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A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration

The sense of Catholic unity didn't last long. Less than a week after Vice President JD Vance shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church.

Trump says Nippon will invest in U.S. Steel, rather than buy it

President Trump on Friday said Nippon Steel is planning a significant investment in U.S. Steel, which remains an acquisition target of the Japanese metal giant.

Trump calls for review of NGOs, funding halt if ‘national interest’ undermined

President Trump wants all federal funding that goes to nongovernmental organizations to be reviewed and then halted if the dollars go to groups that "undermine the national interest."

Speaker Johnson pivots on debt limit, and debt hawks like it

House Speaker Mike Johnson said one of President Trump's top priorities, increasing the debt limit, will now be part of budget negotiations, a move that debt hawks love because it means Republican leaders won't cut a deal with Democrats.

Speaker Johnson slams Democrats as ‘unresponsive’ in funding talks

House Speaker Mike Johnson fears that Democrats have walked away from the negotiating table as the deadline to fund the government is sneaking up on Congress.

Trump emerges as dealmaker-in-chief in potential US Steel deal

PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump said Friday that Nippon Steel will drop its $14.1 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel and instead invest heavily in the iconic American company without taking a majority stake. Nippon Steel “is going to be doing something very exciting about US Steel,” Trump said with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba […]

Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put more than 160 workers who tackle pollution in overburdened communities on leave. © Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press file The employees were part of the agency’s Office of Environmental...

Trump delayed tariffs on low-cost packages from China

President Trump signed an executive order this week that temporarily prevents low-cost packages from China from being slapped with his new tariffs. The move delays the suspension of the de minimis provision, which is a part of tariff policy that allow for items worth $800 or less to avoid import fees. Trump said in his...

Judge to issue ‘very limited’ order temporarily pausing USAID purge

A federal judge said Friday he intends to temporarily block the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on leave at midnight. Unions representing government employees sued to stop the shutdown of agency operations and restart the flow of foreign aid frozen by President Trump, who has accused...

Evening Report — GOP spending fight lands at Super Bowl

Presented by Becker & Poliakoff — President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson will attend the game Sunday as unruly House Republicans squabble over spending {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Graeme Jennings, Associated Press GOP budget battle heads to New Orleans THE SUPER BOWL SHOWDOWN between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles...

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