PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds

NEW YORK (AP) — The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the target is consistent: The U.S. Department of Justice is ramping up an effort to get voter data and other election information from the states. Over the past three months, the department’s voting section has requested copies of voter registration lists from state election…

Trump appears at FIFA Club World Cup final on anniversary of Pennsylvania assassination attempt

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the Club World Cup final soccer match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)(FOX NEWS) President Donald Trump made an appearance at the Club World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday – one year after an assassination attempt…

Big, Beautiful Bill passes in the House; Sen. Hoeven says it will “make our nation more prosperous and more secure”

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The House of Representatives passes the One Big, Beautiful Bill and it now goes to the desk of President Donald Trump. Senator John Hoeven, of North Dakota, says it will provide permanent tax relief for American families and small businesses, secure the border, rebuild our military, support farmers and ranchers by passing the heart and soul…

Senate passes Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks a 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. The outcome capped an unusually tense weekend of work at the Capitol, the president’s signature legislative priority teetering on the edge of approval or collapse. In the…

Senate votes on amendments to Trump’s big bill ahead of July 4 deadline

Possible changes to President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts are being considered in what’s called a vote-a-rama, though most of the amendments are expected to fail. After a weekend of setbacks, the Senate is rushing Monday to move ahead with the bill despite a series of challenges. The hours ahead will be pivotal for the Republicans, who have control of Congress and…

Trump says he’s not planning to extend a pause on global tariffs beyond July 9

Trump also said a group of wealthy investors will make an offer to buy TikTok

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is not planning to extend a 90-day pause on tariffs on most nations beyond July 9, when the negotiating period he set would expire,…

North Dakota joins Iowa-led effort supporting Trump administration’s Harvard funding cuts

DES MOINES, Iowa (North Dakota Monitor) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state coalition that includes North Dakota filing an amicus brief Tuesday supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut some funding for Harvard University over reported claims of antisemitism on campus. Bird, alongside 15 other attorneys general, filed the brief Tuesday in a lawsuit brought by Harvard…

Trump says Iran and Israel will have a phased-in ceasefire over 24 hours

President Donald Trump claimed on social media Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours. The U.S. president said on Truth Social that the ceasefire would bring an “Official END” to war, a major change in the hostilities that follows a U.S. strike over the weekend on three Iranian nuclear sites. Israel…

Trump says he won’t call Gov. Walz after lawmaker shootings because it would ‘waste time’

Aboard Air Force One/June 17 (CNN)WASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out calling Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers, saying that to do so would “waste time.” A spokesperson for Walz said the governor wishes Trump “would be a President for all Americans.” One lawmaker and her husband were killed, and the second legislator and…