Politics Apr 08 As clock ticks down to Trump’s new tariffs, White House keeps world guessing President Donald Trump tried to have it both ways this week, saying "there can be permanent tariffs, and there can also be negotiations."…
Politics Apr 08 WATCH: White House says Trump looking to strike ‘tailor-made trade deals’ with individual countries The administration has yet to articulate its goals for any talks with trading partners, other than to suggest that negotiations could take several months and that nations might also need to dramatically overhaul their tax systems and regulations to satisfy…
Politics Apr 02 WATCH: Senate passes resolution to undo Trump’s Canada tariffs in rare Republican rebuke The Senate’s legislation has practically no chance of passing the Republican-controlled House and being signed by Trump, but it showed the limits of Republican support for Trump’s vision of remaking the U.S. economy by restricting free trade.
Politics Apr 02 Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose Democratic resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs Senate Republicans are facing pressure Wednesday from President Donald Trump to oppose a Democratic resolution that would nullify the presidential emergency on fentanyl he is using to implement tariffs on Canada.
Politics Apr 01 WATCH: Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech protesting Trump It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history.
Politics Mar 27 Bipartisan senators overseeing military request Pentagon investigation into use of Signal app Republican committee chair Sen. Roger Wicker and top Democrat Sen. Jack Reed signed onto a letter to the acting inspector general at the Defense Department for an inquiry into the potential use of unclassified networks to discuss classified information.
Politics Mar 27 The White House says nothing classified was shared on Signal. Democrats say that strains credulity “I think it’s all a witch hunt,” President Donald Trump said as reporters repeatedly questioned him about the matter during an Oval Office appearance to announce new tariffs.
Politics Mar 24 Veterans becoming face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance Former service members have been acutely affected by the Republican president's actions, including layoffs at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a Pentagon purge of archives that documented military diversity.
Politics Mar 14 Senate approves bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as both Republicans and Democrats seek to show they can act to rein in distribution of the deadly drug.
Politics Mar 13 Arizona Rep. Raúl Grijalva dies of complications from cancer treatment at 77 Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday of complications from cancer treatments, his office said.