Trump to ease ground beef import quotas for 90 days - Reuters

Trump to ease ground beef import quotas for 90 days  Reuters

How will Trump’s former personal lawyer run the US justice department?

Attorney General Todd Blanche won’t pledge to act “independently” from the White House.

US Chief Justice Lets Trump Keep Building Ballroom for Now

US Chief Justice John Roberts said President Donald Trump can keep building his new White House ballroom for now while the Supreme Court considers issuing a longer-term order blessing continued construction of the massive structure.

By Greg Stohr

Trump Widens Beef Imports in Bid to Lower Prices

Cattle ranchers have trimmed their herds in response to drought and low margins, helping push up the cost of another American staple food.

By Kevin Draper and Ana Swanson

Tracking the cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs

America’s global effective tariff stands at 10.0%

Trump claims deal to cut beef import tariffs to help curb high prices

Cattle futures fall after president says unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount for three months

Why is Trump’s ‘human printer’ aide Natalie Harp suddenly in the spotlight? - The Latest

One of Donald Trump’s closest and most devoted aides, Natalie Harp, has faced intense media scrutiny this week, after a Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff, name-checked her in a speech that went viral. So what do we know about Harp, who is often referred to as the ‘human printer’? And why is everybody talking about her relationship with Trump? Helen Pidd speaks to international news editor Paul Owen Continue reading...

By Presented by Helen Pidd with Paul Owen ; produced by Bryony Moore ; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin ; executive producer Zoe Hitch

Beatty files emergency request to stop Trump's name from returning to Kennedy Center

Joyce Beatty, a Democratic representative from Ohio, asked a federal judge to stop the Kennedy Center trustees from putting President Trump's name up in three places at the arts complex.

By Anastasia Tsioulcas

Trump to transform spaceflight from spectacle to status quo targeting 3 launches per day

Trump's space policy targets over 1,000 launches and reentries per year by 2030, reshaping launch pads, airspace corridors and air traffic control.

What to know about the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, Trump’s capital car race

The president says the 147-lap race will be an event 'like no other' as drivers zip through Washington, DC.

Natalie Harp’s letters to Trump revealed | CNN Politics - CNN

Natalie Harp’s letters to Trump revealed | CNN Politics  CNN

Ariana Grande blasts Trump team — again — over music used for social post

For the second time this summer, Ariana Grande is blasting U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for using her music in a TikTok post, which featured her hit track We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) and even tagged the Grammy-winning performer.

Trump to allow import of 300,000 metric tons of ground beef without tariff

Beef prices in the U.S have soared in 2026 due to a reduction in the nation's cattle herd.

Trump Announces Temporary Tariff Relief On Ground Beef Imports - Barron's

Trump Announces Temporary Tariff Relief On Ground Beef Imports  Barron's

Trump eases tariffs on ground beef imports for 90 days

President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would allow tariff-free imports of up to 300,000 tonnes of ground beef over the next 90 days, in a bid to lower prices for American consumers with elections looming. “As we work to rebuild this herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tonnes of product for ground beef to be imported with no out of quota tariff,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The president did n...

By Agence France-Presse

North Korea: Will Trump-Kim talks happen anytime soon?

As Donald Trump claims a meeting is planned with Kim Jong Un, North Korea's response sends a signal it wants maximum concessions in return for talks with the US.

Donald Trump’s carnival act is a threat to democracy

JD Vance was right to say a Watergate wouldn’t stick today, but not for the reason he thinks

By Robert Gulotty, Zhaotian Luo

Trump ultra-loyal aide Natalie Harp in the spotlight

She is a near-constant presence at US President Donald Trump's side, but until recently his ultra-loyal aide Natalie Harp had managed to stay out of the spotlight. That has all changed since it emerged the 35-year-old was one of a handful of people who secretly swapped from Air Force One with Trump in Turkey after a security threat. The blonde executive assistant to the president was then mentioned by a Democratic senate hopeful, in comments that set the internet alight – and incensed the Whi...

By FRANCE24

Group blasts Trump’s ‘baseless’ threats of $5B defamation lawsuit over National Guard report he didn’t like

Center for American Progress CEO Neera Tanden says the president is trying to ‘silence’ the group with yet another First Amendment threat

By Alex Woodward

Americans’ Top Retailers Are Getting Billions In Tariff Refunds—Including Walmart, Target—But Many Consumers Still Aren’t

Retailers and other major corporations have reported tariff refunds have significantly boosted their bottom lines.

By Alison Durkee, Forbes Staff

Revealed: The ‘lovesick’ letters Trump aide Natalie Harp sent her boss

The lengthy notes, written in 2023, reveal a young woman deeply concerned about having upset her boss in some way, and desperate to foster an intimate relationship with him.

