President Trump’s sweeping clemency for Jan. 6 defendants have taken a number of surprising twists and turns nearly three months after the Capitol attack prosecution was abruptly upended.  On his first day back in the White House, Trump made good on his campaign pledge to absolve those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,...

Republican lawmakers say there’s a good chance that President Trump's trade war will boomerang on Republicans politically in 2026, as rising prices and shrinking growth could offset other accomplishments by the GOP. Republican senators are pointing to the 1932 and 1982 elections as historical examples of when trade wars and resulting price inflation hurt their...

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order aimed at ending collective bargaining privileges for government union employees. But it faces legal challenges, and as that case works its way to the Supreme Court for a decision that the president will probably lose, he and leaders in Congress are taking steps to build a coalition […]