President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs could go well beyond matching import taxes imposed on U.S. goods by other nations, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday. In an interview, Bessent said the Trump administration will consider policies including currency manipulation, industrial subsidies and labor conditions when calculating a country’s new tariff rate. “We are going to go...
Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to impeach U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who over the weekend ordered the Trump administration to halt deportations of Venezuelans whom it said were gang members. The move comes as President Trump is also calling for Boasberg’s impeachment, as the administration argues that his ruling, blocking Trump from...
President Trump is hoping to see more of the nation’s energy produced with coal, he said in a social media post Monday night. Trump wrote he is “authorizing” his administration to “immediately begin producing Energy” with coal. It’s not entirely clear what authorization he’s referring to, though when he first took office, Trump declared an...
Vice President Vance will take on the role of finance chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) as the party looks to keep its congressional majorities in 2026. The RNC announced the unprecedented move in a release on Tuesday, noting it’s the first time in the history of the GOP that the sitting vice president...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has expressed interest in challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year, citing Cornyn's support for U.S. aid to Ukraine and his role in negotiating bipartisan gun legislation as reasons for his potential run.
Liz Oyer, a former pardon attorney for the Department of Justice (DOJ), said she believes President Trump is “determined” to “demolish the rule of law.” Oyer, who was ousted from the DOJ earlier this month after she refused to restore gun rights to actor Mel Gibson, joined CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday to discuss Trump’s...
The Justice Department (DOJ) once again rebuffed a federal judge’s demands to provide a rationale for why it was declining to provide information about deportation flights of Venezuelan migrants. The Tuesday filing escalates the battle between the Trump administration and Judge James Boasberg after he convened a hearing to determine whether officials violated his order by continuing...
Los Angeles businessman and former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso came out against the recall effort against his former opponent Mayor Karen Bass (D) on Tuesday, saying the city needs “unity” following the region’s deadly wildfires earlier this year. “A mayoral recall right now is not a good idea. This is a time when Los Angeles...
The Trump administration’s official policy during both of his terms has been to use the president's hand signature on every legally operational or binding document, according to the White House.