President Trump threatened to impose hefty new levies on Chinese goods Monday, signaling tit-for-tat escalation with an economic superpower while Wall Street investors puzzled over his tariff plan and sent stocks on a roller-coaster ride for a third day.

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. gave a reprieve to President Trump on Monday, delaying a midnight deadline to bring back a deported Salvadoran gang suspect.

President Trump said there is no pause coming for tariffs set to take effect on Wednesday.

House Republicans do not have enough votes to adopt changes the Senate made to a budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda, which the lower chamber is scheduled to vote on this week.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said another deal to free the hostages from Gaza is in the works.

TIM WALZ AND THE BORDER CRISIS THAT WOULD STILL BE A CRISIS. You might not have noticed, but Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the losing 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, is on a national tour. He is holding town halls in congressional districts won by President Donald Trump in Iowa, Texas, Ohio, Wisconsin, and more. Any time […]

President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs should take effect this week. The Heard Island and McDonald Islands, uninhabited territories of Australia, were among the countries and territories affected. Critics quickly said that the tariffs on the islands would be ineffective, as the islands don’t export to the United States. They mocked the policy as “penguin tariffs” […]

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Congress pushes back as Trump snubs Signal chat The White House’s assertion that the case surrounding national security officials’ use of Signal is closed is getting pushback in Congress, even among some Republicans who say their own probes will press on. © Adobe Stock The White House said...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban predicted the United States economy would be in a “far worse situation than 2008” if President Trump’s tariffs stay in place and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continues to make steep cuts to the federal budget. “If the new tariffs stay in place for multiple years, and are enforced...

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D) sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday over the agency’s recent decision to withhold federal funds from the state over its refusal to comply with the Trump administration’s orders to ban transgender athletes from girl’s and women’s sports in schools. The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court...