Global Tariff Rate Rising to 15%, Bessent Says
The United States is raising its global tariff rate to 15% this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The rate increase comes as the...
GOP Senators Push for $200 Billion Tax Cut Via Treasury Rule Change
Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Tim Scott are reportedly sending a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week calling for a policy change that...
Trump Says Iran War Could Last Four to Five Weeks, ‘Far Longer’ if Necessary
The war in the Middle East expanded on Monday as the United States and Israel continued to hit targets across Iran. Tehran, under the leadership of an...
DHS Shutdown Comes Into Play as Lawmakers Respond to Attack on Iran
Congress is divided largely along partisan lines as it prepares to debate and vote this week on a war powers resolution on U.S. military action in...
Trump Doubles Down on Tariffs in His Long SOTU Speech
President Trump’s record-long State of the Union Tuesday night — a 108-minute marathon of more than 10,000 words — was a triumphalist effort to...
Democrats Counter Trump With New Proposal on Housing
President Trump is expected to use his State of the Union speech tonight to tout what he sees as the major accomplishments of his first year back in...
Trump Threatens Countries That ‘Play Games’ on Tariffs
President Trump continues to rail against the Supreme Court and the decision it handed down Friday that invalidated many of his tariffs. In a series...
Supreme Court Hits Trump Where It Hurts: His Tariffs
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a large set of President Trump’s tariffs, ruling that he does not have the broad authority he asserted to...
Despite Trump’s Tariffs, US Trade Deficit in Goods Hit Record High in 2025
The U.S. trade deficit barely changed from 2024 to 2025, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Despite President Trump’s campaign to reduce the...
Trump Admin Restricts FEMA Deployments as DHS Shutdown Drags On
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday dismissed Democrats’ latest proposal on DHS funding and reform as “very unserious.” Speaking...