U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reported a record number of arrests in July.
Stage victory for Trump in planned mail-in voting restrictions +++ Trump considers renaming half-Canadian lake to "Lake America" +++ The Newsblog.
The US government plans to pay $725 million in outstanding dues to the United Nations, according to a State Department letter to Congress on August 4. However, a US government representative said the payment is contingent on further reforms at the UN. The UN is facing a deep financial crisis, with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warning of potential insolvency this year. The US is the UN's largest contributor, but has withheld mandatory payments and pushed for drastic cuts under President Donald Trump.
The US Defense Department has fired the publisher, editor-in-chief, and Middle East correspondent of the military newspaper "Stars and Stripes".
US Vice President JD Vance criticized the country's high national debt, now over $40 trillion, and blamed the Biden administration for it.
Democrats in Congress are pushing a bill to ban trading on insider information from government officials' social media posts.
The US State Department has approved a deal to help Qatar enhance its security and cooperation with US forces.
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