Overnight, the Trump administration moved to dismiss its own $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS in exchange for a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies, while the president's approval rating sank to a second-term low of 37% amid deepening public unease over the Iran war — a reminder that domestic politics and Middle East tensions are now inseparably fused.
The Trump administration is dismissing its own $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax returns in exchange for a $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund" to compensate prosecuted allies. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the fund creates a "lawful process for victims of lawfare and weaponization to be heard and seek redress," directing Treasury to transfer the money within 60 days.
Trump's approval rating fell to 37% in a New York Times/Siena poll, the lowest since his return to office in January 2025. Nearly two-thirds of voters said entering the war with Iran was the wrong choice, adding pressure as November's midterm elections approach.
A Brookings Institution analysis suggests federal statistics undercount family separations because immigrant parents are not being asked whether they have children when detained, with the true toll likely exceeding 100,000.
After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court declined for now to hear a case that could further reshape how the landmark law is enforced.
Two military jets collided during a midair demonstration at an Idaho air show, prompting an emergency response and grounding of remaining performances.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt was booed by graduates during an Arizona commencement address when he began speaking about artificial intelligence, reflecting growing public backlash against tech elite messaging.
Judge Gregory Carro ruled that a gun and notebook found during a police-station search of Luigi Mangione can be presented at his state murder trial for killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. However, other items from a warrantless McDonald's search — including a magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet, and computer chip — were suppressed as improperly obtained.
Public transport operators staged a nationwide strike after Kenyan authorities raised petroleum prices by more than 20% to record levels. Nairobi's roads were largely empty, schools told students to stay home, and police arrested more than 200 protesters who blocked roads and lit burning barricades.
The WHO has declared the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak involves a rare strain for which there is no approved vaccine, with cases appearing in a conflict zone including rebel-held Goma, severely complicating containment and relief efforts.
President Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran that the "clock is ticking" for a peace deal, as regional tensions escalate amid the ongoing US-Israel war and uncertainty over Tehran's next moves.
Venezuela extradited billionaire businessman Alex Saab to the United States, a significant development in a long-running money-laundering case tied to the Maduro regime and sanctions evasion.
Greenland's prime minister said the United States continues to seek control of the Arctic territory, rejecting any suggestion that Washington has abandoned its interest in acquiring the island.
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Linus Torvalds says AI-powered vulnerability reports have flooded the Linux security list to the point of paralysis.
Researchers discovered novel crystalline structures formed inside the fused debris of the Trinity test.
A design studio in the UK grows furniture by training trees into chair shapes over years instead of cutting timber.
A deep look at Bitwarden's behind-the-scenes platform overhaul and what it means for the password manager's future.
Lewis Carroll embedded satirical math puzzles and logic games throughout Alice that mock Victorian academia.
The original 1979 SRI paper on PSOS, an early attempt at a formally verified secure OS architecture.
A reported essay on how corporate HR departments have become instruments of political control inside workplaces.
A developer squeezes a wireframe 3D renderer onto the 48K Sinclair ZX Spectrum in assembly.