• How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways

    How Trump is using presidential pardon power in new ways

    Dec 03, 2025 11:35 PM EST

    ... they could also legislate disclosure requirements for those involved in lobbying for pardons and doing legal representation of individuals seeking pardons. Liz Landers: What do Trump's pardons say about his broader views on justice? Liz Oyer: Donald Trump seems to pardon people in whom he sees something of himself ...

  • Trump administration restricts visas for Nigerians involved in violence against Christians

    Trump administration restricts visas for Nigerians involved in violence against Christians

    Dec 03, 2025 10:56 PM EST

    ... on the community are part of a longstanding and extremely complex security crisis in Nigeria — a nation recently singled out by U.S. President Donald Trump for “the killing of Christians” by “radical Islamists.” Last month, Trump also said he has ordered the Pentagon to begin planning for potential military ...

  • What experts want you to know about the Trump accounts and a new massive donation

    What experts want you to know about the Trump accounts and a new massive donation

    Dec 03, 2025 09:15 PM EST

    ... mid-next year, parents are expected to be able to enroll online. Brown noted that children must have a Social Security number to open a Trump account, so the Social Security Administration has a database of everyone who is eligible. “The administration has been very clear that they want this ...

  • House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about Trump prosecutions

    House Republicans subpoena Jack Smith for closed-door interview about Trump prosecutions

    Dec 03, 2025 07:44 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the ...

  • WATCH: Trump announces plan to roll back fuel economy standards

    WATCH: Trump announces plan to roll back fuel economy standards

    Dec 03, 2025 06:53 PM EST

    ... sell EVs, although California and other states have imposed rules requiring that all new passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035. Trump and congressional Republicans blocked the California law earlier this year. WATCH: Trump signs congressional resolution blocking California’s vehicle emissions rules Transportation Secretary Sean ...

  • Costco becomes biggest company demanding refunds on Trump tariffs

    Costco becomes biggest company demanding refunds on Trump tariffs

    Dec 03, 2025 06:36 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes. They're going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they've paid. The specialized U.S. Court of International Trade in ...

  • Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in federal bribery and conspiracy case

    Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in federal bribery and conspiracy case

    Dec 03, 2025 03:57 PM EST

    ... Trump suggested that New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, faced federal corruption charges because he made comments critical of Biden's immigration policies. Trump did not pardon Adams, but after Trump took office, the Justice Department moved to drop the case against the mayor, who had begun working ...

  • 5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks

    5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after Trump's attacks

    Dec 03, 2025 02:55 PM EST

    ... Republican candidates for governor and other offices in 2026 are staking their hopes on voters blaming Walz for failing to prevent the losses to taxpayers. Trump has blasted Walz for allowing the fraud to unfold on his watch. Earlier terrorism cases still echo Authorities in Minnesota struggled for years to ...

  • Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia

    Trump administration halts immigration applications for migrants from 19 travel-ban nations, including Afghanistan and Somalia

    Dec 03, 2025 02:13 PM EST

    ... from those countries. One National Guard soldier was killed and another wounded in the Thanksgiving week shooting near the White House. WATCH: 'Are you stupid?' Trump rebuffs reporter’s question on Afghan resettlement vetting "In light of identified concerns and the threat to the American people, USCIS has determined that ...

  • Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from follow-on strike on suspected drug boat

    Trump and Hegseth distance themselves from follow-on strike on suspected drug boat

    Dec 02, 2025 11:55 PM EST

    President Donald Trump: I can say this. I want those boats taken out. And if we have to, we will attack on land also, just like we attack on sea. Nick Schifrin: Attacks on land Geoff, of course, that could target Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who the U.S. calls ...