Vindicated by Supreme Court, CFPB director says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks

Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits and political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Government’s aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all.

The graduate! Barron Trump accepts diploma at heavily guarded ceremony in Palm Beach

Former President Donald Trump made it to his youngest son’s graduation on Friday morning, after all, arriving at Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach with just minutes to spare, the Daily Beast reports.

Senegal’s new prime minister criticizes French military presence in the West African country

Senegal’s new prime minister, who was freed from jail weeks before the presidential election earlier this year and propelled his party to victory, has criticized the French military presence in the West African country.

Did Trump’s lawyers catch Michael Cohen in a ‘lie?’ Let’s take a look.

In earlier testimony, Michael Cohen said the purpose of an Oct. 24, 2016, phone call was to discuss with then-candidate Donald Trump the Stormy Daniels ‘hush money’ payment. But Trump’s lawyers presented evidence that Cohen texted and then called a Trump body guard about harassing phone calls.

Military recruits would not be tested for marijuana under House draft bill

New recruits and incoming officers into the military would not have to undergo mandatory cannabis testing under the House’s version of an annual must-pass defense policy bill.

Justice Alito’s home flew US flag upside down after Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ claims, report says

An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud, was displayed outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, The New York Times reported.

Russia seizes more land than Ukraine liberated in 2023 counteroffensive

While Russia’s gains over the last several weeks have been comparatively small, analysts say they are straining Ukraine’s military over a broad geographic area.

Biden says landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation was about more than education

The landmark 1954 Supreme Court ruling that desegregated schools was about more than just race in education, President Joe Biden said Friday as he commemorated the 70th anniversary of the decision. It was about the promise of America, he said — that it is “big enough for everyone to succeed.”

Israeli forces recover bodies of 3 Israelis from Gaza tunnels

The Israel Defense Forces has recovered the bodies of three Israelis who were held in Gaza, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said Friday. The bodies were found in tunnels in Gaza during a military operation Thursday night, he said.

US ambassador to Japan visits southern islands at the forefront of China tension

The U.S. Ambassador to Japan stressed Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to the alliance with its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the forefront of Tokyo’s tension with Beijing.