Illinois’ Democratic leaders expressed trepidation after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with plans that could severely limit mail-in voting.

The Supreme Court’s decision restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown uncertainty into the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would fill most of a projected $85.1 million shortfall in the 2026 budget by refinancing between $500 and $525 million in bonds.

Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods.

President Trump’s trade war with Canada is escalating as the midterm elections approach, threatening Republican efforts to address voters’ economic concerns in a year when control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border between the United States and its northern neighbor.

With his trade war with Canada intensifying, President Trump floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario to become “Lake America.” America’s northern neighbors quickly panned the idea.

The father of a U.S. Navy sailor who has been deployed in the Middle East for a record-breaking nine months was released from immigration detention, according to his family.

The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son.

An oil tanker was hit with a projectile off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report Tuesday that highlighted the ongoing dangers for shipping companies attempting to use the waterway while Iran holds it in firm control.