Trump Creates a Dilemma for GOP Lawmakers Planning Their Agenda
The House Republicans descending on President Trump’s Doral resort near Miami this week are looking to plan out a legislative agenda for the months...
US Lost 92,000 Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The U.S. economy shed 92,000 jobs and the unemployment rate rose a tenth of a percentage point to 4.4% in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Two Dozen States Sue to Stop Trump’s New Tariff
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, two dozen states moved to stop the Trump administration from imposing a new 15% global tariff on imports. President Trump...
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...