Speaking at a State Department summit on left-wing extremism, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he was the target of an assassination attempt in February 2024. #news #newsweek

July 20, 2026 - Trending News Update Army veteran Andrew Arrabaca, 43, was arrested at 26 Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan after pouring gasoline on the entrance steps, igniting it with fireworks, and firing an airsoft rifle at the building that houses ICE, FBI, and immigration courts. CENTCOM launched its tenth consecutive night of strikes against Iran Monday, hitting additional military targets as Iran continued firing ballistic missiles and drones at U.S. bases across Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan,