Trial for man charged with allegedly trying to assassinate Trump continues as FBI agent testifies cluttered SUV containing phones, notes about Mexico flight and a .45-caliber cartridge casing.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin's new book details heated conflicts with former President Joe Biden and describes having a better relationship with President Donald Trump than former President Barack Obama.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune will use parliamentary tactics to establish a new precedent for confirming batches of lower-level Trump nominees this Wednesday.
The White House is requesting $58 million in additional security funding for the executive and judicial branches following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) blasted Republicans for undertaking a mid-decade redistricting effort in Texas, saying the move reveals concerns about the party’s economic message ahead of the midterms. “If Republicans were confident on their policy agenda, they'd be eager to defend it with the people and to defend at the ballot box next November,” Padilla...
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett signaled in a Sunday interview that he is open to succeeding Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he’s tapped to do so. In an interview on NBC News's "Meet the Press," Hassett said President Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are in the process of finding a replacement...
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “I think an investigation is certainly in order,” Padilla said in an interview on NBC News’s ‘Meet the Press.” Padilla noted he recently called for an investigation into potential violations...
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump's decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report is "way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did." During an appearance on ABC News's "This Week," Summers slammed the decision to fire Erika McEntarfer and said it...
National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett said on Sunday that a market reaction to President Trump’s tariff policies will not deter him from proceeding with his plans to levy fees on imports. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker asked the White House economic adviser whether Trump could change the...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in an interview set to air Sunday that President Trump’s newly announced tariff rates are “pretty much set” and the public should not expect them to come down in the near future. “I don't, I don't think they will be in the coming days,” Greer said on CBS News’s...
A magnitude-3 earthquake struck the New York City metropolitan area on Saturday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS said the earthquake occurred at 10:18 p.m. local time near Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., which is about 7 miles directly west of Harlem, New York City. Magnitude-3 earthquakes are often felt but do not typically...
Democratic legislators in Texas could flee the state to prevent the GOP from approving new maps that could expand Republicans’ congressional majority. Texas and national Democrats have vowed to fight back while blasting the GOP plans, which could give Republicans five more seats, as discriminatory. Visiting with Democratic state lawmakers in Austin, U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem...
Health experts and school leaders are thrilled with President Trump's revival of the Presidential Fitness Test, but they are hoping for substantial revisions to program, which was first deployed nearly 60 years ago. Advocates say the test, which hasn't been used since 2012, will need a makeover to shift its focus away from competition...
The years-long effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks is back in the spotlight following a House Ethics Committee report that took issue with transactions made by a member’s spouse, and after a Senate panel advanced legislation to prohibit lawmakers from making transactions. And some lawmakers are vowing to keep the topic front...
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer weighed in on President Trump’s decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, saying the commander-in-chief has “real concerns” about the jobs numbers that extend beyond the dismal Friday report. “Even last year during the campaign, there were enormous swings in the jobs numbers, and so...
Multiple Democratic governors are supportive of their colleagues' interests in redrawing their state’s Congressional maps to benefit Democratic Party candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms, responding to a push from President Trump and others to draw new lines in Texas to be more favorable to GOP candidates. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) said she is...
