Bram was the largest US base in Afghanistan during the 20-year war on terror, and President Trump helped lay the groundwork for a withdrawal during his first term. The Taliban wants to make a deal. We'll see if they want to make a deal. It's got to be a real deal.A deal was made and the US had a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan during the Biden administration in 2021. Today, the Taliban controls the base, but in a surprise twist, President Trump said this. We're trying to get it back because they need th ...

- [Shelby] The F-35 is currently considered one of the most advanced weapons in the world, and in the coming years, its missions are set to become even more high tech with pilots flying alongside teams of drones or what the US military calls Collaborative Combat Aircraft or CCAs. To control those drones, the F-35's maker, Lockheed Martin is unveiling new technology for the cockpit, and Lockheed just announced a new drone that it says will be a CCA. - We've been building drones since the beginning, so for de ...

Mourners attend the memorial for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona. The service comes nearly two weeks after Kirk was fatally shot during an event on a Utah university campus. #CharlieKirk #Trump #WSJ ...

Today, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to lower our policy interest rate by a quarter percentage point. I'm at the Federal Reserve where Chair J. Powell just announced why the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point at their meeting here this week.It was the first cut in 9 months and that comes amid signs that the labor market might have more cracks than appeared evident earlier this year. It's really the risks that we're seeing to the labor market that that uh that were the focus of ...

Many hopeful home buyers and refinancers are hoping for the Fed to cut rates. But even if the Fed cuts rates, mortgage rates may not drop below 6%. For a few years now, the housing market has been in a bit of a stalemate.We've seen a lack of homes for sale, and homeowners who bought homes with low rate mortgages are reluctant to move and take on a higher rate. Mortgage rates often drop in anticipation of a Fed rate cut, which we've seen recently. Mortgage rates hit an 11th month low, offering a glimmer of h ...

Do you think we will start doing strikes on the mainland Venezuela. Oh, >> we'll see what happens. >> Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a crisis point.>> There's been a very rapid buildup in the region, which is pretty unprecedented in modern times. >> The Trump administration has shown it will use lethal force to combat drug cartels, and it's repeatedly tied Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro to drug trafficking. The Maduro regime is not the legitimate government of Venezuela.It is a nar ...

Many of you have seen this video. It shows a tough student in March getting arrested by federal immigration agents in Somerville, Massachusetts. Since Trump was inaugurated, there have been tens of thousands of street arrests across the country.The journal analyzed ICE arrest data and found that under the second Trump presidency, the rate of where these street arrests have been happening the most, according to the data, is throughout New England, specifically through the Boston field office. We've seen a to ...

Welcome to iOS 26, where there's now a built-in assistant to screen your calls. I'm calling with your top tips for iOS 26. Please pick up. >> Thanks, Joanna Stern. Please stay on the line. >> New messaging tricks like polls and backgrounds, live translation in calls, and did I mention a completely redesigned liquid glass interface that nobody asked for? But there are ways to tone down that glassiness. And I'm pretty sure Tim Cook decided to jump from iOS 18 to 26 just to see if I could do it. 26 tips for iO ...

Tariff Revenue & Collection - The US collected over $159 billion in tariff revenue by early September, a 148% increase year-over-year, equating to $642 million per day [3][4] - Projections estimate the government will collect approximately $29 trillion in tariff revenue over the next 10 years, starting next year [5] - Importers typically have 10 to 30 days to pay tariffs after their goods arrive in the US [10] - Collected tariff money is sent to the US Treasury's General Fund, and Congress decides how to allocate it [11] Impact on Trade & Importers - Increased tariffs on Chinese goods to 145% in April led to a plunge in imports at the Port of Los Angeles [7] - Reducing tariffs to 30% in May resulted in a surge of cargo, with the port complex handling over 1 million containers in July [8] - Importers are responding to higher tariffs by negotiating with suppliers, asking them to share the increased tariff rate, and raising prices for consumers [10] Policy & Future Implications - A federal appeals court struck down Trump's tariffs, but the Supreme Court agreed to hear his appeal [15] - The motivation behind using tariffs as a revenue generator is to address the unsustainable debt path of the US [14] - The US government may use tariff revenue to pay down debt, issue rebate checks, or replace the federal income tax [12][13] - Domestic firms have organized around existing tariffs, making them difficult to remove, as they have made investments and increased prices [15]

In America, Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist, influencer, and confidant of President Trump, was shot doing what he has done for more than a decade, appearing on college campuses, talking directly to college students. He's a martyr for truth and freedom. And there's never been anyone who was so respected by youth.I met Charlie Kirk and interviewed him last December in Phoenix at one of the big annual conferences of his group. He was really there as the convenor of the social media megaphone that was p ...