pass a new congressional map on Wednesday that would shift five seats to Republicans. On Tuesday, Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier spent a second night in the Texas Capitol building. She had refused to accept a mandatory police escort meant to ensure Democratic lawmakers wouldn’t attempt to leave the state again.

President Donald Trump has said that U.S. troops will not be sent to defend Ukraine's borders. "You have my assurance," he said during an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Tuesday.As Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday, threatening to whip up wild waves and extreme winds, evacuations were ordered on barrier islands along the Carolina coast. Authorities warned the storm could churn up dangerous currents and swamp roads with waves of up to 15 feet in height.

A Russian drone attack hit a residential area in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv as the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was preparing for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington later on Monday. The Russian air force said it launched 140 drones against Ukraine overnight, the largest total recorded in a single night since Aug. 4.Trump said on Monday that he would sign an executive order ahead of next year's midterm elections as part of what he called "a movement" targeting mail-in balloting and voting machines across the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington on Monday to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. European Union President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will also join the meeting at the White House.On Sunday, Zelenskyy was welcomed by European leaders in Brussels.Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, says Russian President Vladimir Putin made concessions for Ukrainian “land swaps” during Friday’s summit in Alaska.

President Donald Trump departed Washington aboard Air Force One on Friday on his way to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for discussions about a possible cease-fire deal for the war in Ukraine. Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, as well as other top aides, the White House said.Before the high-stakes meeting between Trump and Putin, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy joined NTD to discuss the significance of the event, as well as the strategic importance of the Arctic in the face of an ever-closer Russia–China alliance.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to make a deal on ending the war in Ukraine, after the Russian president floated the prospect of a U.S.–Russia nuclear arms agreement on the eve of their summit in Alaska. "I think he's going to make a deal," Trump said in a Fox News radio interview, adding that if the meeting were to go well, he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders afterward.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has said the state is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility—dubbed the “Deportation Depot”—at a state prison in northern Florida. DeSantis announced on Thursday that the new facility is to be housed at the Baker Correctional Institution, a state prison about 43 miles west of Jacksonville. It is expected to hold 1,300 immigration detention beds, though that capacity could be expanded to 2,000, state officials said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” when he said sanctions were not hurting the Kremlin. Zelenskyy was speaking after sitting in on a series of virtual meetings hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of the summit on Friday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.President Trump visited the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday to unveil its 2025 honorees for artistic excellence and tout a major renovation as lawmakers push to rename the venue for the president.

The man who opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta last Friday had documents in his home outlining his opposition to the COVID-19 vaccines, officials said in an update on Tuesday. “A search warrant executed at the residence of the shooter revealed written documentation that expressed the shooter’s discontent with the COVID-19 vaccinations,” Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Director Chris Hosey told a briefing.U.S. annual inflation was unchanged in July, coming in below economists’ expectations as President Donald Trump’s tariffs did not have a significant impact on consumer prices. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, headline inflation held steady at 2.7 percent for the second consecutive month.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will activate hundreds of National Guard troops to be in the nation’s capital to deal with the issue of crime. “This is Liberation Day in D.C. and we’re going to take our Capitol back,” Trump said at a press conference. “We’re taking it back under the authorities vested in me as the president of the United States.”A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s request to make material related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein public. Grand jury material is typically kept secret, and the government’s filings do not meet an exception laid out in previous rulings, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer wrote in a 31-page decision. 

The highly anticipated meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for next week in Alaska, and Ukraine is already drawing a red line. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is vowing that Ukraine will not cede territory to Russia as part of any potential peace deal. Trump told White House reporters on Friday that there could be “some swapping of territories to the betterment of both” as a way to end the war.Polls show most Israelis want a cease-fire to bring back hostages and end the country's war with the Hamas terror group. Prime Minister Netanyahu is moving forward with his plan to seize Gaza City, which is controlled by Hamas. His plan has drawn rebuke from allies—Germany has halted some military exports to Israel, and more than 20 Arab and Muslim nations are calling Israel’s push into Gaza City a “dangerous escalation” and a “flagrant violation of international law.”

Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan on Friday to take control of Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the Israeli military "will prepare to take control of Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat zones." Israel's cabinet is expected to endorse the Gaza City plan.President Donald Trump will host a signing ceremony at the White House on Friday for a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The two nations have engaged in cross-border conflicts since the late 1980s. Trump will also sign bilateral economic agreements with the two countries. He says the agreements will fully unlock the South Caucasus's potential. The energy-rich region neighbors Turkey, Georgia, Iran, and Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign a series of executive orders on Thursday, including one that punished banks for restricting services to customers based on their political or religious beliefs, and another that aims to allow private equity, real estate, cryptocurrency and other alternative assets in 401(k) retirement accounts.Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said on Thursday that the FBI responded to his request to help arrest state House Democratic lawmakers who left the state in a bid to block a GOP-led redistricting effort. Earlier this week, Cornyn sent a letter to the FBI and its director, Kash Patel, to request federal assistance in apprehending the Texas House Democrats who fled to other states, such as Illinois, Massachusetts, and New York, in a bid to block Republicans from conducting House business.

President Donald Trump is imposing an additional 25 percent tariff on India, lifting the total rate to 50 percent. Trump, writing in an Wednesday executive order, said India’s government is “currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil.”Trump is expected to announce on Aug. 6 that Apple will increase its U.S. investment commitment by an additional $100 billion. The new pledge comes on top of the more than $500 billion in investments the tech giant unveiled in February for the next four years.

President Donald Trump has told CNBC that higher tariffs look set to be introduced for India. “I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours because they’re buying Russian oil, they’re fueling the war machine,” Trump said on Tuesday. “And if they’re going to do that, then I’m not going to be happy.”The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday is proposing new rules to speed deployment of drones beyond the visual line of sight of operators, a key change needed to advance commercial deployments like package deliveries.Under current rules, operators need to get individual waivers or exemptions to use drones without visual line of sight. The department said eliminating those requirements "will significantly expand the use-case for drone technologies in areas like: manufacturing, farming, energy production, filmmaking, and the movement of products including lifesaving medications."With the 2026 midterm season drawing nearer, Republicans hope that redistricting in red states such as Texas, Florida, Ohio, and others may expand their thin House majority. Meanwhile, Democrats are hoping that redistricting in blue states could counteract Republicans in the next election. Governors from California, New York, and Illinois have all expressed openness to redrawing their own states’ congressional maps.

The European Union will suspend its two packages of countermeasures to U.S. tariffs for six months, a European Commission spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson said in a statement that the bloc “continues to work with the U.S. to finalise a Joint Statement, as agreed on 27 July.”More than 3,200 Boeing machinists have walked off their aerospace jobs in the St. Louis, Missouri, area after members of the International Association of Machinists voted to authorize a strike at three defense plants starting at midnight on Monday. They are demanding better wages and work schedules.

Former special counsel Jack Smith is being investigated for potentially committing illegal political activity related to the 2024 election.How have the recent tariffs affected U.S. businesses, consumers, and the overall economy? We discuss this with a panel of experts.Can music help the injured brain heal? Brendon Fallon joins us from NTD’s Vital Signs to share insights into how music affects the brain and how it could play a role in treating dementia.

On Thursday, the eve of the Aug. 1 deadline for trading partners to reach trade agreements with the United States, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a new wave of tariffs on dozens of countries. Global trading partners responded on Friday, with some welcoming the move after securing favorable terms, while others expressed disappointment as their tariff rates increased.U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee traveled to Gaza on Friday to inspect the U.S.- and Israel-backed aid distribution system. The visit took place as Witkoff works on a final plan to speed up aid deliveries to Gaza, the White House said on Thursday.

U.S. appeals court judges questioned on Thursday whether President Donald Trump's tariffs were justified by the president's emergency powers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., is considering the legality of "reciprocal" tariffs that Trump imposed on a broad range of U.S. trading partners in April, as well as tariffs imposed in February against China, Canada and Mexico.Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to extend an existing trade deal with Mexico for 90 days and continue talks over that period with the goal of signing a new deal. "Mexico will continue to pay a 25% Fentanyl Tariff, 25% Tariff on Cars, and 50% Tariff on Steel, Aluminum, and Copper. Additionally, Mexico has agreed to immediately terminate its Non Tariff Trade Barriers, of which there were many," Trump said in a Truth Social post.Delta Air Lines said an Airbus A330-900 from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence on Wednesday, forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The airline said 25 passengers were taken to hospitals for evaluation and treatment. One passenger said people who weren't wearing seat belts were thrown about the cabin.

President Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social that he will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax. He cited India’s tariffs, nonmonetary trade barriers, and decision to buy Russian energy during the Russia–Ukraine war as reasons for the new tariff rates.A tsunami sent waves as far as Russia, Japan, Hawaii, and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Far East early on Wednesday. Hawaii has downgraded the tsunami warnings and lifted evacuation orders across the state while leaving a tsunami advisory in place.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building before taking his own life was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League, but took the wrong elevator. Officials identified the alleged shooter as Shane Tamura, a 27-year-old with an address in Nevada. The suspect allegedly carried a note with him that appeared to blame the NFL for a degenerative brain disease he claimed to have had. Las Vegas law enforcement told New York authorities that Tamura had a documented history of mental health issues.President Donald Trump wrapped up his five-day visit to Scotland with the opening of a new golf course at one of his sprawling properties there. Trump said he will focus on addressing crises in the Middle East and elsewhere after he arrives back in Washington.

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are meeting in Scotland on Monday. Speaking to reporters, Trump expressed his disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin and said he is going to reduce the original 50-day deadline for a cease-fire deal between Russia and Ukraine. ‘I am going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today,’ Trump said.U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Stockholm on Monday to resolve remaining differences as they work toward finalizing a trade agreement ahead of the Aug. 12 deadline. Tariffs on Chinese goods are set to increase dramatically unless an agreement is reached. Trump stated on Sunday that negotiations with Beijing are nearing completion, although he provided few details.

U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with the head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday to clinch a trade deal that would likely impose a 15 percent baseline tariff on most EU goods but end months of uncertainty for European companies.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said Hamas did not want to make a deal on a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. The comments come as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was now considering "alternative" options to achieve its goals of bringing its hostages home from Gaza and ending the rule of Hamas in the territory. Trump said he believed Hamas leaders would now be "hunted down."The federal government is starting deportation flights from a detention facility in Florida, known as alligator Alcatraz. Governor Ron Desantis commented on the operation, while speaking in the Florida everglades Friday morning.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called on her Chinese counterpart to ensure more balanced trade with Europe as current relations between Brussels and Beijing have reached “an inflection point.” Von der Leyen, along with European Council President António Costa, was in Beijing on Thursday for the EU–China summit.Hulk Hogan, the American sports and entertainment star who made professional wrestling a global phenomenon and supported Donald Trump for president, has died at the age of 71, World Wrestling Entertainment said on Thursday. "WWE is saddened to learn WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has passed away. One of pop culture's most recognizable figures, Hogan helped WWE achieve global recognition in the 1980s," WWE said on X. It gave no cause of death.

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding a hearing on Wednesday to discuss strategies for countering the CCP's economic coercion against democracies around the world. Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel are set to testify.Bryan Kohberger—the man who killed four University of Idaho students in 2022—is expected to be sentenced to four consecutive life terms. He was arrested six weeks after the killings and charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month and faces the victims’ families at his sentencing hearing on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House, saying the two countries were close to finalizing a trade agreement. "We're going to talk about trade today and we are very close to finishing a trade deal, a big trade deal actually," Trump told reporters at the start of his meeting with the Philippine leader.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week in Stockholm and discuss what is likely to be an extension of an August 12 deadline for a deal to avert sharply higher tariffs. Bessent told Fox Business Network's Mornings With Maria program that trade with China was in "a very good place" and the meetings in Stockholm would take place next Monday and Tuesday.The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) by the end of 2026, the State Department confirmed on Tuesday, citing ideological differences and what it described as an anti-Israel bias and “globalist” agenda out of step with U.S. foreign policy.

The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements rather than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for securing a trade deal or facing steep tariffs. "We're not going to rush for the sake of doing deals," Bessent told CNBC in an interview. On China, Bessent said there would be "talks in the very near future."An off-duty border patrol agent is recovering in the hospital after being shot in New York City on Saturday. Authorities say one of the suspects is an illegal immigrant with a criminal history. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Czar Tom Homan were among the officials who provided more details on Monday morning.

President Donald Trump signs Genius Act into law and vows to make United States the "crypto capital of the planet." The bill received bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. The House passed the act on Thursday by a 308–122 margin.

On Friday, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hosts a press conference in Nashville, Tennessee exposing the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal aliens arrested by the Department under President Trump’s leadership in the Volunteer State.The House approved Trump's $832 billion defense funding request for fiscal year 2026 in an early-morning vote. Five Democrats joined in support, while three Republicans opposed it. The bill now heads to the Senate for approval.

The State Department has called on Beijing to end its eradication campaign against Falun Gong ahead of July 20, the date that marked the start of the persecution in 1999. More than 1,000 Falun Dafa practitioners and human rights advocates gather in the nation’s capital on Thursday for a rally and parade, demanding the Chinese Communist Party end its persecution.The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits declined for the fifth consecutive week to a three-month low as the U.S. labor market continues to perform at a solid pace. Initial jobless claims declined by 7,000 to 221,000 for the week ending July 12, according to the Department of Labor.

