British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told President Trump on Sunday that it is "wrong" to impose tariffs on European nations that refuse to back his push to acquire Greenland.
The Trump Justice Department issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in what appears to be an expanding investigation into the two Democrats' strident anti-ICE stance.
President Trump said Saturday he would sue JPMorgan Chase over the company’s decision to close his account following the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. “A front page Article in The Fake News Wall Street Journal states, without any verification, that I offered Jamie Dimon, of JPMorgan Chase, the job of Fed Chairman,” the president wrote...
Applicants for immigrant visas to the U.S. could be rejected if they have certain medical conditions under a new State Department directive, the agency confirmed. The policy would allow officers to deny visas to immigrants deemed more likely to rely on public benefits should they have medical issues. Sent to State Department employees through an...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday told states in a memo that full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits would be provided in November after a federal judge rejected plans by the Trump administration to offer partial benefits. In a letter to regional SNAP directors, USDA's Food and Nutritional Services said, "FNS...
Senate Republicans are lambasting an offer by Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for one year as part of a deal to reopen the government, arguing there is little to no appetite for such an agreement. Multiple members of the Senate GOP were quick to pan the proposal — which Senate Minority Leader Chuck...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday offered a plan to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of the enhanced health care tax credits and a short-term spending bill. “Democrats have said we must address the health care crisis, but Republicans have repeatedly said they won’t negotiate to lower the health...
President Trump lambasted an NBC News reporter on Friday who pointed out discrepancies in this year's Walmart Thanksgiving meal package as Trump continues to cite it as an example of lower prices under his administration. According to the retail giant’s website, this year’s meal serves 10 people for under $4 per person. Last year, Walmart’s...
Senate Democrats blocked a proposal by Republicans on Friday to pay federal employees who are working throughout the duration of the government shutdown. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) attempted to get unanimous consent to pass his legislation to pay excepted federal workers and military members as long as the impasse drags on. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.)...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will give remarks Friday afternoon as lawmakers struggle to find common ground in the fight to reopen the government. The lapse in funding is now at 38 days, after Senate Democrats earlier this week blocked the GOP-led continuing resolution for the 14th time. Democrats met on Thursday for several...
Next week, world leaders will gather for the COP30 climate summit, meeting in Brazil in an event where the U.S. and its top representatives will be conspicuously absent. Here’s what you should know about that meeting: What is a COP? COP, which stands for Conference of the Parties, is a meeting of world leaders to...
Federal worker unions late Thursday filed a suit challenging the Trump administration’s inclusion of a so-called loyalty question in a set of prompts to be answered by prospective employees. The new question “essentially establishes a system of unconstitutional political patronage,” they argue, while “allowing the Trump Administration to weed out those who do not voice...
No one was hospitalized following multiple people falling ill at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after an individual opened a “suspicious package” at the military base on Thursday. Joint Base Andrews told CNN that individuals who had fallen ill were taken to the base’s Malcolm Grove Medical Center. In an updated statement released today, the...
The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to immediately block an order that requires full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamp, benefits to be paid to states by Friday. The emergency request to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals calls the lower court's order “unprecedented,” saying it makes “a...
The D.C. resident who threw a sandwich at federal law enforcement officers said “justice” prevailed after he was acquitted Thursday of a federal assault charge. “I am so happy that justice prevails in spite of everything happening,” Sean Dunn, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) employee, told reporters outside the courthouse. Moments prior, a jury found...
