Politics
Trump’s tariffs deadline is looming for Europe. Here’s where things stand
Cargo shipping containers wait to be loaded by cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images All eyes are on talks between the U.S. and the European Union, which have yet to strike a trade deal […]
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Trump to speak with Putin after U.S. pauses some weapons shipments to Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump wears a “Gulf of America” hat as he boards Air Force One to depart for Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 1, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump said he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. The call comes two […]
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Trump’s megabill advances in the House after GOP divisions nearly derail it
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House Republican Conference meeting on a plan to fund the government and avert a shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, December 20, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Thursday advanced U.S. President […]
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House Republicans race to pass Trump’s megabill amid GOP divisions
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with reporters as he returns to his office after going to the House Rules Committee as it holds a hearing to consider the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on July 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. House Republicans began their work on the legislation […]
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House Republicans subpoena Brown University and Penn in Ivy League antitrust probe
A person walks past a sign of the Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., March 17, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters The House Judiciary Committee issued subpoenas Tuesday to Brown University and the University of Pennsylvania, demanding additional documents from the schools as part of an ongoing probe into alleged antitrust violations in Ivy […]
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House Republicans take up Trump’s megabill, but still need more votes to pass it
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the reins of President Donald Trump’s megabill, after the Senate narrowly passed it […]
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GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump’s megabill after getting key carveout
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska cast a critical vote Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, helping to push the […]
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U.S. judge blocks Trump administration move to overhaul health agencies
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on as he attends a press conference to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward […]
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Trump’s bill gets a boost as Senate Republicans say they have a deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters “I believe we do,” Thune said, when asked by reporters if Republicans have reached a […]
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Trump rips AT&T service weeks after Trump Mobile licensing deal announced
US President Donald Trump holds an Apple Inc. iPhone during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump criticized AT&T in consecutive Truth Social posts Monday, writing that the country’s third-largest wireless […]
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