Category Archives: WPTF News
Trump says Iran violates ceasefire with drone strike
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire. He did not identify t...
Jun 26, 2026 EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 17: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 Summit on June 17, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Trump berates Senate Republicans over Iran war vote after calling off bill signing
By Mary Clare Jalonick, Steven Sloan, Joey Cappelletti, and Lisa Mascaro WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump berated Senate Republicans during a visit to the Capitol Wednesday for allowing...
Jun 24, 2026 President Donald Trump, escorted by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., heads to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Sen. Thom Tillis speaks out on reflecting pool problems
RALEIGH, N.C. (NCN News) - The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been in the news a lot lately due to the changes that President Donald Trump has made to the site. Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C....
Jun 24, 2026 Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) talks to reporters as the walks through the basement of the U.S. Capitol on January 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. Republicans voted to block a Venezuela war powers resolution after receiving assurances from President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of no U.S. forces remaining in Venezuela and pledges for congressional involvement in major future operations. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US says chemical maker Chemours to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' case
By Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic "forever chem...
Jun 24, 2026 FILE - A sign is displayed at the entrance of Chemours Company, Fayetteville Works in White Oak, N.C., Dec. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Trump abruptly cancels signing of housing bill ahead of GOP Senate visit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is headed to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with Republican senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with his efforts to divert their agenda. He has ...
Jun 24, 2026 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Senate approves war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump's efforts ...
Jun 23, 2026 President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order about quantum computing, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Sharp drops in Big Tech companies pull indexes mostly lower on Wall Street
By Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga AP Business Writers Pullbacks in big technology companies sent indexes lower on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% Tuesday. The selling was concentrated i...
Jun 23, 2026 Options trader Anthony Spina, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
By Jennifer McDermott and Matthew Daly WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power de...
Jun 23, 2026 Energy Secretary Chris Wright, from right, speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and President Donald Trump listen in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison
By Jamie Stengle and Philip Marcelo FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer outside a Texas immigration center last July 4 was sentenced to 100 years in fe...
Jun 23, 2026 Supporters of protesters convicted over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center display signs in support of the defendants outside a federal courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Kendria LaFleur)
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Alan Greenspan, the jazz-playing U.S. Federal Reserve chair who was celebrated for engineering a decade of prosper...
Jun 22, 2026 Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his office in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)