Bahrain's Prime Minister, Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalif announces plans to invest more than $17 billion in the United States during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.President Trump will host congressional leaders and families impacted by the opioid epidemic on Wednesday. He'll be signing bipartisan legislation into law. It classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I controlled substances.

The United States and Indonesia have reached a trade agreement, President Donald Trump announced on social media. “Great deal, for everybody, just made with Indonesia. I dealt directly with their highly respected President,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. This comes soon after the president sent a formal letter to Indonesia announcing a 32 percent levy on Indonesian goods entering the United States, effective Aug. 1.The Chinese communist party continues to tighten control over critical mineral supply chains. The House Foreign Affairs East Asia & the Pacific Subcommittee held a hearing on Tuesday to strategize ways to break the choke-hold.Presidents from Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and the City University of New York testified on Tuesday before the House Education and Workforce Committee on the topic of anti-Semitism in higher education. Lawmakers examined the role of faculty, funding, and ideology in the growth of anti-Semitism on college campuses. 

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 100 percent secondary tariff on Russian goods, if Moscow doesn’t agree to a deal to resolve the Ukraine conflict within the next 50 days. “I’m disappointed in [Russian President Vladimir Putin], because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn’t seem to get there,” Trump said as he hosted NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to the White House on Monday.Authorities said on Monday that nine people died and at least 30 were injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where residents were hanging out of windows screaming for help. Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility—which housed around 70 people—in Fall River at about 9:50 p.m. on Sunday.

President Donald Trump reflects on last year's assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, and describes how that experience changed him.Trump levies new tariffs on Mexico and the European Union—here's why some say it could mean higher prices at home. Plus, the stock market's reaction.How will Trump’s new tariffs on Mexico and the EU impact U.S. relations with these allies? We speak with a professor of finance from Stockton University.A town in Texas mourns a beloved high school coach lost in the July 4th floods. Students remember the man who meant so much to them.

President Donald Trump is in Texas for a firsthand look at the damage caused by the recent flooding. The president did an aerial tour of some of the hardest-hit areas. The White House also says he'll visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and the relatives of some of the flood victims. Trump will also get a briefing from officials.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that his meeting in Malaysia with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi was "very constructive," but that the two sides still had issues to resolve. Rubio added that there was a "high probability" of a meeting between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, though a date has yet to be fixed.

With at least 120 people dead and more missing in Central Texas, hopes of locating survivors are dwindling. The search and rescue operation is now shifting to the recovery phase. Kerr County officials said the number of missing also remained unchanged at 161.Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Malaysia on Thursday, as Russia continues to intensify its attacks on Ukraine. It was their second in-person meeting.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts leaders from five African nations for a discussion and lunch at the White House on Wednesday, including leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal.Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday evening that at least seven countries will receive trade-related letters on Wednesday morning, with an additional number of announcements set for the afternoon.Authorities have confirmed at least 119 deaths as a result of the flooding in central Texas, including 59 adults and 36 children in Kerr County. In New Mexico, At least three people have died in flash flooding in the village of Ruidoso.

At least 108 people died in flash floods that hit central Texas over the weekend, with dozens still missing, authorities said in an update on Tuesday morning. During a news conference, Kerr County Sheriff Larry Leitha said that of the deaths so far, 87 have been reported in Kerr County.President Donald Trump will hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET. This is the sixth cabinet meeting of Trump's second term. NTD will tune in live to the meeting.

With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding remains high in central Texas on Monday. Rescue crews continue to search for the missing after flash floods killed at least 82 people, including children holidaying at summer camps. Officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise.President Donald Trump is due to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday, while Israeli officials hold indirect talks with Hamas in Qatar aimed at a U.S.-brokered hostage-release and cease-fire deal for Gaza. Trump said on Sunday there was a good chance such a deal could be reached this week. Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with Trump would help advance the talks in Qatar.

The death toll has risen to at least 50 as central Texas grapples with catastrophic flooding. More than 20 are missing.For many, Independence Day is a time to reflect on service and sacrifice.Earlier, NTD spoke with Navy veteran Kirk Offel, founder and CEO of Overwatch Mission Critical, about what the holiday means to him, why he served, and his work with the “Anchors of Hope” campaign.Elon Musk makes a bold move, announcing a new political party after President Donald Trump signed the GOP budget bill. We have the latest on their escalating feud.How will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act impact various sectors of the U.S. economy? We speak with two economists and a financial strategist.Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for spying on U.S. Navy bases and trying to recruit military personnel. We’ll explore the national security angle with retired colonel and security expert Grant Newsham.How can we get a better night’s rest? Vital Signs’ Brendon Fallon shares insights from a sleep medicine specialist who says we need to sync our inner body clocks to the outer rhythm of the day.

President Donald Trump secured a major legislative win on Thursday as his numerous phone calls and meetings united Republicans behind his tax and spending bill. The bill is set to become law on July 4. Trump has invited all members of Congress to the signing ceremony at 4 p.m. ET.The nation's capital is hosting a series of events to celebrate Independence Day, including the National Independence Day Parade, the Washington National Cathedral Concert, and more activities at the National Archives. NTD will bring them to you live.

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delaying the final vote with a marathon floor speech that started just before 5 a.m. ET. In the early hours of Thursday, the House voted 219-213 to open debate and tee the package up for final vote, due in the coming hours. If it passes, it will then head to Trump’s desk The development marked a victory for Johnson and Trump who had been whipping votes since the Senate’s passage on Tuesday.U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the U.S. labor market continued to show surprising resilience. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent from 4.2 percent in May, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Hiring rose modestly from a revised 144,000 in the previous month, beating economists' expectations of fewer than 118,000 new jobs and a rise in the unemployment rate.

Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on the "One Big Beautiful Bill," determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate. The bill narrowly passed the Senate with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance.President Donald Trump said the United States has struck a trade deal with Vietnam, after months of negotiations, that imposes a 20% tariff rate on many imports from the Southeast Asian country.

The U.S. Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at midday on July 1 after a “vote-a-rama” that began the previous day and continued through the night. The bill passed by a margin of 50–50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker.President Donald Trump is traveling to Florida on Tuesday for the opening of a new illegal immigrant detention facility—dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its remote location and the surrounding wildlife. The facility is located deep in the Everglades roughly 36 miles southwest of Miami.

The Senate is set to begin a “vote-a-rama” series of votes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act after a weekend of bill reading and debates that wrapped up in the early hours of Monday morning. During the “vote-a-rama,” senators will undertake a marathon series of mandatory votes on amendments before the chamber can proceed to consideration of the Republican megabill itself.President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Fox News on Sunday that he has found a buyer for the China-owned short-video app TikTok, and that he will reveal the purchaser in around two weeks. Trump signed an executive order on June 19 extending the deadline for the sale of TikTok by another 90 days, giving the company until Sept. 17 to separate itself from its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance—or to face a ban in the United States.

It was a tense night in the Senate as lawmakers raced to push the One Big Beautiful Bill across the finish line, after voting came to a standstill, lasting more than three hours.President Donald Trump says China will be paying a lot of tariffs, adding that the United States has a trillion-dollar deficit with the communist country.Despite recent setbacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency now warns that Iran could enrich uranium within months. We speak with an analyst.The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed the elimination of a Hamas co-founder. Plus, a Monday court hearing for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was postponed after Trump condemned the proceeding as a “political witch hunt.” We have updates from the Middle East.

The Supreme Court partially allowed President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order on Friday in a decision that said universal injunctions likely exceed courts’ authority. The 6–3 decision didn’t offer a final ruling on the constitutionality of Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship but instead focused on whether three nationwide injunctions blocking the policy could stand.President Donald Trump confirmed a new trade agreement with Beijing on Thursday, but didn't go into the details. Trump told reporters the United States was starting to open up China. A White House official later clarified that the two countries had reached "an additional understanding for a framework to implement the Geneva agreement," which the two countries worked out in May.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine provided details of the recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites during a press conference early on Thursday. The press conference was called in response to media reports questioning the effectiveness of the strikes.Five Department of Defense nominees answered questions from senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee during a confirmation hearing on June 25. Among the nominees is Hung Cao, a former candidate for the U.S. Senate from Virginia and a retired Navy captain. Cao was tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next undersecretary of the Navy on Feb. 27.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. and Iran will hold talks next week. He said the U.S. would continue to ask for no nuclear, adding that Iran's nuclear has been destroyed. Trump hailed U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites while at the NATO summit in The Hague, saying they had halted the Israel–Iran conflict.NATO leaders on Wednesday backed the big increase in defence spending that President Trump had demanded, and restated their commitment to defend each other from attack after a brief summit in the Netherlands.New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has claimed victory in the first round of the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has conceded.