Saturday, 25 July 2026

President Trump ordered the Department of Interior to post warning signs outside the Smithsonian's National History Museum, directing visitors to a White House report accusing the institution of inaccuracy and anti-American bias in its historical presentations.

Trump attended the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, delivering a 65-minute speech that included attacks on journalists, insults toward political opponents, and mockery of transgender actress Dylan Mulvaney, replacing the formal event's traditional tone with rally-style grievances.

The Trump administration disabled a tanker attempting to evade the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports in the Hormuz Strait, continuing escalating military operations as Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched missiles and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia in apparent retaliation for earlier Saudi strikes.

The Trump administration held off on major escalation against Iran after nearly two weeks of daily strikes, with Trump directing military not to conduct new strikes on Friday as advisers raised concerns about depleting air defense munitions stocks in the Middle East.

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement signed in June has largely collapsed, with nearly all 14 points of the accord reportedly violated as tensions remain elevated and a second wave of strikes continues in the region.

Trump announced double-digit tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners citing forced labor violations, continuing his tariff agenda as concerns mount that the trade war could intensify cost-of-living pressures ahead of midterm elections.

The Trump administration cancelled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in 16 states that voted Democratic, with court documents revealing the administration had terminated funds 'solely on the political identity of the grant recipient's state.'

More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits (SNAP) after the Trump administration's legislative bill took effect, with analysis showing over 4 million Americans lost food assistance between July 2025 and March 2026 as families struggle with elevated grocery prices.

Democrats selected former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson as their nominee to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a must-win November election, replacing scandal-plagued Graham Platner after his campaign ended in July.

A federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking Trump administration efforts to implement stricter mail-in voting rules before midterm elections, with the 1st U.S. Circuit of Appeals declining to lift the lower-court block as the battle over voting access continues.

Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega accused CBS News leadership of pressuring her to add 'political bias' to reporting on Trump's Iran war and ICE enforcement, claiming management attempted to spin her stories with a 'misinformation' directive after her firing this spring.