At the Jackson Hole symposium, the Federal Reserve chair pointed to persistent inflation as reason to keep rate increases on the table, a stance one prominent economist described as a display of independence from political pressure.

Milo Yiannopoulos, a British-born commentator tied to the American far right, has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and faces deportation to the United Kingdom over an alleged visa overstay.

Six months into the war between the United States and Iran, fighting continues and the Strait of Hormuz has become the central focus of mediation efforts.

President Trump announced a deal for the United States to take control of an estimated 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil. In the days that followed, the White House began filling in details, including a role for the Pentagon and a leading part for a Venezuelan businessman once under U.S. investigation.

A federal judge has denied Donald Trump's effort to move his New York hush money case to federal court, the second such rejection, citing the timing of the request and its failure to meet procedural requirements for removal.