The U.S. military says it鈥檚 carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said on social media that the strikes 鈥渁re designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.鈥�
The strikes have escalated as the U.S. and Iran vie for control of the crucial energy shipping route, with Tehran retaliating by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
President Donald Trump earlier warned on social media that 鈥淓very time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!鈥�
The U.S., early Monday, launched a after announcing the death of another American service member killed in Iraq during the 鈥渃ontrolled detonation鈥� of a downed Iranian drone. The U.S. military also identified on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks. have been killed since the start of the war.
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Trump 50% tariff targets Canadian autos, alcohol and cheese
The president has imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.
The move, announced Monday, could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump鈥檚 return to the White House.
The administration official previewing the action said that Canada was one of the only nations other than China that retaliated against Trump鈥檚 previous tariffs and must be held accountable. The official insisted on anonymity on a call with reporters to preview the president鈥檚 actions.
More US strikes start up against Iran
The U.S. military says it鈥檚 carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command said on social media that the strikes 鈥渁re designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.鈥�
The strikes have escalated as the U.S. and Iran vie for control of the crucial energy shipping route, with Tehran retaliating by launching attacks on American allies Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.
Two soldiers were killed in Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan on Friday that left a third service member missing. Separately, another died in Iraq on Saturday during the 鈥渃ontrolled detonation鈥� of a downed Iranian drone.
President Trump earlier warned on social media that 鈥淓very time Iran kills an American Soldier they will pay for that killing many times over!鈥�
Trump signs executive order on supply chains for US military
Trump on Monday signed an executive order that would expand the Pentagon鈥檚 ability to track the raw materials and equipment used in software and gear 鈥� with the goal of strengthening domestic supply chains.
The order would require government contractors starting in 2027 to prove their need for waivers when domestic materials are not available, Peter Navarro, the president鈥檚 senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, said during a call with reporters.
The Defense Department would also require contractors to map their critical supply chains from raw materials to the products delivered to the military.
Jordan says Iran launched another missile attack
Jordan鈥檚 armed forces said Monday evening they had shot down three Iranian missiles, adding that there had been no material damage or casualties.
There was no immediate word from Iran.
Trump will visit Delaware to honor service members killed in Iran war
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump will be at Dover Air Force Base on Tuesday evening for the dignified transfer of U.S. service members.
鈥淭he President and the entire White House are praying for their families,鈥� Leavitt said on social media Monday.
Two service members were killed Friday in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, the U.S. military said. A third service member was missing after the attack.
Another American service member was killed Saturday in northern Iraq in what was described as a controlled detonation of an Iranian ordnance.
Trump, in apparent pushback on Mamdani, says Netanyahu won鈥檛 be arrested in US
The president offered the assurance to Israel鈥檚 Benjamin Netanyahu after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani told the New York Times that the Israeli prime minister 鈥渂elongs in The Hague鈥� and that he was in 鈥渁ctive conversation鈥� with the city鈥檚 legal department about potentially arresting him if he comes to New York City for the U.N. General Assembly in September.
鈥淏enjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested, in any way, shape, or form, while in the United States of America,鈥� Trump said in a social media post in which he made no direct mention of Mamdani.
During his mayoral campaign last year, Mamdani said he would order the city鈥檚 police to arrest Netanyahu under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court over Netanyahu鈥檚 role in the war in Gaza.
Trump threatens harsh response against Iran for targeting of US troops going forward
The president took to social media on Monday to warn that 鈥渆very time Iran kills an American Soldier鈥� going forward 鈥渢hey will pay for that killing many times over.鈥�
Trump offered no further details but said his directive has been relayed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other U.S. military leaders.
Trump鈥檚 warning came after the U.S. earlier Monday launched its after announcing the death of a U.S. service member, killed in Iraq during the 鈥渃ontrolled detonation鈥� of a downed Iranian drone. Seventeen American troops have been killed since the start of the war.
British military says a second ship was attacked off the coast of UAE
The British military鈥檚 United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said Monday evening that a second ship had been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, this one off the coast of the United Arab Emirates
Earlier, a vessel caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz after being hit by a projectile near the coastline of Oman. The crew abandoned the vessel, which was adrift and still ablaze hours later, the UKMTO said.
The route around Oman has been the one the U.S. military has encouraged ships to travel to avoid Iran鈥檚 control. The Guard later claimed it was targeting tankers in the strait.
Tehran also hit U.S.-allied countries throughout the Middle East. Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens Monday morning, while Kuwait said its air defenses were firing at an incoming Iranian barrage.
