New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed executive orders recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and handed one of the pens to his chief counsel, Ramzi Kassem, who once represented an al-Qaida operative.
The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal judge blocked new restrictions on mail ballots ahead of the midterms.
Most Americans in a new poll say the wealthy and large corporations will benefit the most from President Trump's tariffs on various imports and trade policies. In the latest CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday, 74 percent said that Trump's tariffs and trade policies will benefit wealthy people, and 71 percent said they will benefit large...
President Trump is in “excellent health,” his physician wrote in a memo released by the White House on Sunday after Trump underwent an annual physical exam. Trump underwent a heart exam, a neurological exam and a skin exam during his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center on Friday. “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting...
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Sunday his relationship with tech billionaire Elon Musk is “great” after the Tesla CEO called him a “moron” amid a public disagreement over President Trump’s tariff strategy. In an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Navarro insisted there is no issue with Musk, who has pushed...
CNN’s Jake Tapper and National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett tangled on Sunday over the tariff confusion, with Hassett saying he disagrees with the notion that Trump administration officials were sending contradictory messages. Hassett joined CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, where he was asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative...
He began his second term with approval ratings above 50 percent, but in less than three months he is again under water in virtually all the high-quality surveys.
“Saturday Night Live” mocked President Trump’s tariffs in its Easter-themed Cold Open, saying the U.S. stock market “did a Jesus.” The opening scene was a spoof on the “Cleansing of the Temple,” where Jesus, played by Mikey Day, said he would rid Jerusalem’s temple of “all its money.” Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, appeared...
Over 30 people were killed in a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian city on Sunday, officials said. The strikes hit the heart of the city of Sumy around 10:15 a.m. when people were gathering for Palm Sunday, The Associated Press reported. “As of now, 31 people are known to have been killed in Sumy...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) applauded Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for promoting measles vaccination amid a deadly outbreak in Texas. Since the start of the spread, the U.S. has reported 700 cases of the measles virus in states across the country. The Louisiana lawmaker said immunizations were safe and would...
President Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants have taken a number of surprising twists and turns nearly three months after the Capitol attack prosecution was abruptly upended. On his first day back in the White House, Trump made good on his campaign pledge to absolve those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,...
President Trump’s escalating trade war with China is putting Elon Musk and Tesla in a tight spot as the electric vehicle manufacturer faces climbing tariffs in one of its most important markets. Tesla suspended new orders of two models on its Chinese website on Friday as Beijing raised tariffs on American goods to 125 percent in...
Republican lawmakers say there’s a good chance that President Trump's trade war will boomerang on Republicans politically in 2026, as rising prices and shrinking growth could offset other accomplishments by the GOP. Republican senators are pointing to the 1932 and 1982 elections as historical examples of when trade wars and resulting price inflation hurt their...
MIAMI, Fla. – President Trump on Saturday took in an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event, where he was joined by a posse of administration officials and allies. Trump entered the floor of the Kaseya Center to raucous cheers, followed by UFC CEO Dana White and his granddaughter, Kai Trump. The president was joined at the...
Harvard University faculty sued the Trump administration on Friday over a federal assessment of the school's spending amid allegations of their “failure” to protect students from antisemitism. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and its campus chapter are both plaintiffs in the lawsuit which said failures were “unspecified” according to legal documents. In the...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Trump told reporters Saturday that negotiations for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine were "going fine," but indicated there needs to be a resolution soon. "I think Ukraine-Russia might be going OK. And you’re going to be finding out pretty soon," Trump said aboard Air Force One. "There’s a...
