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Brazil’s government says it will buy several domestic products that have been hit by the 50% higher U.S. tariffs on the country’s exports

4:55 PM on Monday, August 25

Adm. Daryl Caudle has taken over as the Navy’s highest-ranking officer

4:54 PM on Monday, August 25

Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga was once seen as a sideshow in Bolivia’s presidential races, his pleas for free markets and small government falling on deaf ears in a country dominated by leftism

4:50 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has marked the fourth anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Afghanistan withdrawal by signing a proclamation honoring them

3:22 PM on Monday, August 25

3:19 PM on Monday, August 25

Efforts by U.S. immigration officials to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a country to which the Salvadoran national has no ties, has again focused attention third-country deportations

2:53 PM on Monday, August 25

The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the estate of the late Jeffrey Epstein

2:36 PM on Monday, August 25

A crime prevention program that supporters say is helping Indianapolis curb violence could lose a large portion of its funding as the city works to figure out how to cut $10.5 million from its 2026 budget due to state property tax reductions

2:24 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday threatening to withhold federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail, arguing that it is a threat to public safety

1:40 PM on Monday, August 25

A judge has denied a request from a network of Maine clinics to force the federal government to restore Medicaid funding

1:39 PM on Monday, August 25

Public schools have reopened in the nation’s capital with parents on edge over the presence of thousands of National Guard troops, some armed, and federal law enforcement officers

1:36 PM on Monday, August 25

Maine clinics won't receive Medicaid funds as lawsuits over Trump’s abortion provider cuts proceed, judge says

1:30 PM on Monday, August 25

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12:08 PM on Monday, August 25

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to prosecute people for burning the American flag

10:15 AM on Monday, August 25

More than 180 current and former FEMA employees have published a letter warning of potential disaster due to cuts in the agency

9:55 AM on Monday, August 25

France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner to Paris after he accused the country of not doing enough to combat antisemitism

6:50 AM on Monday, August 25

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore

5:26 PM on Sunday, August 24

France's foreign ministry officials have met with a representative of U.S. ambassador Charles Kushner