The president of the European Commission is condemning President Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on foreign steel and aluminum and pledging to retaliate. Ursula von der Leyen said tariffs are taxes that are bad for business and “worse for consumers.” “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered — they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures,” Ms. von der Leyen said late Monday…… Read more
Republican lawmakers for years have preached fiscal responsibility and vowed to curb wanton federal spending, but Congress kept racking up deficits and the national debt has now ballooned to more than $36 trillion. Enter Elon Musk, tech billionaire and leader of President Trump’s charge to downsize the federal government. Mr. Musk and his Department…… Read more
The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities’ ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Justice Department lawyers said the state and local policies go beyond noncooperation and “intentionally obstruct” the…… Read more
President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males participating in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, fulfilling a campaign promise and posterizing Democrats on an issue that has become a slam dunk for Republicans. The enthusiastic crowd that packed the White House East Room roared as Mr. Trump declared that “the war on women’s sports is over” before signing…… Read more
President Trump plans to shrink the size of government includes abolishing the Education Department, which spends $80 billion a year as student test scores plunge. The department is under scrutiny following Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to close the department and transfer some of its duties…… Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end. Trump is guarded…… Read more
The “Ziz Cult” has been blamed for a string of brutal slayings and mayhem across the United States, including the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. A nationwide manhunt is underway for Michelle Zajko, a transgender, nonbinary person who police believe bought the semiautomatic weapons used by two other transgender people who fatally…… Read more
China is subverting the United States through multibillion-dollar influence campaigns and U.S. political warfare operations inside China are needed to counter the activities, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday. Four specialists in Chinese influence and intelligence activities told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the operations range from recruiting…… Read more
President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…… Read more
President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…… Read more
The president of the European Commission is condemning President Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on foreign steel and aluminum and pledging to retaliate. Ursula von der Leyen said tariffs are taxes that are bad for business and “worse for consumers.” “Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered — they will trigger firm and proportionate countermeasures,” Ms. von der Leyen said late Monday…… Continue Reading
Republican lawmakers for years have preached fiscal responsibility and vowed to curb wanton federal spending, but Congress kept racking up deficits and the national debt has now ballooned to more than $36 trillion. Enter Elon Musk, tech billionaire and leader of President Trump’s charge to downsize the federal government. Mr. Musk and his Department…… Continue Reading
The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities’ ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Justice Department lawyers said the state and local policies go beyond noncooperation and “intentionally obstruct” the…… Continue Reading
President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males participating in girls’ and women’s scholastic sports, fulfilling a campaign promise and posterizing Democrats on an issue that has become a slam dunk for Republicans. The enthusiastic crowd that packed the White House East Room roared as Mr. Trump declared that “the war on women’s sports is over” before signing…… Continue Reading
President Trump plans to shrink the size of government includes abolishing the Education Department, which spends $80 billion a year as student test scores plunge. The department is under scrutiny following Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to close the department and transfer some of its duties…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants in Gaza and from war-weary Israelis who want the remaining hostages home and the 15-month conflict to end. Trump is guarded…… Continue Reading
The “Ziz Cult” has been blamed for a string of brutal slayings and mayhem across the United States, including the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. A nationwide manhunt is underway for Michelle Zajko, a transgender, nonbinary person who police believe bought the semiautomatic weapons used by two other transgender people who fatally…… Continue Reading
China is subverting the United States through multibillion-dollar influence campaigns and U.S. political warfare operations inside China are needed to counter the activities, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday. Four specialists in Chinese influence and intelligence activities told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the operations range from recruiting…… Continue Reading
President Trump’s health secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on Wednesday said vaccines are a critical component of health care, hoping to push back on the main objection to his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee, said his reputation as “anti-vaccine” stems from his push to scrutinize shots…… Continue Reading
President Trump’s budget office has ordered all federal agencies to temporarily pause the disbursement of “all federal financial assistance” besides Social Security and Medicare. The order could disrupt tens of billions of dollars in payments for domestic infrastructure projects, climate initiatives, foreign aid…… Continue Reading