Bahrain鈥檚 Foreign Ministry condemned Iranian drone strikes targeting the country鈥檚 air traffic systems, saying they endanger travel for civilians.
Ontario鈥檚 premier says he鈥檚 frustrated with Trump鈥檚 wildfire comments
Ontario Premier Doug Ford told a news conference Monday he is frustrated with Trump鈥檚 threats to place tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke.
Ford said Ontario has contributed to fighting fires in the U.S. and offered assistance when Georgia was struck with a hurricane in 2024.
鈥淩ather than criticize and threaten Canada, your closest friend, maybe one day you鈥檙e going to need our help,鈥� Ford said. 鈥淚 get frustrated just listening (to) that bunch of rubbish.鈥�
Ford noted one of the largest fires started in Minnesota.
鈥淢aybe President Trump would offer his closest allies and friends some support rather than sit there and threaten tariffs.鈥�
Nearly 200 wildfires are currently burning across Northern Ontario, with 57 out of control.
Trump talked about wildfires with Carney at World Cup
Trump said he told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney he needs to do more to stop wildfires when they talked during Sunday鈥檚 FIFA World Cup final in New Jersey.
鈥淚 told them you got to stop these fires from coming in and poisoning our air. Our air has been poisoned,鈥� Trump told reporters on Sunday when he returned from the game.
鈥淚f we can help them, we鈥檒l help them. But maybe they should pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.鈥�
Trump last week accused Canada of neglecting forest management. It is unclear under what authority Trump would rely on to impose new tariffs on Canada.
Sen. Jon Ossoff fuels reelection campaign by accusing Trump of corruption
The Democrat from Georgia is making full-throated broadsides against Trump as he runs for reelection, calling the president a 鈥渘ational disgrace鈥� leading a 鈥淢ar-a-Lago mafia鈥� and 鈥渢he most corrupt administration of all time.鈥�
The 39-year-old senator鈥檚 approach is being noticed across the Democratic spectrum, from activists hungry for the right message in the 2026 midterms to those pining for viable presidential candidates.
And now he has a 20-1 fundraising advantage against Rep. Mike Collins, who after Trump鈥檚 last-minute endorsement. Collins argues that Ossoff is 鈥渨eak鈥� and 鈥渨oke,鈥� just another 鈥渙ut-of-touch, far-left liberal.鈥�
鈥淭he senator is definitely having a moment,鈥� Democratic strategist Lis Smith said, adding that tying Trump鈥檚 to his performance on the economy is a strategy 鈥渕ore Democrats should adopt.鈥�
Justice Department activates untested 鈥榓lien terrorist鈥� deportation court
The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called 鈥渁lien terrorists鈥� from the United States.
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court was established in 1996 but had never received a petition until the Justice Department filed an application last week seeking the removal of an individual whose name is withheld from the single-page document posted on the court鈥檚 website.
A written response from the chief judge of the five-member court 鈥� all appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts 鈥� indicates that a hearing was held and that the Justice Department was directed to provide more information on Wednesday.
The chief judge of wrote that 鈥渢he Government could benefit from the opportunity for more thoughtful consideration.鈥�
Trump urges review of climate change report used by judges
Trump complained that a report on climate change included 鈥渄iscredited鈥� information that created 鈥渉uge losses鈥� across the country. The report is used by the Federal Judicial Center as a resource to assist judges in considering scientific evidence.
Trump ordered 鈥渇ederal suspension and debarment officials鈥� to review the research organization鈥檚 conduct, adding that taxpayers should not be funding 鈥砪limate fraud鈥� and judges should not rely on the report.
It was not clear what officials Trump was referring to and what, exactly, he wants them to investigate.
Earlier this year, the judicial center withdrew a chapter on climate change from the newest reference manual on scientific evidence after Republican state attorneys general complained it was biased against fossil fuel companies.
The Vances are doing their part to reverse declining birth rates
Vice President and his wife, second lady , are celebrating the birth of their fourth child.
Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4. The Vances said Usha and the baby are happy and healthy. They also thanked the doctors and staff at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and the White House medical team.
The Republican vice president has passionately advocated for Americans to . He repeatedly expressed alarm about as he launched his political career in 2021, and told the 2025 March for Life anti-abortion rally, 鈥淚 want more babies in the United States of America.鈥�
The story behind the Freedom Fuel Trump loves to promote
Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled convenience stores selling gas at $3.47 per gallon to honor the 47th president.
