Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that the president's move to implement a blanket pause on his tariffs was the result of declines in the financial markets, arguing the action was part of Trump's strategy all along.

House GOP leaders have been pressing holdouts hard ahead of a key vote on Trump's agenda.

House lawmakers advanced a bill to block district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in most cases.

Trump told reporters Wednesday that if Iran does not give up its nuclear weapons program, military action led by Israel will be a real possibility.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to providing company-specific tariff exemptions, noting the importance of being "flexible" in trade negotiations.

A Republican-led panel advanced legislation that would stymie the flow of taxpayer dollars to the Taliban, despite opposition from Democrats who said that in the name of defunding the terror group, it actually targets non-governmental organizations that do good works.

A federal judge ordered a temporary halt Wednesday to the administration's attempt to deport Venezuelan gang suspects, saying he needs some time to evaluate a new ACLU lawsuit challenging the legality of President Trump's actions using the Alien Enemies Act.

Democrats haven't always been the anti-tariff party, with some of the party's leaders previously calling for reciprocal tariffs -- especially against China for "unfair trade policies."

Tens of thousands of federal workers have been delinquent on their taxes, including more than 5% of congressional employees and 4% of White House staff, according to new IRS data released this week.

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block a lower court order for reinstating members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board whom President Trump had fired.