Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of iceberg lettuce that was distributed to 27 states after federal health officials linked the lettuce from its supplier in central Mexico to the spread of an “explosive diarrhea” parasite. Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked shredded iceberg lettuce from a single...
The U.S. military unleashed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday evening in retaliation for Tehran hitting two military bases in Jordan a day prior, during which two U.S. service members were killed, the U.S. Central Command announced (Centcom). The new wave of strikes began at 6 p.m. EDT in what U.S. officials said was an effort...
The White House's World Cup task force head defended Argentina's national soccer team after they displayed a banner asserting the country's territorial claim to the Falkland Islands, long a source of tension with the United Kingdom, after their semi-final win over England. Executive director of the White House’s World Cup task force Andrew Giuliani said...
Ontario premier Doug Ford on Saturday blasted the criticism leveled at the Canadian government by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans over its handling of raging wildfires as “totally unacceptable.” “We’re trying to get through this,” Ford told reporters during a press conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario, calling the rhetoric coming from some in...
The U.S. military launched a new round of what it described as "self-defensive" strikes against multiple spots in Iran, the U.S. Central Command said late Wednesday afternoon. Earlier in the day, President Trump warned Iran that it will not get away with attacks on U.S. allies and it was taking too long to negotiate. "They’ve...
The U.S. military began launching another round of strikes Wednesday evening against multiple targets in Iran, less than an hour after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that forthcoming attacks would be "strong and clear." The U.S. Central Command (Centcom) began launching strikes at 5:15 p.m. ET at President Trump’s direction, it said. “The strikes are...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s “I love the inflation” comment amid concerns about skyrocketing energy costs resulting from the Iran war. “It was totally out of context. You know what he was talking about,” the GOP leader told CNN’s Manu Raju at the Capitol. Trump was asked by reporters during...
Three Wisconsin farmers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday for requiring dairy producers to provide operational data and pay mandatory fees to the Dairy Checkoff Program. For every 100 pounds of milk sold, dairy farmers pay 15 cents toward the checkoff to fund promotion and research efforts. Dairy importers also pay 7.5...
President Trump is grappling with new volatility over Iran which threatens to complicate the political landscape at home as the midterm elections loom less than five months away. The U.S. and the Islamic Republic have got into a fresh spate of attacks and counterattacks which could collapse a fragile ceasefire. Trump cannot afford to back...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow joined forces to push for a provision to combat child exploitation that became law as part of the immigration enforcement reconciliation package. President Trump on Wednesday signed the nearly $70 billion measure into law, fully funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that the U.S. military would launch "strong and clear" strikes against Iran on Wednesday night and Thursday night if needed. The warning came hours after President Trump said more attacks on Iran were planned for Wednesday night after retaliatory strikes on Tuesday. “This building continues to plan, and...
The Florida Supreme Court paved the way for Republicans to use a new House map that the party hopes will net them up to four seats in November – delivering another blow to Democrats’ efforts to push back against GOP redistricting. In a 6-1 ruling, the high court declined to halt the use of a new congressional map passed by Florida...
Major artificial intelligence labs are done waiting on Washington to pass a national standard for AI, turning to state bills to carve out their own policy lines while Congress tries to catch up. Most AI labs support a national safety framework for AI that would eliminate the patchwork of state regulations, but they are also...
California is suing the Trump administration in a bid to block the construction of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Santa Clara County, arguing the federal government has not followed proper administrative and environmental procedures. The complaint, filed Wednesday in the Northern District of California, asks a federal judge to stop the Department...
