Monday, August 24, 2026

ICE quietly resumes vehicle stops after deadly shootings, with leaked email imposing new restrictions

"ERO law enforcement officers are authorized to conduct vehicle stops," the email said, adding that officers "must continue to coordinate with their immediate supervisors regarding any enforcement activities."

Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners as previous global levies expire

A forced-labor rationale and a set of older trade statutes keep the president's import-tax agenda intact months after the Supreme Court struck down his original tariffs.

ICE prepares to expand arrests of Haitian migrants as Temporary Protected Status ends

The escalation follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that allowed the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians while litigation continues.

As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...

New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.

GOP tucks $10 billion for voting restrictions into party-line Pentagon funding bill

The measure advanced on a near party-line vote just before lawmakers left Washington for a lengthy summer recess.

Hegseth pegs Iran war cost at $37.5 billion as Pentagon seeks tens of billions...

The figure, delivered under questioning at a hearing repeatedly interrupted by protesters, marked an increase from the last official estimate and drew immediate criticism from Democrats on the committee.

Hormuz, Mandeb, Black Sea: Wars and diesel chokepoints spike world inflation

Will working families be hurt by higher food and fuel costs this year because of Trump’s attack on Iran?

Trump’s war at home

The administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as well.

US-Iran war intensifies as Trump orders nightly strikes and American casualties mount

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told senators the campaign has already cost $37.5bn and asked for nearly $70bn more, even as oil tops $86 a barrel, allied Gulf states absorb Iranian reprisals, and no ceasefire holds.

ICE officers at fatal Maine shooting had body cameras they couldn’t turn on, sources...

Homeland Security told a U.S. senator there was no footage. Four ICE officials say the agents were wearing camera-equipped devices whose recording function stays switched off under a federal contract.