Feb 07 Trump: Nippon Steel dropping bid for U.S. Steel, making investment instead By Associated Press The details remain unclear. President Donald Trump said he would meet with the head of Nippon Steel next week “to mediate and arbitrate.”… Continue reading
Feb 07 Senate GOP unveils $340 billion budget plan with Trump's deportation and defense funds, as House stalls By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledges his own chamber's plan will slip into the weekend but insists it has just a few details to iron out. Continue reading
Feb 07 Trump signs executive order to establish a White House Faith Office By Aamer Madhani, Peter Smith, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to establish the White House Faith Office as part of the Domestic Policy Council. Continue reading
Feb 07 WATCH: Trump holds news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba at the White House By Aamer Madhani, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Nippon Steel “is going to be doing something very exciting about U.S. Steel,” Trump said at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. “They’ll be looking at an investment rather than a purchase.”… Continue reading
Feb 07 Iran's supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with the U.S. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable" after President Donald Trump floated nuclear talks with Tehran. Continue reading
Feb 07 Trump orders sanctions on International Criminal Court for investigating Israel By Darlene Superville, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The order says the U.S. will impose “tangible and significant consequences” on those responsible for the ICC's “transgressions.” Actions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States… Continue reading
Feb 07 JD Vance will attend Munich Security Conference, where Zelenskyy will lead Ukraine's delegation By Susie Blann, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press The annual conference comes at a pivotal moment for Ukraine, which is striving to establish a relationship with the new U.S. administration — a key partner during the nearly three-year war against Russia. Continue reading
Feb 07 Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order By Michael Casey, Associated Press The hearing on Friday comes after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the effort and decried what he described as the administration's treatment of the Constitution, saying Trump was trying to change it with an executive order. Continue reading
Feb 07 How the courts have (so far) pushed back on Trump's attempts to expand presidential power By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican president. Continue reading
Feb 07 U.S. jobless rate dips to 4 percent as employers add 143,000 positions last month By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The first job report of Donald Trump's second presidency on Friday suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular. Continue reading