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El-Sayed ignites firestorm after sharing 9/11 message on social media: 'Piece of s---'

Abdul El-Sayed's 9/11 video message drew fierce online backlash over his association with Hasan Piker, who notoriously claimed America deserved 9/11....

EXCLUSIVE: Pence group knocks Vance plan to pay stay-at-home parents up to $9K per child

Advancing American Freedom warns JD Vance's childcare subsidy for stay-at-home parents could invite government intrusion and create work disincentives....

Clinton, Bush received multiple warnings on bin Laden hijack plots before 9/11, declassified files show

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush received repeated CIA warnings that Usama bin Laden's network planned to hijack jets and attack U.S. cities....

First use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court sends Afghan woman back after Election Day ISIS plot: DOJ

Nazira Haji Zada admitted she was an "alien terrorist" in the first-ever use of a specialized federal court created 30 years ago by Congress after an ISIS Election Day plot....

‘Open sore’: Families face agonizing wait as 9/11 mastermind's trial pushed nearly 27 years after attacks

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's 9/11 trial is set for 2028, but a ruling barring key FBI statements raises doubts families will ever see a verdict....

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Here’s the inflation breakdown for August 2026 — in one chart

Inflation remained stubbornly high in August, largely on the back of higher energy prices amid the Iran war, economists said....

Tehran won’t surrender to the U.S., Iranian President Pezeshkian says, as India's Modi urges dialogue and peace

On his first visit to India, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he will not surrender to the U.S. and Israel, as New Delhi renewed its appeal for peace....

Saudi Arabia shut down East-West crude oil pipeline after multiple attacks by drones from Iraq

Iran-allied Houthi militants in Yemen have escalated strikes on Saudi Arabia this week....

Dow rises 500 points to snap 4-day slide as oil cools, traders look past inflation report: Live updates

Stocks rose Friday, with investors looking to recover from four straight days of declines, as oil prices retreated....

Trump arrives in Ireland to meet leaders before attending golf tournament

The talks could include politically sensitive topics such as economic issues and Irish leaders' concerns over the Iran war....

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Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters

Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal....

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech

President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects....

Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists

Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question....

Federal Judge Poised to Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Library

The judge, in halting the pretrial fact-finding process, said President Trump’s claim of immunity could “dispose of the entire case” involving the library to be built in Miami....

Trump Heads to Ireland for the Irish Open at His Golf Course

President Trump’s trip comes after a two-day Republican rally in Dallas, where he tried to energize voters amid fears that the party could face losses in the midterms....