Canada’s newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney said he will visit the White House on Tuesday for a meeting with President Trump. “There will be zigs and zags, ups and downs. But as I said in my remarks, I will fight for the best deal for Canada and only accept the best deal for Canada...
President Trump is proposing significantly reducing federal funding for Howard University, potentially creating a funding gap for the nation’s only federally chartered historically Black college or university (HBCU). In his budget request to Congress on Friday, Trump proposed cutting $65 million in federal funding for Howard. The move would reduce the District of Columbia school’s...
The White House closed the so-called de minimis tariff loophole for lower-value Chinese imports Friday but also waived a customs rule that will make collecting those tariffs very difficult, trade experts say. As part of its ongoing trade war, which is focused now particularly on China, the Trump administration formally ended the small-package exemption that...
As tariffs increase the cost of aluminum and other materials used to make beverage containers, Congress can stand up to these special interests and adopt a national bottle bill. The time to act is now.
President Trump unveiled the White House budget request for fiscal 2026 on Friday, a set of proposals that would make steep cuts to nondefense programs including in education, health care and foreign aid. In a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine), Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought announced that the...
A federal judge on Friday declined to block the enforcement of key provisions in President Trump’s executive orders involving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and gender in a challenge by three civil and human rights organizations. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly denied the advocacy groups’ request for a preliminary injunction, which would have prohibited the...
President Trump touted the newfound support he has received from major technology leaders in his second term Thursday, claiming they are now "kissing" his "a‑‑." "If you look at some of these internet people, I know so many of them. Elon [Musk] is so terrific," Trump said during a commencement speech at the University of...
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) said Thursday it will target four House Republicans in the quest to preserve funds for Medicaid. The party will seek to pressure GOP Reps. Tom Barrett (Mich.), Don Bacon (Neb.), Mike Lawler (N.Y.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) to vote in favor of protecting the joint federal-state health insurance program that...
CNBC reporter Steve Liesman mocked President Trump on Thursday over his blaming of the current state of the economy on former President Biden. “Well, he tried yesterday to blame the stock market on Biden,” Liesman said during an appearance on MSNBC. “And I think there was a lot of laughter around Wall Street, I think, on...
The Army is planning to host a commemorative parade next month with 6,600 soldiers to celebrate its founding and President Trump’s birthday, according to a proposal reviewed by The Associated Press. The event would mark Trump’s 79th birthday and 250 years of service for the military branch, which is a year older than the United...
