President Trump's approval ratings are showing signs of weakening nearly two months into his second term. While his efforts to crack down on immigration seem largely well-received, Trump’s performance on the economy has taken a hit amid whipsawing tariff plans followed by stock market losses. Though it was one of his biggest strengths throughout the...
President Trump said the United States has launched “decisive and powerful” strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen, warning that the military “will use overwhelming lethal force” until the Iran-backed rebels stop their attacks on cargo ships and free up shipping lanes in the region. Trump wrote that the aerial attacks targeted Houthi bases, leaders and...
U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials said several members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived unannounced with FBI agents on Saturday but were denied access to the building after being approached by their counsel. “They were met at the door by the Institute’s outside counsel who informed them of USIP’s private and independent status...
Large scale wildfires and straight-line-winds ravaged Oklahoma on Friday, one day before violent tornadoes hit the Mississippi Valley on Saturday, resulting in at least 17 deaths. The state of Missouri had 11 deaths alone, according to The Associated Press. Three people died in Arkansas while 29 others were injured across eight counties amid hurricane-like weather,...
A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing the administration's six-week funding freeze on all foreign assistance.
The move comes a day after the president carved out exemptions for auto manufacturers and amid Wall Street turmoil over the tariffs that have wiped out months of gains.
President Trump on Thursday said tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to launch a SpaceX ship in two weeks to return NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to Earth from the International Space Station.
U.S. Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger resigned his post on Thursday, removing himself as a hurdle to President Trump's plans to fire thousands of federal employees.
President Trump said Thursday that he will "probably" grant an extension on TikTok's deadline to find an American buyer or be banned in the United States.
For the second time in as many weeks, President Trump on Thursday revoked the security clearances for a high-powered Washington law firm with deep ties to the Democratic Party.
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris told The Washington Times that he and other fiscal hard-liners are willing to support a stopgap bill continuing government funding at Biden administration levels because they know President Trump won't spend it all.
COVID-19 struck the world at a time when China and the U.S. were closing in on trade negotiations, shattering a potential deal between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay at least a portion of the nearly $2 billion in owed foreign aid for previously completed projects by 6 p.m. Monday.
House Democrats were widely mocked by conservatives on social media after appearing in a "choose your fighter" video that went viral on TikTok this week.
President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to bring home NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who were stranded at the International Space Station eight months ago.