President Trump on Wednesday ordered federal agency heads to scrap three regulations on the books for every new one they implement, targeting "illegal or unconstitutional" rules for elimination.
Senate changes to a budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda cleared a crucial House test vote on Wednesday, but simmering discontent among fiscal hawks threatened to derail the resolution.
FBI Director Kash Patel was removed Wednesday as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and replaced by Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll.
Republicans are discussing whether to raise the top individual tax rate or create a new bracket for millionaires and billionaires to help pay for other priorities in their sweeping tax and spending bill.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that negotiations with President Trump on the U.S.-Canada economic and security relationships will start after the Canadian federal election. “The pause on reciprocal tariffs announced by President Trump is a welcome reprieve for the global economy,” Carney said in a post on the social platform X. “As President...
The House on Wednesday passed a bill restricting district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in a move that would vastly diminish the ability of courts to block President Trump’s policies. Dubbed the No Rogue Rulings Act, the legislation from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) would limit judges to providing relief only to parties directly involved...
House Republican leaders on Wednesday scrapped plans to vote on the Senate’s framework to advance key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, a major setback that came in the face of opposition from hardline conservatives. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said the chamber would “probably” vote on the measure Thursday. “We are working through some good...
“Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary suggested Wednesday that the current market could be the “buying opportunity of a lifetime.” “It’s a buying opportunity of a lifetime,” O’Leary said in an appearance on the BBC. “Or, it’s free trade in a much better way in six months, you just don’t know, but if you can’t deal...
Former Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration’s aggressive use of tariffs poses a potential risk for Republicans in the midterm elections, even as he expressed relief about a walk-back of some of the most severe tariffs on allies. Pence, in an exclusive interview with The Hill, raised concerns about the implementation of a...