Trump and Musk’s Relationship Melts Down in Spectacular Fashion
The speed of the fallout was breathtaking, with President Trump celebrating Elon Musk during an Oval Office farewell just last Friday....
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Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Built on Lessons From First-Term Fights
The addition of visa overstays as a rationale could provide an opening for new legal challenges, migrant advocates say....
Florida Sheriff Is Arrested in Illegal Gambling Investigation
Prosecutors accused Sheriff Marcos Lopez of Osceola County of protecting a gambling ring that made about $22 million across at least two Central Flori...
State Dept. Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court Judges
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the four judges were responsible for investigations of the U.S. military and arrest warrants against top Israeli o...
Tax Credit Increase Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Children, Study Finds
The domestic policy bill passed by the House raises the maximum child tax credit to $2,500. But about a third of children would not receive the full c...
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Chancellor, Meets With Trump at White House
The German chancellor had come to Washington hoping to persuade President Trump to play a more active role in defending Ukraine....
Judge Orders Reinstatement of AmeriCorps Programs in 24 States
Elon Musk’s DOGE associates had descended upon the independent agency, which facilitates volunteer services nationwide, with an eye toward rapidly d...
Rights Groups Sue to Overturn Agreement That Sends U.S. Immigrants to Salvadoran Jail
A lawsuit argues that deporting migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador is unconstitutional....
Trump Touts Tariffs to Pay for Tax Breaks. Benefits May Be Fleeting.
The president cited figures from the Congressional Budget Office to suggest tariffs could offset the cost of tax cuts, though he omitted important cav...
Trump Threatens Musk Contracts as Feud Escalates
Last year alone, companies owned by Elon Musk were promised $3 billion across nearly 100 different government contracts with 17 federal agencies....
After Trump’s Tariffs Crash Exports, Canada Posts a Record Trade Deficit
Sales of vehicles made in Canada plunged by nearly 23 percent in April after President Trump imposed a 25 percent auto tariff....
Goal to Spend 5 Percent on Militaries Splits NATO Allies
The U.S. defense secretary expressed optimism that allied countries would increase their defense budgets, a demand of President Trump’s....
Seven African Countries Are on Trump’s Travel Ban List. Why?
Not much links the nations....
Trump and Musk take their feud public.
The open acrimony between the two men comes after the billionaire denounced President Trump’s signature domestic policy bill as an “abomination.�...
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules for Straight Woman in Workplace Discrimination Suit
The justices rejected an appeals court’s requirement that members of majority groups meet a heightened standard to win employment discrimination cas...
Trump Compares Russia and Ukraine to Children Fighting
During a visit by the German leader, President Trump essentially threw up his hands, saying that there was nothing the United States could do right no...
Trump and Xi Hold Call, China Says
The two leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, following weeks of worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing....
Imports Plummet in April as Trump’s Tariffs Weigh on Trade
Americans bought fewer foreign pharmaceuticals, cellphones and cars, and cut purchases of machinery and other supplies....
How Trump Talks About Antisemitism
On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump repeatedly promised voters that he’d be the “best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White...
Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
The case focused on whether the Mexican government could sue U.S. manufacturers over claims that they shared blame for violence by drug cartels....