Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.
Source: [NYT Politics](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/bessent-treasury-assault-iran-economy.html)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Monday voiced his support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N. Y. ) after he received blowback for meeting with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla. ) on Monday said President Trump’s son in law Jared Kushner met with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in recent weeks to create an opportunity for future discussions.
Order has ‘nothing to do with election integrity but everything to do with maintaining power at all costs’, says Derrick Johnson, NAACP president Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, aft...
President Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. spent over $827,000 to support Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.
Developing story — details emerging. Check the source link for the latest updates.
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In the first part of a series accompanying the data project, Phoebe Zhang looks at how the campaign became one of the Communist Party’s most important policies. In th...