For the Republican officials and operatives who have been turned into outcasts as they balk at President Trump and his MAGA takeover of the party, there’s a question about what to do next: Join the Democrats? Try to influence specific issues? Or try to retake control of the Republican Party? Those in Our Republican Legacy (ORL) are attempting the...
More than $175 billion in U.S. tariff revenue could be refunded after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs Friday, according to economists with the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM), a fiscal research group at the University of Pennsylvania. The economists' findings, which were first reported in Reuters, note that the...
President Trump announced late Thursday that the federal government will provide $10 million to East Palestine, Ohio, to support ongoing recovery efforts from a 2023 train derailment that triggered an environmental disaster and lingering health concerns in the community. Trump, who has repeatedly accused former President Biden’s administration of mishandling its response to the incident,...
The Supreme Court has struck down Trump’s authority to impose tariffs on other countries through the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). But it’s not the only tool at the president’s disposal to press on with his tariff regime. “The reality is the president is going to have tariffs as part of his trade policy...
President Trump said Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barret and Neil Gorsuch’s decision to rule against his administration’s tariff policies is “an embarrassment to their families.” “I don’t want to say whether I regret nominating them. I think their decision was terrible,” Trump told reporters at the White House press briefing. “I think it’s an...
President Trump said Friday he would raise preexisting tariffs and begin the process of imposing new ones after the Supreme Court struck down many of his import taxes on foreign trading partners. During a White House press conference, Trump announced he would impose a universal tariff of 10 percent and begin investigations that could lead...
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined several other Republicans in expressing his approval of Friday’s Supreme Court decision largely knocking down President Trump’s tariffs. The court found in a 6-3 decision that many of the Trump administration’s tariffs were unlawfully imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a statement released Friday afternoon, McConnell...
Fox News co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Friday said President Trump needs to provide a "better case" against carrying out a strike on Iran before possibly dragging the U.S. into "another war." Campos-Duffy, whose husband is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, filled in for "Fox & Friends" co-host Ainsley Earhardt and was talking with co-hosts Brian Kilmeade...
European nations are awaiting “clarity” on President Trump’s next steps following the Supreme Court’s ruling, which struck down many of his tariffs as unlawful Friday. "We take note of the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and are analysing it carefully,” said Olof Gill, the deputy chief spokesperson for the European Commission. “We remain in...
The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is rolling out what the department is calling the "Pledge America Campaign," which encourages broadcasters to air "patriotic, pro-America content" to celebrate the nation's history. The goal of the initiative, the FCC said as part of the announcement it made Friday, is for major broadcasters to put...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the underlying condition or injury itself, a stance that was quickly condemned. “Effective immediately, VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule,...
President Trump slammed the Supreme Court justices who struck down his tariffs on Friday, which included two justices he appointed, saying he was “ashamed of certain members of the court.” “They're very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution. It's my opinion that the court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that...
The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision invalidating President Trump’s tariffs is expected to kick off laborious efforts by importers to get refunds for the billions of dollars they’ve paid over the past year. The court’s decision, however, gives no guidance. As Justice Amy Coney Barrett put it at oral arguments, it’s set to be “a mess.” Here’s what to know as the process gets underway: Supreme Court didn’t address refunds The...
Democratic governors must decide whether to opt into a federal school-choice program that could result in a significant wealth transfer out of their states if they don't participate.
Annie Farmer, a survivor of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, called for the U.S. to go after billionaires connected to Epstein’s crimes after former Prince Andrew was arrested by British authorities on Thursday morning. “In this country, it feels like our system prioritizes profit over all else, and so our version of royalty is really...
