Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as the DOJ details a couple’s harrowing plan to kill a right-wing influencer, one month to the day that Kirk was shot dead.

The 79-year-old former real estate developer, who has sought to impose his taste on federal architecture and the White House, may be planning to build an arch on the other side of the Potomac River, according to an X post from AFP White House Correspondent Danny Kemp.

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city and state as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement push, saying she had no faith in the government’s claims of out-of-control violence and that it was federal agents who started it by aggressively targeting protesters with tear gas and militaristic tactics.

Trump’s tariffs and the government shutdown continue to affect the economy. Follow live updates on the Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and other markets, including bitcoin and gold.

US stocks dropped lower Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on US imports from China, reigniting fears of a trade war that rocked global markets earlier this year.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a peace deal that President Donald Trump says will see the release of all living hostages. The deal also has Israel withdrawing its troops from most of Gaza,

Trump repeated the claim he stopped seven wars when asked by USA TODAY White House correspondent Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy about Nobel Peace Prize.

President Putin and I have had an open line of communication regarding the welfare of these children,” the first lady announced.

News of President Donald Trump’s second “routine” annual physical examination of the year — six months after his last checkup — kindled speculation about the 79-year-old’s health. Trump on Friday will undergo an examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, where he will also address military personnel.

The United States and China have been jostling for advantage in trade talks, after the import taxes triggered a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.