White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled after shooting incident

The annual dinner, which was held in April this year, was interrupted when a gunman stormed a security checkpoint.

Pushing Treatment, Trump Administration Limits Housing Aid for Homeless

Congress and a court blocked a previous effort to revamp homeless programs. Even a scaled-back version marks the sharpest change in homelessness policy in a generation.

By Jason DeParle

Trump to attend new White House press gala after shooting

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he will speak at the White House correspondents dinner, which has been rescheduled for July 24. At this year's edition that was held in April, Trump had to be evacuated after shots erupted at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom venue.

White House correspondents’ dinner gets a second act after shooting

A second event has been scheduled for Friday, July 24, in Washington though other details, including security protocols, have yet to be announced.

By Scott Nover

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts The Trump administration plans to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system that has for more than a decade provided crucial data on ocean systems and climate change. In a notice, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it had “initiated descoping of the Ocean Observatories Initiative” (OOI), a vast ocean observation network comprising more than 900 instruments th...

By Maya Yang

Trump administration puts out strict Medicaid work rules

Work rules for sick people on Medicaid will be stricter than advocates had hoped. The Trump administration released its guidance for states, which have to stand up the new bureaucracies by Jan. 1.

By Selena Simmons-Duffin

Iranians speak out over possible Trump-regime deal

Iranians inside Iran express fear and frustration that a potential U.S.-Iran deal could leave the Islamic Republic intact despite economic devastation.

Trump administration is scrapping the $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation fund’

DOJ's agreement with President Donald Trump to bar future audits into his or his family's past tax records will remain.

Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B US fund meant to compensate president's allies

The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion US fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department's top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks in the courts and a fierce political backlash that had threatened to stall key elements of the White House agenda

Jeffries: Democrats aren't focused on Trump impeachment 'at this moment'

In conversation with CNBC's Emily Wilkins, the House leader laid out Democrats' path to a majority next Congress and plans to rein in President Donald Trump.

Trump team abandons US$1.8 billion ‘slush fund’ to compensate supporters

The US Justice Department on Tuesday dropped a contentious plan to create a US$1.8 billion compensation programme that critics had denounced as a “slush fund” for President Donald Trump’s political allies. “We are not moving forward with the fund,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said during testimony before a House committee. The about-face is a setback for one of Trump’s most divisive second term initiatives, which had drawn criticism from Democrats, legal experts and numerous Republic...

By Agence France-Presse

US-Iran talks appear stalled as Trump claims otherwise

Iranian media had reported US-Iran negotiations were halted amid continued fighting in Lebanon. US President Trump later said reports of stalled talks were "fake news." More on DW.

Trump to speak at rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will attend and speak at a rescheduled White House correspondents' dinner on July 24, nearly three months after a shooting outside the original event prompted his evacuation. Organisers said the gathering will proceed with enhanced security, insisting violence will not dictate public life.

By FRANCE 24

Trump administration office charged with tracking pests keeps getting infested with bed bugs

The agency has reportedly told employees to take personal vacation time if they don’t want to be in the infested office

By Josh Marcus

Trump wants to make a complicated process for millions of student-loan borrowers easier

President Donald Trump's Education Department is planning to streamline the process for defaulted student-loan borrowers. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Education Department is streamlining the repayment process for defaulted student-loan borrowers. It will transition the debt resolution website into Federal Student Aid's main website. It's intended to make the repayment process for millions of defaulted borrowers easier to navigate. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to...

Oz Says Trump Gets Frequent Medical Checkups Because ‘He Likes The Results’ - Forbes

Oz Says Trump Gets Frequent Medical Checkups Because ‘He Likes The Results’  Forbes

'Out of my lane.' Dr. Oz ducks questions during his turn in the White House briefing room

White House Correspondents Association Plans New Dinner for July 24 With Heightened Security

The White House Correspondents Association plans to make a new attempt to hold its annual awards dinner after the first was interrupted by a potential assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. Weijia Jiang, president of the organization, said in a letter to members Tuesday that a rescheduled event will be slated for Friday, July 24. […]

By Brian Steinberg

Bed Bugs invade Trump's USDA office; White House forces staff back despite infestation: Report

US Department of Agriculture's George Washington Carver Center in Beltsville, Maryland, houses the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

White House Correspondents’ Dinner Redo Set for Next Month With “Significantly Enhanced” Security

April's dinner was ended early after a shooter entered the Washington Hilton.

By Alex Weprin

Trump administration drops $1.8bn 'weaponisation' fund

The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion (€1.5 billion) 'weaponisation' fund, US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told politicians.

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund after Republican backlash

The Trump administration is abandoning the president's $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators. "We are not moving forward with the fund," Blanche said. "Period." But Blanche ‌also told lawmakers that an agreement with Trump to bar future audits of his or his family's past tax records will remain in place. The fund emerged from a legal settlement between the US president and the Justice Depa

By The Korea Herald

Trump administration drops $1.8 billion ’weaponization’ fund after Republican backlash

The fund emerged after Trump's unprecedented $10 billion lawsuit ​against the IRS over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.

Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund “Not moving Forward,” Acting Attorney General Says

A $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” set up as part of a settlement of Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS, appears to be dead, as lawmakers of both parties criticized the idea and the prospect of payouts to those who participated in the January 6 siege of the Capitol. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers […]

By Ted Johnson

Trump Halts $1.8 Billion 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund To Compensate Supporters

A federal judge had already temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with the program that critics had denounced as a "slush fund" for President Donald Trump's political allies.

Trump denies reports that US-Iran talks have stalled

"The conversations between us have been going on continuously," said Trump, "including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today."

Trump rejects reports of pause in US-Iran talks

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between Washington and Tehran remain ongoing, dismissing reports that negotiations had been suspended amid regional tensions and Israeli military operations in Lebanon. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump insisted that contacts between the two sides had continued uninterrupted despite speculation that Iran had […]

Commentary: The biggest losers from Trump's tariffs? Americans

In addition to raising prices, companies also reined in labour costs to cover the expense of tariffs, says Robert Burgess for Bloomberg Opinion.

States sue Trump administration and TotalEnergies over wind project cancellation

President Trump Says He's Attending Rescheduled WHCD After Shooting

President Donald Trump is going back for seconds at the White House Correspondents' Dinner ... announcing a new date for the event after an alleged assassination attempt forced an abrupt end to the gala. POTUS confirmed Tuesday the annual dinner --…

By TMZ Staff

Competing narratives define US-Iran talks

Trump denies any pause as Rubio optimistic about deal; Iran says proposal under review

By agencies

Trump plans to attend NATO summit in Türkiye, Fidan says

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump plans to attend the NATO summit in Türkiye's capital Ankara next month, while emphasizing Washing...

Trump administration drops $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund

The Trump administration has abandoned plans to create a $1.8bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted or investigated by the government, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

By Abubakar Ibrahim