The Latest Breaking News from Donald Trump

Ex-Olympian weighing ‘all options’ after reflecting pool charges dropped

David Hearn has a ‘number of potential remedies’ after being prosecuted in connection with pool damage, his attorney says

The Guardian - US · Aug 4

Return of the Red Scare: how the US right is weaponising the word ‘communism’

“Communism is no longer a far fetched threat,” speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson warned on social media recently. “It is here on our SHORES!”

The Conversation · Aug 4

Trump is already redoing his $5M White House helipad after complaining it was slanted

The president reportedly told contractors to redo the project on the uneven South Lawn

The Independent UK · Aug 4

‘He is about Trump and not the truth’: Senator lays bare what Americans can expect from Todd Blanche as attorney general

Cory Booker savages former holdout Republicans for giving up their resistance to having president’s personal attorney as nation’s top law enforcement official

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Doug Burgum gets devastating community note after claiming that vandals destroyed the Reflecting Pool

Interior secretary contradicted by X users after insisting that damage to the Washington landmark was not the fault of contractors, despite Department of Justice admitting otherwise in court filing

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Trump administration now looking for ‘creative’ ways to ‘pressure and punish’ Iran

“I think we just want to win.”

We Got This Covered · Aug 4

US weighs polysilicon price floor, tariffs to counter China in solar and chips

The Trump administration plans price floors and tariffs on polysilicon imports. This move aims to protect domestic factories and compete with China's ambitions. The decision impacts solar panel and semiconductor manufacturing supply chains significantly. Importers investing in US production may offset associated trade protection costs. China criticizes the trade investigation,…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

States, judges and election officials warn Supreme Court against Trump ‘chaos’ with mail-in ballot order

Justices will soon decide whether the president’s sweeping changes to mail-in ballots can move forward before crucial midterms

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Trump's Memecoin May Be An 'Illegal Scam,' Sen. Warren Warns. She Wants The SEC To Investigate

Two Democratic senators want the SEC to investigate whether Donald Trump's memecoin was used for fraud or unjust enrichment, even as the agency maintains that ordinary memecoins generally fall outside federal securities laws.

International Business Times · Aug 4