Trump News for Wednesday, July 22, 2026

The president twice posted statistics on deaths and lengths of previous wars.

Republican Steve Hilton launched his general election campaign for California governor Wednesday with a gambit to win over left-leaning voters who dominate t...

On Wednesday, the Little Tech Association sent letters to President Donald Trump, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and others in the administration.

Rep. Thomas Massie had tried to strip the provision from the $1.15 trillion Pentagon budget, calling it “lopsided” in Israel’s favor. The post GOP Rep. Called Israeli–U.S. Defense Tech Integration “Dangerous.” The House Passed It Anyway. appeared first on The…

Rubio met his Chinese counterpart to discuss managing tensions ahead of President Xi Jinping's upcoming US visit.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone has prompted a federal judge to question the differences betwee...

The senior Republican senator from Alaska has a history of leveraging her vote to get wins for her state.

Secret Service director says threat environment most challenging he's ever seen

Tehran's chief negotiator says if Iran's 'security is not ensured, no infrastructure will be safe'.

Trump administration says 'historic' agreement will 'reinforce global nonproliferation standards' and create jobs in US.

While Elon Musk attempts to rival The Odyssey with an AI-generated take, Christopher Nolan sees how the historical epic serves as a metaphor for the public’s distrust in the tech. The 2x Oscar winning director recently agreed with a comparison of artificial i…

The agreement gives American companies priority access to nuclear reactors and fuel to Saudi Arabia. It's expected to last decades and be worth billions of dollars.

Wonder how they knew there was an opportunity to cash in?

Ian Ralby, president of Auxilium Worldwide, shares his reaction to the U.S.-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal.

OpenAI called it the first known instance of an autonomous AI cyberattack, long-feared by some industry observers.

The fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Colombian man by a federal immigration agent has put the issue of ICE front and center in Maine's Senate race.

A newly discovered object in a distant solar system doesn't fit neatly into the current definitions of moon or planet.

AI policy experts and safety researchers call the AI agents' attack on Hugging Face "a wake up call."

After a dismal two years of weakening demand, falling sales, and damage to its brand by Elon Musk's political activities, Tesla's road to recovery continues apace. On the heels of an impressive delivery report, the company released its earnings for the second…

US President Trump warned that Iran will ‘pay a big price’ right before he attended a dignified transfer ceremony.

Watch out for the Cramer curse.

A newly proposed change would eliminate annual workplace demographic reporting used to monitor discrimination trends.

Zohran Mamdani gave an address Tuesday, July 21 admitting he did not have the legal authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu on an International Criminal Court warrant. Mayor Zohran Mamdani previously vowed to arrest the Israeli leader on an International Cr…

The White House’s senior science adviser faced questions over research funding cuts from lawmakers on Wednesday

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said that he expected that ABC’s decision not to carry President Donald Trump’s speech last week to be part of the agency’s early review of its broadcast licenses. During the speech itself, Trump said that ABC and NBC, which did not …

Former President Maduro pleads not guilty to drug charges; lawyer plans to challenge legality of US military operation.

The network keeps sidestepping the president's primetime attempts to relitigate the 2020 election

Analysts say US president's pressure on Damascus to intervene in Lebanon could undermine domestic security.

President Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Company is backfiring in his face, as a judge has greenlit the subpoenaing of his inner circle.Trump last year filed a lawsuit against the BBC over a 2024 episode of Panorama ti…

TPP programs that are applying for grants must adhere to the administration’s newest guidelines, which focus less so on sex education—and more so on “abstinence,” fertility, and marriage.

Democratic nominee Rebecca Bennett for New Jersey's 7th Congressional district. The Democrat says she wants five more debates in addition to the one scheduled in late September. [ more › ]

With more than five months left to go in the year, we've smashed past 2025's total number of U.S. measles cases.

WNYC and Gothamist on Tuesday night hosted a community forum on the food affordability crisis. It was the first installment in a new, five-part initiative: “In Conversation: The Affordability Series," at BEM books & more in Brooklyn. WNYC and Gothamist hos…

"We have information that Moonshot AI distilled Anthropic's Fable for the development of its K3 model," a top White House official wrote on X.

The New York City mayor instead called on US authorities to act on International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against the Israeli prime minister.

Reports suggest ‌the Trump administration backs a pact with Saudi Arabia allowing it to enrich uranium.

Ever since Brexit, the UK has been on a downward economic and political slide. Can improved vibes really fix that?

Iranian official says Tehran would retaliate by targeting 'energy facilities in which the United States has interests'.

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman criticized President Donald Trump after Trump's comments about alleged election interference during a primetime address.

Hugging Face used China's GLM 5.2 AI to help with a cyberattack. OpenAI said its models inadvertently caused the breach during tests.

On Sunday (July 19), Spain defeated Argentina to claim its second World Cup title. The country’s national team, nicknamed La Roja, had first lifted the trophy in 2010, when many of the players who made history at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium were children.

Anthropic has now spent $40 million backing a nonprofit that has clashed with a Super PAC supported by OpenAI President Greg Brockman.

NASA is supporting the Genesis Mission, a national effort to drive the use of artificial intelligence in tackling complex scientific and engineering challenges to advance a new era of discovery. President Donald J. Trump issued the Executive Order “Launching …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - A judge rejected Zelle's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said the...

The Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implemented an abortion ban late last year. It will have devastating consequences in a post-Dobbs America.

Miliband, Trump critic who once opposed strikes on Syria, joins Streeting, defence novice with shifting Israel views.

President Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia to partner on developing the Kingdom's civil nuclear energy program, according to two U.S. officials.

There was an unintentionally revealing moment in acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing last week. After Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) asked Blanche whether he and President Donald Trump are friends, the leader of the United States Department …

President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he will attend the dignified transfer of service members' remains Wednesday at Dover Air Force Base.

Senator Raphael Warnock is urging his party to investigate officials who he says have “manipulated their maps to silence the voices of Black voters."

By David Shepardson July 22 (Reuters) - The U.S.

You might recall how the press and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers suffered a four-year embolism about the purported privacy and national security threat of TikTok, before “fixing” the problem by ultimately offloading TikTok to Trump’s billionaire friends…

By Michael Martina MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S.

The US must rapidly replenish its stockpiles of weapons as the war on Iran rages on.

The MoD wants to put 27 giant radar dishes in Pembrokeshire, which campaigners have strongly opposed.

Albanian prosecutors say the deeds he used to sell it were forged. Jared Kushner’s Sazan Island Resort carries a €1.4 billion price tag for the decommissioned military island, plus a $4.7 billion plan for the surrounding coast.

Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the state found about 6,600 people who said they were not U.S. citizens had been incorrectly registered to vote due to a technical error.

Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, was fatally shot by an ICE agent two months into President Trump's second term. His mother says her family has yet to receive justice.

Biggs overwhelmingly defeats David Schweikert and will now face Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs in November.

Right-wing America was certain The Odyssey would flop because it had black and trans people in it, so now they need some conspiracy comfort.

An Orlando elementary school "Teacher of the Year" cried tears of joy after her students gave her heartfelt audio messages on her big day. David Muir reports on why she means so much to her students.

When midterm campaigning began, each major political party had a clear game plan. Republicans would emphasize border security and an economy that was finall...

The attacks overshadowed diplomatic efforts in Pakistan, one of the conflict's mediators, where a senior Iranian official held talks potentially aimed at reviving a collapsed ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

Move over, Maine. A new Democratic primary has taken the crown as the country’s most dysfunctional. In Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race, a crowded field of establishment-tied Democrats has been splitting the vote for months, giving democratic socialist Francesc…

My mid-week morning reads: • Prediction Markets Are Minting a New Type of Insider Trader: Sites like Polymarket were built to price uncertainty. New data shows they might be rewarding privileged knowledge instead. (Businessweek free) • Treasury Flags Concern …

In the face of backlash to concerns the AI boom will increase consumer electricity bills, the largest utility companies and data center developers in the US are now promising to do something about it. The Wall Street Journal reports that nearly 200 organizati…

From flash flooding in the East, to Tropical Storm Bertha churning in the Gulf, multiple weather threats are slamming millions across the country.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to impose sanctions on Chinese AI firms deemed to have stolen intellectual property from American technology companies. [Read More]

By Bo Erickson MARIETTA, Georgia, July 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will campaign in Georgia on Wednesday amid Republican concerns that his renewed...

Putting living politicians on currency is uncommon but not unheard of

The share of MAGA voters who think the war is worth the economic cost has fallen to roughly over a third, down from 50 percent in May, the POLITICO Poll foun...

Who is Steve Witkoff, really?

MAGA lobbyists have figured out this one simple hack to getting whatever they want: asking for it.

Democratic socialists predict another victory for their movement may arrive in an unlikely place: battleground Wisconsin.

It's reportedly expanding its Miami operation to accommodate its newly Florida-based co-founders.

Pete Hegseth appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee to ask for nearly double the amount of what the war in Iran has already cost.

The primaries set the field for what are expected to be heated contests for Congress and governor in a swing state this fall.

US Secretary of State says Iranian control over Strait of Hormuz sets 'dangerous precedent', as attacks continue.

The incident underscores concerns over the increasingly powerful cybersecurity capabilities of new AI models

In its response to a class-action lawsuit, Nintendo has stated that it doesn't owe customers a cut of its tariff refunds.

New York Mayor Mamdani said the city would not be able to execute an arrest warrant issued by the top war-crimes court for Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged the federal government to do so.

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are seeking a June 2027 trial date.

The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.

By Michael Martina MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) - U.S.

OpenAI says an autonomous agent bypassed controls and hacked Hugging Face servers during a cybersecurity test.

Proposed rules would have US regulator block the entry of swarm-capable drones, mainly from China.

President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civi...

Amid funding cuts and political barriers, researchers are asking whether the campaign can ever succeed, and what to do next.