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President Trump speaks to the press before signing executive orders at the White House on Monday, as Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary …

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SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship is prepared for a test flight in Starbase, Texas, on Sunday. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Space enthusiasts will have to wait awhile …

Attorney Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg speaks outside the U.S. District Court for Maryland after a hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case on July 10 in Greenbelt, Md. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption …

A couple sits in the shade as temperatures rise on Wednesday at Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, Calif. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Millions in the …

Sandy Rosenthal, founder of Levees.org, stands in the Flooded House Museum where one of the levees breached in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The house was flooded, though …

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookeville, Tenn. Brett Carlsen/AP hide caption toggle caption Brett Carlsen/AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Immigration officials said …

A firefighting helicopter drops water onto the Pickett Fire as it burns in the hills near a vineyard on Aug. 21, 2025 in Calistoga, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption …

Offshore wind blades and other equipment in New London, Conn. President Trump is a longtime critic of the wind industry. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP The Trump …

The rainbow crosswalk in front of Orlando’s Pulse nightclub was removed by Florida transportation officials. The crosswalk was a memorial for those killed in a 2016 mass shooting at the …