By Michael Koziol

The ‘revolutionary’ life in Nicaragua of devoted Trump aide Natalie Harp’s brother

Preston Harp embraces the Ortega-Murillo regime, posts AI-created photos of himself dressed as a Nicaraguan police officer and writes pro-official slogans: ‘¡Viva el Frente Sandinista!’

By Wilfredo Miranda

President Donald Trump announces plan to lower beef prices, but some Republicans are already balking

Trump admits tariffs are a tax on America’s love for hamburgers and allows 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports at ‘below current market prices’

“Tariffs are simply taxes on American consumers,” said economist Steve Hanke. Meanwhile, cattle groups are "disappointed" in the president's post.

By Joshua Hong

Trump’s White House Blasts Rosie O’Donnell After ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Hosting Run: A ‘Nasty Woman’ and ‘Total Slob’

The White House has hit back at Rosie O’Donnell after she repeatedly skewered President Donald Trump during her guest-hosting gig on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” this week. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly on Friday, a White House spokesperson said: “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed […]

By Ellise Shafer

Natalie Harp makes big move as Melania Trump makes rare public appearance with Donald Trump: ‘I heard you missed me’

First Lady Melania Trump humorously acknowledged her public absence at a Rose Garden event, stating, ‘Here I am.’ This comes amid Natalie Harp controversy.

Natalie Harps’ Gushing Letters to Trump Paint a Disturbing Portrait of Their Dynamic

The close aide to the president lauded Trump as her "Guardian and Protector in this Life," in a pair of deeply emotional and bizarre letters published by The Daily Beast

By Nikkimccannramirez

White House Derides Rosie O’Donnell As A “Nasty Woman” After She Skewers Trump During Jimmy Kimmel Guest Host Gig

Rosie O’Donnell’s stint filling in for ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has not gone unnoticed by the Trump White House. On Friday, they issues a statement about the president’s longtime nemesis. “Rosie O’Donnell is a nasty woman and a total slob whose brain has been completely destroyed by Trump Derangement Syndrome,” said White House spokesman […]

By Ted Johnson

Bitcoin Tops $75,000 For First Time In 3 Months, Up By Over $10,000 In 2 Days

The sharp rise came after US President Donald Trump urged lawmakers on Wednesday to pass the Clarity Act, a bill to spur cryptocurrency use that has stalled in the Senate.

Expert: S. Korea, U.S. need to address fallout from Trump's exercise reduction for 'productive' engagement with Kim

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Yonhap) -- An expert on Friday called on South Korea and th...

By Song Sang-ho

Trump opens beef imports for 90 days in bid to tame record prices — update

Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Meloni tells NYT

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 21 - Feminists have fought the wrong battles on equality, Premier Giorgia Meloni told the New York Times in an interview published Friday. Regarding her choice to be called "'il presidente, or the male prime minister," Meloni stated that in her opinion, feminists have fought "the wrong battles" on gender quotas. "What interests me," she added, "is whether I am free to become prime minister," she stated. "This is equality, not being called 'la presidente' or 'the female prem...

By ANSA

Trump administration moves to end attorney group’s law school oversight

By Reuters

Trump seeks to bolster Graham Senate bid with South Carolina rally - Arab News

Trump seeks to bolster Graham Senate bid with South Carolina rally  Arab News

North Korea: Will Trump-Kim Talks Happen Anytime Soon?

Trump says a meeting with Kim Jong Un is planned, but North Korea signals it wants major concessions before talks with the U.S.

Futures Rise On Opex Day As Yields Stabilize; Bitcoin Almost Tags $80,000

Futures Rise On Opex Day As Yields Stabilize; Bitcoin Almost Tags $80,000 US futures rebound from Thursday's slump, and trade at session highs on.  As of 8:15am ET, S&P 500 futures were 0.4% higher with Nasdaq 100 contracts up 0.6%, while Bitcoin headed for its best week in more than three years, rising just shy of $80,000 before reversing. S&P 500 futures jerked higher and yields extended declines as oil edged lower shortly after 7am ET on this headline: *IRAN’S PRESIDENT SAYS ...

By Tyler Durden

Trump courts Kim Jong Un as North Korea keeps talks on tight leash

U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, but Pyongyang has responded coolly, signaling it could impose tough conditions on...

US senator denounces Trump’s 'disastrous' war on Iran

TEHRAN — Deepening political fracturing within the United States establishment has broken into the open, as senior American lawmakers increasingly characterize Washington’s ongoing hostilities against Iran as an unmitigated strategic catastrophe.

Democratic left scores shock win in Florida primary - Kuwait Times

Democratic left scores shock win in Florida primary  Kuwait Times

US Navy to replace black sailor’s name with Trump’s on aircraft carrier: Report - PressTV

US Navy to replace black sailor’s name with Trump’s on aircraft carrier: Report  PressTV