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Mullin faces Senate grilling on DHS budget, immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) – Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is slated to appear Tuesday in the Senate to answer questions about the agency’s budget, at a time of intense scrutiny about how the Trump administration is carrying out immigration enforcement and preparing for the World Cup.

Pride Month 2026 has begun. Here's what to expect for the LGBTQ+ celebrations

Pride month has begun across the U.S., bringing parades and parties to big cities and small towns to celebrate LGBTQ+ people. The rainbow-filled festivities this year come as President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing policies to roll back the rights of transgender people and curtail recognition of diversity, equity and inclusion.

New Jersey Democrats pick opponent iwhere US Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has been absent

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Democrats will choose their U.S. House nominee on Tuesday in a New Jersey battleground district represented by Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr., who’s been absent from Congress for months as he deals with an unspecified medical issue.

A look at the SpaceX IPO by the numbers

Elon Musk is all about big numbers – millions, billions, even trillions – and there are plenty of them associated with SpaceX and Musk’s plans to take the rocket maker public.

Europe's central bank raises rates to fight inflation from Iran war

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) – The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war as policymakers around the world including new U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh wrestle with how to confront the inflation fed by sharply higher oil prices.

US producer prices spike in May in largest yearly jump since 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of the Iran war. The Labor Department reported Thursday that its producer price index – which captures inflation before it reaches consumers – jumped 6.5% from May 2025.

The Trump Report: The Latest Updates

President Donald Trump on Thursday said the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT,” threatening in a social media post to “assume total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the key Kharg Island, in the “not too distant future.”

Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war. The president said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”

UK defense secretary resigns, saying government not willing to spend enough on military

LONDON (AP) – U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly quit on Thursday, saying the government is unwilling to spend enough on the military at a time of “rising threats.” The resignation dealt another blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is already facing demands from Labour colleagues to step down.

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday showed how he had learned to stop worrying about inflation and simply, in his own words, “love” it. Asked about the new report that the consumer price index in May had jumped 4.2% over the last year, the president took a surprisingly optimistic tack with the challenging news.