Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard officials said. It could take as long as 15 years to get the first of the large ships commissioned, according to government estimates.

Plus: President Donald Trump announces new tariffs for copper, Brazil and more. | Death tolls rise in the flooding disasters in Texas and New Mexico.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to Texas today to tour the damage left behind by devastating flooding over the July 4th weekend.

Secretary Kristi Noem for the federal response to the recent deadly floods in Texas that have killed at least 120 people, amid

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill earmarks more than $8.6 billion to increase the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker fleet in the Arctic, where Washington hopes to counter rising Russian and Chinese dominance.

ICE agents last month arrested the most people in at least five years, but deportations are still lagging far behind what President Donald Trump has promised.

Donald Trump wants his bill passed before fireworks light up the sky on July 4, and the White House made that very clear this week. In a statement sent directly to Senate offices, officials said Trump would sign the updated version of his sweeping domestic legislation,

Two teenagers and a firefighter were saved from a rocky cliffside in a dramatic helicopter rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard near Roads End Point in Oregon on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Credit: U.S. Coast

Coast Guard Petty Officer Scott Ruskan from NJ has been hailed an "American hero" for rescuing those in the Texas floods. Here's what to know.