President Trump on Wednesday said he's pausing his reciprocal tariffs on nations that didn't retaliate against the U.S. for 90 days, a notable concession as his trade plan threatened to broil the trade war.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday lifted a halt on the Trump administration's ability to fire thousands of probationary federal employees, becoming the second court in two days to tentatively green-light the ousters.
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Trump administration's ambassador to Israel, two days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's White House visit.
The nominee for NASA's top job, billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman, outlined his vision for space exploration on Wednesday that prioritizes sending astronauts to Mars without giving up on the moon.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said President Trump's latest tariffs have shaken her state's auto industry, forcing companies to stockpile car parts, lay off workers and raise prices amid slowing sales.
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel of North Carolina announced on Wednesday his candidacy to try to unseat Sen. Thom Tillis in 2026, saying a "fighter for what's right for our state" is needed and criticizing the Republican incumbent for backing President Donald Trump's agenda.
Some conservatives in the legal profession are pushing back against President Trump's executive orders that punish law firms that have investigated or filed lawsuits against him.
President Trump did not include Russia on his target list for reciprocal tariffs because there is little trade with Russia, and the U.S. already hit Moscow with big sanctions and levies over its invasion of Ukraine, a top trade official said Wednesday.