At Munich Security Conference, Rubio articulates Trump's break with global status quo, pressing European allies to shoulder more defense responsibilities.
Sen. Katie Britt said Sunday that Democrats are "dragging their feet" in the fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that their political maneuvering is making the country less safe.
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said he was less skeptical of tariffs in a Thursday interview after months of criticism for the Trump administration’s efforts to rewire global trade policy. "We started tariffs. We didn't know what they're going to be. And now we kind of know. And they're more moderate and thoughtful and, you...
The Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the Trump administration’s massive proposed funding cut to the National Institutes of Health, advancing a measure that would increase the agency’s budget by $400 million. The White House budget called for slashing NIH by $18 billion, a decrease of 40 percent. Instead, the committee advanced the bill on a 26-3...
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation Thursday calling for tens of billions of dollars in aid for Ukraine to be spent over the next two years, as Russian President Vladimir Putin rebuffs calls from President Trump to halt the war. The bill was introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations...
The Trump administration has struck trade pacts in recent months that seem to benefit the U.S. over its trading partners, giving President Trump ample opportunity to tout his dealmaking skills. But Americans don’t appear to be giving him a pat on the back as the U.S. starts to feel the impact of tariffs already imposed....
Police gave a lengthy update on how they caught the suspect in the double stabbing deaths of two parents who were visiting Arkansas' Devil's Den State Park with their children.
Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, survivors told a field hearing of the Texas Legislature in Kerrville on Thursday. With no resources to drain Lake Ingram, it “has become a toxic pit,” resident Ann Carr told the legislators. “We've talked to...
The military is walking back its previously announced plans to discontinue some weather forecast data after public pushback. The Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will still distribute data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program beyond Thursday, according to a statement. The government previously said the data would be discontinued after Thursday. The Defense...
Top Trump administration officials will travel into the Gaza Strip on Friday to inspect food distribution amid international outrage over increasing deaths from starvation and criticism that U.S. efforts to distribute food are contributing to suffering and death. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for peace missions,...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has welcomed the Trump administration's AI Action Plan and believes that physicians must be full partners in the AI lifecycle to ensure that AI in health care reaches its full potential and that trust is built between patients and physicians.
Federal judges presiding over major cases involving the Trump administration on Thursday denounced threats they’ve faced as tensions between the White House and judiciary continue to mount. U.S. District Judges John J. McConnell Jr. of the District of Rhode Island and John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington said during a virtual event that...
