Glimmers of optimism surrounding President Trump’s tariffs quickly faded on Tuesday as the White House dug in on the threat of new levies, the markets erased their small morning gains and Republican lawmakers grew increasingly frustrated with what they see as mixed messages coming from administration officials. The mood early on Tuesday was more upbeat...
The United States criticized China after Ukraine announced it had caught two Chinese nationals fighting alongside Russian forces. “It’s disturbing with the Chinese soldiers having been captured,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a briefing Tuesday. “We’re aware of those reports.” “China is a major enabler of Russia in the war in Ukraine. China provides nearly...
President Trump has fired a top U.S. military officer at NATO, Navy Vice Adm. Shoshana Chatfield, a termination that caused swift rebuke from Democrats in Congress. Chatfield was the country’s top representative to NATO’s military committee. Her firing marks the latest casualty of Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of military officials seen as part...
Two Microsoft employees were fired for protests condemning the company’s support for Israel at a 50th anniversary event last week. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman was interrupted by shouts from software engineer Ibtihal Aboussad during his speech at the Friday celebration while Vaniya Agrawal, another engineer, interjected during a question-and-answer session with Microsoft founder Bill...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has formally challenged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to debate the Republicans’ budget blueprint on the floor of the lower chamber. In a letter sent to the Speaker on Tuesday, Jeffries requested a “one-on-one debate” on Wednesday over the nuances of the GOP budget resolution, which is designed to shepherd...
Last summer, Boar's Head recalled 7 million pounds of its products that were linked to a listeria outbreak. Now, a class action lawsuit is looking to reimburse those who purchased impacted products.
The Senate’s framework for advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in limbo as House conservatives dig in on their opposition to the measure despite pressure from President Trump — depriving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the votes needed to adopt the blueprint. The criticism among hard-liners — largely aimed at the level of spending cuts in...
The United States and Panama will work together to take back the Panama Canal from “China’s influence,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday while standing in front of the vital shipping lane. Hegseth, who was in Panama to meet with its government officials, spoke from a new U.S.-financed pier at the Vasco Nuñez de Balboa...
YouTube entrepreneur and star MrBeast slammed President Trump’s “brutal” tariffs in a post on the social platform X on Tuesday. “Ironically because of all the new tariffs it is now way cheaper to make our chocolate bars we sell globally NOT in America,” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said in a thread on...
Senators on both sides of the aisle pressed U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday in the wake of President Trump’s sweeping tariff actions. Democrats leaped at the opportunity to pounce on Greer during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning amid blowback over the latest tariffs, but Republicans also shared concerns...