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The U.S. Justice Department made an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, asking the justices to lift a lower court’s freeze on the Trump administration’s plans to terminate work authorization and deportation protection for more than 350,000 Venezuelans residing in the United States. The request to the high court …

Senate Republicans defended President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs Wednesday, blocking a largely symbolic measure to terminate the president’s import taxes that have shocked the economy. The resolution failed in a tied 49-49 vote Wednesday evening. Vice President J.D. Vance broke the tie on a subsequent procedural vote to stop the measure from …

National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, are set to depart their posts in the Trump White House on Thursday, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The White House has not publicly commented on the departures, which were first reported by journalist Mark Halperin. The …

President Donald Trump said he could return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States “with one phone call” — a claim that stands in direct conflict with ongoing arguments by his own Justice Department and a series of court rulings that have ordered the administration to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return. …

President Donald Trump is blaming former President Joe Biden for the worst stock market performance in a new administration’s first 100 days since Richard Nixon — even as economists and investors tie recent declines to Trump’s own sweeping tariff policies. On Wednesday, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to concede that his aggressive tariff policy on Chinese imports may lead to higher prices and fewer consumer goods, particularly toys, but insisted the burden is falling more on China than U.S. families. “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30,” Trump …

House Republicans voted Tuesday to block Democrats from forcing votes on a series of oversight resolutions targeting President Donald Trump’s administration, Elon Musk’s business dealings, and the use of encrypted messaging platforms like Signal by top officials. In a 216-208 party-line vote, the GOP-controlled House passed a procedural rule that …

President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday that will roll back a portion of his own 25% tariffs on imported autos and auto parts, a significant shift in trade policy that aims to relieve pressure on U.S. automakers while encouraging them to ramp up domestic manufacturing. Speaking to reporters, Trump …

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew fierce backlash Tuesday after attacking the Pentagon’s “Women, Peace & Security” (WPS) program as a “woke” initiative, despite the fact that the program was created by bipartisan legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump. In a widely circulated post on the platform X, Hegseth …

In an exclusive Oval Office interview with ABC News, President Donald Trump offered a robust defense of his first 100 days back in office, highlighting economic relief, border control efforts, and executive assertiveness while lashing out at his predecessor Joe Biden and acknowledging complicated diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin. …

Amazon has scrapped an internal proposal to display tariff-related import charges on its Amazon Haul platform, following sharp backlash from the White House and a direct call from President Donald Trump to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The idea, never implemented, would have disclosed how much Trump-era tariffs added to the …

Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party have secured a projected victory in Canada’s 2025 national election, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, in a result shaped heavily by President Donald Trump’s combative stance toward America’s northern neighbor. While it remains uncertain whether the Liberals will form a majority …

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, his administration has moved at breakneck speed to reshape the federal government and assert American power abroad. Backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, Trump has aggressively pursued his 2024 campaign promises. As he reaches his 100th day in office on Tuesday, the …

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the “Take It Down Act” on Monday, a landmark bipartisan bill that makes it a federal crime to post real or fake sexually explicit images of individuals without their consent. The measure now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature. The bill cleared …

The sun rose Monday on President Trump’s 99th day in office to reveal an unusual and provocative display on the White House North Lawn: rows of booking photos showing immigrants accused or convicted of serious crimes, including murder, kidnapping, child sexual assault, and rape. Although the photos at the White …