Google has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps following President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday amid an escalating trade war between the two longtime allies.The name change is only visible to American users,

Aug. 17, 2026, 6:16 PM EDT The Trump administration announced Monday it was pausing a border construction project at Big Bend National Park in Texas for further evaluation after facing a wave of bipartisan opposition to it. The proposed

Aug. 16, 2026, 4:52 PM EDT Attorney General Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer, declined on Sunday to vow independence from White House control. When asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” if he could

Aug. 16, 2026, 12:45 PM EDT The Trump administration “absolutely” is considering taking its voter roll litigation to the Supreme Court, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday. “We’re not going to stop doing what I think every

Aug. 13, 2026, 7:35 PM EDT The State Department announced the creation of a task force that targets so-called birth tourism, which aims to prevent people from traveling to the U.S. on tourist visas for the primary

Aug. 13, 2026, 7:05 PM EDT U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee issued a rare rebuke of Israeli settlers this week, calling a recent siege of homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian

Aug. 5, 2026, 5:11 PM EDT Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was confirmed Wednesday. This is the first time the agency has a permanent leader

Aug. 4, 2026, 6:29 PM EDT Republican Rep. Max Miller refused Tuesday to end his re-election campaign in spite of President Donald Trump’s reservations about his prospects and mounting calls for his resignation amid abuse allegations.The Ohio

Aug. 2, 2026, 4:24 PM EDT A key Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed skepticism Sunday that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche will be confirmed to the position permanently. When speaking about the likelihood that Blanche could

Aug. 2, 2026, 3:07 PM EDT Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, took to social media on Sunday in an attempt to clear his name against domestic abuse allegations made by his ex-wife, prompting his former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie