President Trump’s approval rating slipped slightly this week in the latest weekly Reuters/Ipsos polling as voters voice economic concerns. The poll put Trump’s job approval at 42 percent, matching the second-term low point recorded last…
Will the Senate vote to consign the American freight system to higher costs and antiquated trucking technology, perhaps permanently? If it does, it will be in large part the fault of the giant truck manufacturers…
Most companies, especially in the U.S. and China, say they will have to increase prices because of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs on dozens of imports, according to a new poll. The latest Allianz Trade Global…
A federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump rebuked the Supreme Court for blocking the administration from swiftly deporting a group of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. “I write to state my sincere…
China said it is “gravely concerned” by President Trump’s plan for the U.S. to build a multibillion-dollar Golden Dome missile defense shield and is encouraging Washington to halt its development. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao…
The co-author of a new book about the end of the Biden administration suggested even some of former President Biden’s close allies have raised suspicions about the timing of the former president’s cancer diagnosis. “Of…
Elon Musk ripped into a journalist asking about the effectiveness of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying talking to her is “like talking to a computer.” Bloomberg Editor-at-Large Mishal Husain pressed Musk during an…
In his very first speech as Senate majority leader in January, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said, “And one of my priorities as leader will be to ensure that the Senate stays the Senate. That means…
House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a last-minute rebellion from conservatives on Republicans’ megabill, with a deal on a key tax deduction with blue-state Republicans and a lack of progress on settling other key provisions…
Vice President Vance said in a recent interview that he doesn’t think he’s entitled to a presidential bid in 2028, defending his relationship with Secretary of State Marco Rubio who is also considered a potential…
Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday morning on the department’s fiscal 2026 budget. The hearing comes as the Trump administration has made moves to dismantle the Education Department…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State Department’s 2026 posture. Rubio, who defended the Trump administration’s foreign policy at a Senate hearing Tuesday, has…
The Chicago Sun-Times apologized on Tuesday publishing an artificial intelligence-generated summer reading recommendation list that included books that do not exist. The AI list was published online and in print over the weekend, with readers…
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) doubled down Tuesday on blaming progressive politics for the escape of 10 New Orleans jail inmates. Half of the escapees remained at large as of Wednesday morning after a fifth…
President Trump has spent every day since “Liberation Day” trapped in an endless economic nightmare of his own creation. The fallout from his disastrous tariff policy sent the nation’s GDP tumbling 0.3 percent, and sent…
House Democrats plan to unveil legislation Wednesday protecting the ability of transgender people to serve openly in the military as President Trump’s administration works to remove them. The “Fit to Serve Act” would prohibit the…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is slated to meet with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday in an attempt to salvage the fraught relationship between the two countries. Ramaphosa pushed for the meeting…
A key committee meeting on the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” is dragging into the daylight on Wednesday, as Democrats needle Republicans on the contents of the sprawling package and GOP lawmakers wait to review leadership’s…
In the middle of the night on April 14 — the second day of Passover — anti-Israel activists vandalized the sign marking Northwestern’s Kresge Centennial Hall, writing “Death to Israel” in red and calling for an “Intifada.”…
The House Rules Committee started debating the “big, beautiful bill” at 1 a.m. Wednesday and is still going, seeking consensus from the Republican factions that want their conditions met. President Trump’s attendance Tuesday morning seems…