Federal prosecutors have announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles
May 20, 2026
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has been charged in a U.S. indictment with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft operated by Miami-based exiles in 1996 off the coast of the Caribbean island
May 21, 2026
A House committee has discussed the future of the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration lobbies to replace TSA officers with private contractors
May 21, 2026
The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans
May 21, 2026
The United States announced murder charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro on Wednesday, a major escalation in
May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, a U.N. expert on the Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the U.S.
May 21, 2026
Cuba's foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday said a White House statement critical of the country's communist-run government was "superficial and misinformed."
May 20, 2026
The European Union struck a provisional agreement on Wednesday on legislation to remove import duties on U.S. goods, a key part of a trade deal
May 19, 2026
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May 20, 2026
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed progress in their 'comprehensive partnership' and criticised U.S.
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump was incensed on February 20 when the U.S.
May 20, 2026
American passenger on hantavirus-hit cruise feels ‘blindsided’ and ‘misled’ by new quarantine orders
May 20, 2026
A proposed U.S. pact with Saudi Arabia on its development of nuclear power lacks the strictest guardrails that Democratic lawmakers had urged,
May 20, 2026
Vice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor
May 20, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away
May 19, 2026
An Iranian family that’s lived in the United States for a decade is demanding their release from immigration detention after they were arrested due to a relative’s role in the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage crisis
May 19, 2026
The bond market is making noise again
May 19, 2026
President Donald Trump considers himself an effective dealmaker but appears to have hit a wall with Iran
May 19, 2026
Trump administration proposes admitting more White South African refugees
May 19, 2026
A Minnesota county prosecutor has charged an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in the nonfatal shooting of a Venezuelan man during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state
May 19, 2026
Cuba is facing severe shortages, economic hardship and growing public frustration as US pressures to overthrow the government mount. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports from the Cuban Capital.
May 18, 2026
President Donald Trump blasted the accuracy of scientists' global warming projections in a social media post that itself painted a distorted view of the science, projections and policy of climate change
May 19, 2026
The New York Times sued the Defense Department Monday for the second time in recent months over media access
May 19, 2026
The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II
May 19, 2026
A group of Democratic lawmakers is calling for the removal of Kurt Olsen, the White House’s election security czar, claiming his time working as a special
May 19, 2026
The president’s barrage of pronouncements on foreign policy mean his Cabinet members’ statements on foreign policy have become more reliable indicators of administration positions.
May 18, 2026
National Mall prayer event sparks concern about Trump administration eroding the wall between church and state
May 17, 2026
Trump admin considers nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies targeted in DOJ investigations, sources say
May 18, 2026
The Trump administration has run the names of at least 67 million voters through government databases as it looks for noncitizens and people who've died
May 17, 2026
Trump returns from China with no Iran breakthrough — and a decision to make
May 16, 2026
DACA recipients are losing protections and work permits as renewal delays surge
May 16, 2026
A Kansas judge has protected access to gender-affirming care for transgender minors as the nation’s largest children’s hospital moved to restrict such care in Texa and buckled under pressure from the Trump administration
May 16, 2026
The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there
May 15, 2026
Cubans are using AI image generators to imagine US intervention in their country. The results look straight out of the 1890s.
May 15, 2026
Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms
May 15, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is highlighting the Trump administration’s efforts to combat fraud in a visit to Maine ahead of the state’s primary elections for several high-profile races
May 14, 2026
The Justice Department is challenging efforts to sanction attorneys from the first and second Trump administrations, asserting in a lawsuit that the District of Columbia Bar is unfairly playing politics with the legal disciplinary process
May 14, 2026
A new study has found that the Trump administration's decision last year to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development — once a leading global aid donor — was followed by a significant increase in violence in several African countries the agency had supported
May 15, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration faced a skeptical federal appeals court on Thursday in its bid to revive the Republican
May 14, 2026
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May 14, 2026
Fighting fraud is a top Trump administration priority. Here’s what you should know
May 14, 2026
Pope Leo on Thursday decried rising European military spending, which grew last year by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War amid pressure from
May 14, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's demands for confidential transgender patient information from Rhode Island's largest hospital
May 14, 2026
President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering
May 14, 2026
Trump administration officials are scrambling to contain the economic and political fallout of the war with Iran, three people
May 14, 2026
Judge orders US government to return Colombian woman deported to DR Congo
May 14, 2026
Honda says it racked up a full-year loss for the first time ever, losing $2.7 billion in the last fiscal year due to a costly electric-vehicle strategy
May 14, 2026
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has returned to his show after being hospitalized for viral pneumonia
May 14, 2026
Trump administration defers $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California amid fraud investigation
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration is expanding its fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs
May 13, 2026
Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026
May 14, 2026
The Trump administration will not require World Cup ticket holders from countries flagged for high rates of visa overstays to pay expensive
May 13, 2026
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May 14, 2026
The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States
May 13, 2026
The Department of Justice has issued a formal legal justification for the federal government's demands that states share their unredacted voter rolls, even though half
May 13, 2026
The Trump administration will block new home healthcare and hospice providers from enrolling in Medicare for at least the next six months, according
May 13, 2026
U.S. cattle producers are making "spotty" efforts to rebuild the nation's diminished herd and supplies will remain tight, Tyson Foods Chief Financial
May 13, 2026
Overseas US military bases are integral to combat operations and can burnish the country’s image to advance its foreign policy goals.
May 13, 2026
Amnesty International and Human Rights First on Wednesday urged Poland to stop cooperating with U.S. deportation flights transferring Ukrainian nationals via its
May 13, 2026
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ the controversial Florida migrant detention facility, expected to close, source says
May 13, 2026
Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration chief
May 12, 2026
The 85-year-old French widow of a U.S. military veteran shares her experience in U.S. immigration detention
May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
Leadership at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog plans to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration shuttered its
May 13, 2026
Israel is worried that Trump will strike a ‘bad deal’ with Iran, leaving war objectives unmet
May 13, 2026
FDA chief to depart after Trump signed off on ousting him
May 13, 2026
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a lower court ruling against the Trump administration's 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the
May 12, 2026
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May 12, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the rising cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing U.S. weapons stockpiles
May 12, 2026
Greenland's prime minister said on Tuesday that increasing the U.S. military presence in the Arctic territory was part of ongoing
May 12, 2026
NYU Langone Health, one of New York City's major hospital networks, said it received a federal grand jury subpoena from the U.S.
May 12, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $29 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday, an increase of $4 billion from an estimate provided late last
May 12, 2026
The Trump administration is "fine-tuning" potential presidential executive orders aimed at reducing domestic beef prices, a White House official said on Tuesday after a
May 12, 2026
The FBI has begun interviewing current and former CIA employees as part of the Department of Justice’s investigation
May 12, 2026
A nonprofit on Monday filed a lawsuit
May 12, 2026
The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development
May 12, 2026
The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and
May 12, 2026
More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S.
May 12, 2026
President Donald Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency
May 12, 2026
A Washington-based nonprofit is asking a judge to stop the Trump administration from altering the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
May 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war
May 11, 2026
The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority.
May 11, 2026
Germany is reviving efforts to buy Tomahawk cruise missiles from the U.S., the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of Berlin's strategy.
May 10, 2026
WHO chief reassures ‘worried’ Tenerife residents ahead of hantavirus ship arrival expected Sunday
May 08, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration and a non-profit group that runs Washington, D.C.'s public golf courses reached a deal on Friday under which the
May 09, 2026
The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean has killed two men while leaving one survivor
May 09, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the Trump administration's decision to impose new sanctions on Cuba
May 09, 2026
ABC is accusing the Trump administration of trying to chill free speech and hinder open political discussion
May 09, 2026
The U.S.
May 09, 2026
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a court ruling that found a 10% global tariff imposed in February was not justified under a 1970s trade law. The U.S.
May 08, 2026
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May 09, 2026
ABC says Trump’s FCC is threatening free speech in ‘The View’ probe
May 09, 2026
Disney-owned ABC said on Friday the Trump administration's efforts to declare its daytime talk show "The View" subject to federal equal time rules for
May 08, 2026
U.S. immigration officials have quietly lifted a hold on green card and visa applications for doctors from three dozen countries
May 08, 2026
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May 08, 2026
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May 08, 2026
White House hosting anti-abortion activists amid Trump backlash
May 08, 2026
The Trump administration has reached a proposed settlement in an antitrust case against Agri Stats, a data-sharing company for the meatpacking industry
May 08, 2026
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the terminations of hundreds of humanities grants last year by the Trump administration's so-called Department of
May 08, 2026
The Trump administration is conducting a review of the 53 Mexican consulates in the United States
May 08, 2026
A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional
May 08, 2026
The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”
May 07, 2026
Rubio and Pope Leo discuss areas of disagreement after weeks of tensions with Trump
May 06, 2026
The U_S_ military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces."
May 07, 2026
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May 08, 2026
A series of well-timed market bets on falling oil prices totalling as much as $7 billion during March and April spread across multiple
May 07, 2026
A council appointed by President Donald Trump has proposed significant changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
May 08, 2026
South Florida man from Cuba being pressured to self-deport after release from "Alligator Alcatraz"
May 07, 2026
The Pentagon is delaying wind power development — even on private land
May 07, 2026
The Trump administration is trying to divert $2 billion in global health funding to pay for USAID shutdown
May 07, 2026
‘I am trying to stay alive.’ Jobs at mom-and-pop shops are disappearing
May 07, 2026
When in 1937 the League of Nations vacated the 225-room Palais Wilson in Geneva, the global intergovernmental body created to preserve peace
May 07, 2026
US and Iran closing in on agreement aimed at ending war, source says
May 06, 2026
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department is working to remove immigration judges who are slow or not following the law
May 07, 2026
In 24 hours, the Trump administration’s stance on the Iran war has pinballed from declarations that a tenuous ceasefire was holding and military operations were over to new threats of bombing the Islamic Republic
May 07, 2026
Stocks surged to fresh records and oil prices dropped on Wednesday after a report that the United States and Iran are closing in on an
May 06, 2026
Who is Pete Hegseth calling ‘Pharisees’?
May 07, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 U.S. adults say the country is no longer a great place for immigrants, though they believe it used to be
May 06, 2026
China’s diplomatic role in the Iran war has come into sharper focus after talks between Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers on Wednesday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping
May 06, 2026
The U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men
May 06, 2026
A U.S. watchdog office for federal detention abuses was being closed, President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday.
May 06, 2026
Defiant border czar brushes away MAGA critics, says ‘mass deportations are coming’
May 06, 2026
The New York Times was sued on Tuesday by the U.S.
May 05, 2026
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989
May 06, 2026
The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals
May 06, 2026
The Supreme Court may force Trump to take a position on mifepristone
May 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it’s launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea
May 05, 2026
China is slowing its efforts to repatriate Chinese nationals who are in the U.S. illegally, a senior Trump administration official told Reuters,
May 05, 2026
The U.S. military says it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration's agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state's
May 05, 2026
The U.S. and Iran launched new attacks in the Gulf on Monday as they wrestled for control over the Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026
One of Costa Rica’s leading media outlets says that the United States has revoked the tourist visas of several executives on its board
May 04, 2026
The U.S.
May 04, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration supports a proposal to delay rules to protect a vanishing species of whale in favor of commercial fishing interests
May 04, 2026
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins this week attributed a multimillion-person drop in the number of participants receiving food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to the tamping down of fraud and an improved economy
May 02, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Anna Szymanski, Editor-in-Charge, Reuters Open Interest Oil prices spiked by around 5% on Monday after Iran said it
May 04, 2026
European Union countries are broadly pushing for the swift implementation of the bloc's side of a trade deal struck with the United States last year to
May 04, 2026
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F.
May 04, 2026
Trump and GOP test precedent with aggressive voter roll purges
May 04, 2026
US attorney doesn’t rule out continuing to investigate Federal Reserve Chair Powell
May 04, 2026
Inside Spirit Airlines’ failed ‘Hail Mary’ to the Trump administration
May 03, 2026
U.S.
May 03, 2026
FBI seizure of Fulton County election ballots happened quickly after criminal probe opened, new timeline shows
May 03, 2026
The Trump administration has been found in violation of court rulings in an extraordinary number of lawsuits on a broad set of issues
May 02, 2026
Major airlines and the U.S. government scrambled to help stranded passengers and employees after bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines
May 02, 2026
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May 02, 2026
The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice
May 02, 2026
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S.
May 02, 2026
Federal judges around the country have raised alarms in recent months about the Trump administration’s failure to follow their orders in individual immigration cases
May 02, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s latest proposal in negotiations to end the war
May 01, 2026
Cuba rejects fresh sanctions levied on Friday by U.S.
May 02, 2026
U.S.
May 01, 2026
A federal judge in New York is protecting about 3,000 refugees from Yemen from being forced to leave the U.S., saying the Temporary Protected Status that was repeatedly granted to them should be extended again
May 02, 2026
Ninety-four-year-old former leader Raul Castro joined thousands of Cubans in an International Workers' Day march on Friday that passed through the capital of
May 01, 2026
How US equipment ended up in the hands of Iran’s allies in Yemen as USAID was disbanded
May 01, 2026
Pentagon strikes deals with 8 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic
May 01, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be recalibrating its centerpiece policy of mass deportations after a series of major immigration enforcement operations in American cities soured the public’s mood on it
May 01, 2026
The U.S.
May 01, 2026
Fourteen FEMA employees who signed a public letter criticizing the nation's disaster preparedness have been reinstated after eight months on paid leave
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration has deferred an additional $91 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing concerns about fraud in state-run programs
May 01, 2026
The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country
May 01, 2026
The U.S.
April 30, 2026
Brent crude oil prices, the global benchmark, surged above $125 per barrel on Thursday morning, as President Donald Trump mulls an extended blockade of Iranian ports. Kristie Lu Stout reports.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration fired the entire board that oversees the National Science Foundation, raising an age-old question about the separation of science and state.
April 30, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol Hill, with senators getting their first opportunity to confront or praise the Pentagon chief over his handling of the Iran war
April 30, 2026
U.S. banks say they are largely in the dark about an expected White House order requiring them to collect data on
April 30, 2026
Beijing rolled out new trade rules this month that have alarmed U.S. businesses and which analysts say could seriously undercut American efforts to
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling blocking key elements of Health Secretary Robert F.
April 30, 2026
US will deny visas to applicants who say they fear persecution at home
April 30, 2026
The U.S. government's effort to renew its warrantless domestic surveillance powers cleared the House of Representatives
April 30, 2026
The U.S.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration is expected to issue the first tariff refunds by around May 11, according to an order filed on Tuesday in the U.S.
April 30, 2026
The Trump administration rejected all four women farmers chosen by their peers to represent them in an industry group called the United Soybean Board
April 29, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning in his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran
April 29, 2026
The United States' war in Iran has cost $25 billion so far, a senior Pentagon official said on Wednesday, providing the first official estimate of the military's price
April 29, 2026
Kevin Warsh, U.S.
April 29, 2026
The House has taken a crucial step toward funding the Department of Homeland Security
April 29, 2026
The U.S. State Department accused China of violating Panama’s sovereignty over a port dispute in the Central American nation, triggering another fierce back-and-forth on Wednesday as the Chinese government called the Trump administration hypocritical
April 30, 2026
The Supreme Court is weighing arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster
April 29, 2026
The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects
April 29, 2026
When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
April 29, 2026
A coalition of historic preservation and architecture groups will ask a judge on Wednesday to halt plans by President Donald Trump’s administration
April 29, 2026
Federal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children
April 28, 2026
The United Arab Emirates has announced it will leave OPEC and the OPEC+ group, effective May 1
April 28, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a Department of Justice lawsuit against Arizona seeking access to the state’s voter records
April 29, 2026
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot jail immigrants without a chance for a bond hearing, citing “serious constitutional questions.”
April 29, 2026
The Trump administration has indicted a former National Institutes of Health official over allegations of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic
April 29, 2026
Efforts to end the Iran conflict were at an impasse on Tuesday with U.S.
April 28, 2026
U.S. federal and state law enforcement agencies searched more than 20 locations in Minnesota on Tuesday as part of investigations
April 28, 2026
A federal judge says fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court rather than in administrative proceedings despite the government's efforts to move it out of court
April 28, 2026
Pro-tariff and human rights groups asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to impose new import bans, duties and quotas to combat forced labor
April 28, 2026
Trump administration challenges ABC station licenses amid Kimmel controversy
April 28, 2026
The Federal Communications Commission is set to order early reviews of eight Disney-owned ABC stations as soon as Tuesday in a dramatic escalation
April 28, 2026
In Trump-like tone, government lawyers ask court to undo ruling halting work on White House ballroom
April 28, 2026
As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the
April 28, 2026
These Haitian immigrants contribute nearly $6 billion to the economy. Their fate is in the Supreme Court’s hands
April 28, 2026
King Charles set to emphasize the US and UK’s shared history in address to Congress
April 28, 2026
Man irate after Taco Bell order wasn't ready accused of throwing cash register at employee
Body camera shows deputy try to rescue woman from house fire
'Hit list' trial: Video shows man near site where neighbor's body was hidden
Judge rejects watchdog's bid to block Trump administration's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund
Saudi Arabia lifts 5-year ban on Lebanese imports, marking a thaw in Gulf-Lebanon ties
Florida court allows use of new US House districts drawn by Republicans for midterm elections
First class of air traffic controllers trained on simulators in Queens graduates from Vaughn College
Man credits St. Jude with saving his life nearly 60 years ago
Teens rescue man after kayak overturns in pond: "His head kept on going under"
Inside the ‘highly complex’ preparations for Trump’s UFC fight: $60M for staging, port-a-potties and other logistics