May 23 WATCH: Trump signs executive orders to speed development of U.S. nuclear power By Matthew Daly, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press President Donald Trump signed executive orders Friday intended to quadruple domestic production of nuclear power within the next 25 years, a goal experts say the United States is highly unlikely to reach. Continue reading
May 14 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's challenge to birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is weighing whether to allow President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship to temporarily take effect in most of the country, even if they might ultimately be found unconstitutional. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Trump says he'll set 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug prices By Will Weissert, Amanda Seitz, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press If a deal is not reached, a new rule will kick in that will tie the price of what the U.S. pays for medications to lower prices paid by other countries. Continue reading
May 05 States sue Trump for executive order blocking wind energy development By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press A coalition of state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: Trump signs executive order to bolster U.S. coal industry By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Under the orders, President Donald Trump uses his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet rising U.S. power demand amid growth in data centers, artificial intelligence and electric cars. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: White House says Trump looking to strike 'tailor-made trade deals' with individual countries By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Stephen Groves, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Apr 02 Why no one is challenging Trump's executive order that keeps TikTok online in the U.S. By Sarah Parvini, Mark Sherman, Associated Press After TikTok was banned in the United States earlier this year, President Donald Trump gave the platform a reprieve, barreling past a law that was passed in Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court that said the ban was… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: Trump signs order on ticket scalping with Kid Rock in the Oval Office By Will Weissert, Associated Press Designed to stop “price-gouging by middlemen,” the order directs Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to ensure that scalpers offering tickets at higher prices than their face value comply with all Internal Revenue Service rules. Continue reading
Mar 31 Election watchdog groups sue Trump administration over executive order, calling it unconstitutional By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Monday’s lawsuit marks the first major legal challenge to last week's executive order, which election lawyers have warned may violate the U.S. Constitution and asserts power they say the president does not have over an independent agency. Continue reading
Mar 06 WATCH: Trump signs orders postponing some tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25 percent tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. Continue reading