Clapping and cheering erupted during a closed Senate Republican lunch when news broke that President Donald Trump planned a 90-day pause on tariffs, senators in the room said. Trump’s announcement was a surprise to the Senate Republicans ABC News spoke to. Several said they had no indication from the White House that it was coming….
House Republicans are plowing ahead with a vote on the Senate-approved GOP budget blueprint on Wednesday despite opposition from rank-and-file lawmakers. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., with the help of President Donald Trump, will need to work to persuade nearly a dozen GOP holdouts to advance the legislation. GOP leaders don’t have the votes right now….
Less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport noncitizens with little-to-no due process, a federal judge in New York judge on Wednesday will consider blocking any future removals as the Trump administration allegedly prepares to commence more deportations. U.S. District…
Ahead of expected talks between the United States and Iran over the weekend, the State Department pushed back on the idea that the discussion would be a negotiation over Tehran’s nuclear program. “This is a meeting that’s happening, right? On Saturday, there’s a meeting. There’s no negotiations,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters on…
Asian stocks plunged again during Wednesday’s trading session after President Donald Trump’s latest batch of sanctions on China came into force, helping wipe off Tuesday’s limited gains and compounding a turbulent week for the world’s key indexes. Trump’s new measures increased the cumulative rate of tariffs on Chinese goods to 104% — a move met…
The U.S. Army says it’s looking at options to make its 250th birthday celebration in June “bigger,” with possible demonstrations and vehicle displays on the National Mall in a multi-day event that could also include a military parade, although officials say no decisions have been made. The Army celebration, which has been in the works…
The State Department has moved to squeeze lifesaving foreign aid dramatically for countries around the world, according to several U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The latest cuts include the termination of all remaining U.S. Agency for International Development contracts supporting the delivery of food, water and medicine to populations in Afghanistan and Yemen, the…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seemed to imply in recent days that the measles outbreak in western Texas was slowing down. In a post on X on Sunday, Kennedy remarked on the second death linked to the outbreak, which occurred in an unvaccinated school-aged child. About 10 minutes later, Kennedy edited…
Speaker Mike Johnson meeting Tuesday at the White House with President Donald Trump and House Republicans holding out against voting for the Senate-approved budget bill to fund Trump’s agenda, according to a top GOP leadership aide. GOP leaders are again relying on Trump to help get the bill across the finish line this week before…
Asian markets opened up on Tuesday after posting significant losses on Monday driven by President Donald Trump’s global tariffs campaign, with U.S. futures also rising slightly after a day of turmoil on Wall Street. Japan’s Nikkei index rose 5.5% on Tuesday, recovering some of its almost 8% losses posted on Monday. South Korea’s KOSPI index…
