Secret Service fumes as Patel disclosed sealed UFC drone-plot probe early
Secret Service officials say FBI chief Kash Patel's post about a foiled plot to attack the White House UFC event blew up a sealed investigation, jeopardizing pending arrests.
Trump shifts special education and civil rights enforcement out of Education Department
The administration is moving special education oversight to HHS and civil rights enforcement to the Justice Department, stripping the Education Department of most of its core duties.
FBI says it foiled drone-and-sniper plot against White House UFC event
FBI Director Kash Patel said agents disrupted a plot to attack the UFC card on the White House South Lawn. Five were arrested across three states; a 19-year-old Ohio man faces felony charges.
'No Kings' rallies sweep the US on Trump's 80th birthday as he hosts a UFC card at the White House
The anti-Trump 'No Kings' movement held its fourth nationwide day of action on Sunday, countering the president's 80th-birthday celebration with rallies and a star-studded First Amendment concert in New York.
Skydiving plane crash near Butler, Missouri kills all 12 aboard
A plane carrying 11 skydivers and a pilot crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday, killing everyone aboard in one of the deadliest US skydiving accidents in decades. The NTSB and FAA are investigating.
USA opens its home World Cup against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium tonight
The US men's national team plays its first home World Cup match in 32 years on Friday at 6pm PT in Inglewood, opening Group D against 40th-ranked Paraguay.
House rejects FISA Section 702 extension, putting surveillance tool on track to lapse
The House voted 198-218 against a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the warrantless surveillance authority set to expire Friday.
Knicks erase 29-point deficit, largest comeback in NBA Finals history, to lead Spurs 3-1
New York stormed back from 29 down to beat San Antonio 107-106 on OG Anunoby's tip-in with 1.2 seconds left, taking a 3-1 NBA Finals lead and closing on a first title since 1973.
Platner wins Maine Senate primary despite eleventh-hour campaign turmoil
Graham Platner won the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, shrugging off bombshell claims from his former campaign director hours before polls opened.
Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas
A federal judge voided the Trump administration's $100,000 surcharge on new H-1B visa petitions, ruling it an unauthorized tax that only Congress can impose. The decision came in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of 20 states led by California.
Supreme Court enters final month with Trump cases on birthright, firings unresolved
The Supreme Court has more than 20 opinions left to issue in June 2026, including rulings on President Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship and his power to fire executive-branch officials. The decisions could reshape his second term.
Senate passes $70 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding bill
The Senate voted 52-47 before dawn Friday to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol for three years, with Alaska's Lisa Murkowski the only Republican to break ranks. Democrats failed to strip out a Justice Department 'anti-weaponization' settlement fund that could compensate the president's political allies.
House passes Iran war powers resolution in rare rebuke of Trump
The US House of Representatives voted 215-208 to direct President Trump to end hostilities with Iran, the first time it has passed such a war powers resolution and its sharpest rebuke yet of his handling of the conflict. Four Republicans joined Democrats, though the measure is largely symbolic and faces near-certain failure in the Senate.