Trump order presses new childhood vaccine framework but changes nothing yet
President Trump’s August 10 order calls for new vaccine categories and separate MMR shots, but it does not immediately change federal or school rules.
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White House Reconciliation Push Has House Blueprint but No Senate Deal
The House approved a budget framework, but the Senate left for recess without acting on the package, making September the next political test.
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Trump Directs Navy Plan to Replace Carrier EMALS With Steam
A White House memorandum gives the Pentagon 60 days to plan replacing EMALS and advanced weapons elevators on the future USS Doris Miller.
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Judge declines to halt Tohono O’odham border-wall project
A federal judge denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to pause the Tucson 5 border-wall project, but the broader sovereignty lawsuit continues.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Will Leave at Month’s End
Karoline Leavitt will leave the White House press secretary post at the end of August, citing family demands. Trump says she will remain an outside adviser.
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Paid early access to Trump’s policy posts draws federal court challenge
A federal lawsuit challenges the administration’s use of Truth Social for policy posts while Trump Media sells institutions faster API access.
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White House Sets 50% Duty on Some Canadian Alcohol
A White House proclamation adds a 50% duty to specified Canadian alcoholic beverages entering the United States beginning Aug. 19, 2026.
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Trump hosts U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House
President Donald Trump welcomed U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians to the White House and urged Congress to pass legislation changing college-sports governance.
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Trump administration sets 50% additional duty on certain Canadian vehicles starting Aug. 19
A presidential proclamation issued July 24 imposes an additional 50% duty on specified Canadian motor-vehicle products entering the United States beginning Aug. 19.
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Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot targeting White House UFC event and officials
The Justice Department says eight defendants face two conspiracy charges tied to an alleged plan to attack the June 14 UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
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White House Releases Declassified Documents Alleging Foreign Election Interference
The White House says President Donald Trump released newly declassified documents concerning alleged foreign interference in U.S. elections and alleged intelligence suppression, while Vice President JD Vance backed the SAVE America Act.
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D.C. Circuit says Trump cannot build White House ballroom without Congress
A divided federal appeals panel upheld an injunction blocking above-ground construction of the planned White House ballroom unless Congress approves the project.
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White House orders Section 301 investigations into 60 economies over forced-labor enforcement
A July 23 presidential memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative to investigate 60 economies over policies involving bans on goods produced with forced labor. No tariffs or import restrictions take effect under the order itself.
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Trump orders additional 50% U.S. duty on certain Canadian motor vehicles
A presidential proclamation will add a 50% duty to specified Canadian products, including covered motor vehicles, beginning Aug. 19, 2026.
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White House directs federal investigations after releasing declassified election-interference intelligence
The White House said President Donald Trump released intelligence about alleged foreign election-infrastructure activity and ordered federal agencies to investigate its handling.
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White House orders tighter domestic and allied sourcing rules for defense materials
Executive Order 14415 directs federal agencies to favor U.S. and allied sources for critical defense materials and limits certain acquisition waivers beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
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White House Orders Agencies to Strengthen Domestic Defense-Material Supply Chains
A July 20 executive order directs federal agencies to expand domestic acquisition of critical defense materials, but its effects on contracts and production remain unsettled.
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Trump orders executive changes at Smithsonian in bid to restore ‘trust’ in institution
Executive Order 14416 directs a White House-led review of Smithsonian exhibitions, educational materials and public programming for what the administration characterizes as inappropriate ideology or political content.
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White House orders additional 50% duties on selected Canadian goods beginning Aug. 19
Three presidential proclamations signed July 20 impose additional 50% duties on specified Canadian dairy, motor-vehicle and alcoholic-beverage imports beginning Aug. 19.
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White House Sets Additional 50% Duty on Covered Canadian Dairy Imports Starting Aug. 19
A presidential proclamation issued July 20 will impose an additional 50% duty on specified Canadian dairy products entering the United States beginning Aug. 19, 2026.
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White House AI framework reportedly excludes open-weight models
The White House’s voluntary AI review plan reportedly covers closed frontier models, leaving open-weight systems outside a process whose details remain private.
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Senate funding bill would delay proposed federal grant overhaul
A Senate funding bill would delay a proposed OMB grant rule during the stopgap period, but the policy is not final and the larger fight remains unresolved.