Featured in National Top Stories [live]NEWS Federal Judge Sets July Trial for James Comey in Trump Threat Prosecution Politics, Top Stories, U.S.Former FBI Director James Comey is scheduled to stand trial July 15 on federal charges alleging he communicated threats against President Donald Trump through a social media post prosecutors claim contained coded language. FBI Expands Leak Investigation Into Senate Intelligence Democrats After NSA Referral on Gabbard Intercept Featured, Politics, Top StoriesFederal investigators are examining whether Democratic members or staff tied to the Senate Intelligence Committee improperly disclosed classified information connected to an intercepted communication involving current Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Transformer Shortage Threatens U.S. Grid Expansion as AI Boom Drives Electricity Demand Higher Featured, Science & Technology, Top Stories, U.S.A growing shortage of transformers is emerging as one of the largest obstacles to modernizing America’s aging power grid, delaying infrastructure projects as electricity demand surges from artificial intelligence, population growth, and expanding data center operations. Report: FDA Suppressed COVID Vaccine Safety Signals While Media Focused on Defending Studies Featured, Health, Top Stories, U.S.A Senate investigation claims FDA officials sidelined internal warnings about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events while major media outlets focused attention on defending agency-backed vaccine safety studies criticized over weak methodology. EPA Moves to Dismantle Decades-Old Chemical Review System After Pressure From Industry Groups Environment, Featured, Top StoriesThe Environmental Protection Agency is overhauling a four-decade-old chemical risk program after mounting criticism from industries ranging from mining and manufacturing to funeral services and agriculture. World Bank Warns Global Oil Shock Is Triggering Demand Collapse and Inflation Risks Business, Featured, Top StoriesThe World Bank said disruptions tied to the Iran conflict and instability around the Strait of Hormuz are fueling what it described as the largest energy supply shock on record, with falling oil demand, shrinking output, rising fertilizer costs, and worsening inflation pressures worldwide. Alabama Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Approve New Congressional Map Ahead of Midterm Elections Politics, Top StoriesRepublican leaders in Alabama have formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear the path Iran Declares Ceasefire Violated as U.S. Expands Maritime Blockade and Disables Additional Tankers Top StoriesIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps accused the United States of violating the ceasefire Friday after American forces carried out strikes tied to a growing naval blockade operation in and around the Strait of Hormuz. Trump Administration Releases First Wave of Declassified UFO and UAP Records Through New Government Portal Featured, Politics, Science & Technology, Top Stories, U.S.President Donald Trump announced Friday that the federal government has begun releasing declassified files related to unidentified aerial phenomena, including military reports, astronaut transcripts, photos, and videos spanning decades of investigations. Virginia Supreme Court Voids Redistricting Referendum, Preserves Existing Congressional Map Featured, Politics, Top StoriesVirginia’s highest court ruled that a voter-approved redistricting referendum violated constitutional procedures, invalidating a Democratic-backed effort that could have dramatically reshaped the state’s congressional delegation ahead of the 2026 elections. Trump Announces Three-Day Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire and Major Prisoner Exchange for Victory Day Politics, Top Stories, WorldPresident Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a temporary ceasefire and large-scale prisoner exchange tied to Victory Day commemorations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. ICE Expands Operations Into More Than 40 States as Tom Homan Confirms Major Hiring Surge Politics, Top Stories, U.S.Federal immigration enforcement operations are rapidly expanding across the United States as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents move into more than 40 states amid what officials describe as one of the largest staffing surges in recent agency history. Trump Administration Expected to Begin Releasing UFO Records as Early as Friday, Lawmaker Says Politics, Science & Technology, Top Stories, U.S.Rep. Tim Burchett said the first wave of long-awaited government UFO files could be released Friday and may include pilot testimony and at least one video tied to unidentified aerial phenomena investigations. Trump Warns Iran After Navy Clash in Hormuz as UAE Intercepts Missiles and Drones Politics, Top StoriesPresident Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran remains in effect despite U.S. retaliatory strikes and new Iranian missile and drone attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates. AI Could Soon Consume Nearly Half of Global Data Center Electricity, New Research Warns Business, Featured, Science & Technology, Top StoriesNew analysis suggests artificial intelligence systems are rapidly becoming one of the world’s largest drivers of electricity demand, with AI-related computing potentially overtaking bitcoin mining energy consumption by the end of the year.