Untangling exactly who is behind the Philadelphia-area venture has proven difficult. Records indicate the chain was launched last month by a collection of businessmen including an NFL kicking coach, a GOP fundraiser and a New Jersey entrepreneur who was ordered along with his brother to pay civil damages for unlawfully taking more than 200,000 gallons of fuel.
None of them want to talk about it. How the stations got Trump鈥檚 attention remains a mystery. Experts say they鈥檙e likely selling the gas for a loss.
What is clear: Trump has loved the idea of with average costs per gallon rising above $4 again as continues.
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Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool gets a trial date
David Hearn, 67, has to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool amid a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by Trump.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman set the date for Sept. 28 during a Monday hearing, Hearn鈥檚 second since on a single felony count of property destruction.
Trump has claimed without providing evidence that damage to the pool鈥檚 lining was caused by vandals.
David Hearn, 67, a canoeist who competed in three Summer Olympics, that he reached into the water to see what the peeling new coating felt like 鈥� 鈥渧ery rubbery鈥� 鈥� and let go of it when a park worker told him to. At least three others have been charged in the same court with misdemeanors for allegedly removing pieces of the paint.
Tate brothers to appear in Miami court. UK wants them extradited
Influencer brothers are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom.
Their attorney Joseph McBride said the charges are 鈥渇ilth and slander鈥� and that he鈥檚 confident the extradition request would be denied.
He also said he believed the arrests were 鈥済reenlighted by a low-level functionary鈥� at the Justice Department, without input from leadership. But the Justice Department told The Associated Press that the arrests were approved by leadership of its Criminal Division.
The Tates鈥� social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world鈥檚 most polarizing internet personalities.
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Why Yemen seeks to close Saudi Arabia鈥檚 Red Sea access
There were few details, but the deputy head of the Houthi media office, Nasruddin Amer, said on X that the Bab al-Mandeb strait will be closed to Saudi vessels in response to what he called Saudi Arabia鈥檚 鈥渦njust blockade on Yemenis for over 10 years.鈥�
The Houthis are key to Iran鈥檚 regional influence and they have a large stockpile of drones, but several Houthi members that the group鈥檚 weapons stockpile is running low after its attacks during the Israel-Hamas war. The Iran war has further impeded the flow of weapons, said the officials, who at the time spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren鈥檛 authorized to talk to the media.
Gulf nations warn of incoming Iranian fire
Bahrain sounded its missile alert sirens Monday afternoon to warn of a possible Iranian fire, while Kuwait said its air defenses were responding to incoming Iranian missiles and drones. No damage was immediately reported in either country.
Senators want answers on ICE policies
Dozens of Democratic senators and Maine鈥檚 Independent Sen. Angus King want more details on Immigration and Customs Enforcement鈥檚 vetting practices and vehicle pursuit policies following more deaths in ICE shootings.
and sent to the Department of Homeland Security, the senators listed new measures to increase accountability at the agency tasked with carrying out immigration enforcement.
They said ICE should immediately start wearing uniforms or vests that clearly identify them as 鈥淚CE鈥� instead of the more generic 鈥淧OLICE鈥� or 鈥淧OLICE ICE.鈥�
The senators also want to know whether ICE considers records of domestic violence or abuse when vetting new recruits. In Maine, that the ICE officer who opened fire and killed a man from Colombia had a history of violent behavior detailed in family court records.
As student loan defaults surge, Trump is making borrowers pay more
Defaults are as borrowers struggle to pay.
The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, around 9.5 million people 鈥� 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers 鈥� are in default, meaning their wages or Social Security payments could be garnished. The Trump administration has on such involuntary collections for now.
And still another wave of defaults could be coming. The Trump administration eliminated the most generous income-driven repayment plan, , as part of its overhaul of the federal student loan system. Millions who had been enrolled in SAVE now must pay more each month.
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Yemen鈥檚 Houthis announce a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia
A Houthi military spokesperson described the embargo on Monday, effective immediately, as an 鈥渆ye for an eye鈥� response.
Attacks by the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen last week damaged Sanaa International Airport and Abha airport in Saudi Arabia, threatening a truce that began in 2022.
Imposing an embargo could put new pressure on Saudi Arabia, which is sending oil through pipes to the Red Sea as a way of avoiding the chokehold in the Strait of Hormuz.
Houthis attacked more than 100 ships over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. It鈥檚 unclear whether the Houthis will keep up that level of attack now against Saudi Arabia.
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