Medical research from the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced advances like the pacemaker, the CT scan, and the nicotine patch. Now VA scientists fear life-saving research will be scrapped as the Trump administration promises massive cuts of jobs and contracts.
Shoe prices will rise due to tariffs, says Adidas
Adidas says trade tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump will lead to price rises for US consumers.
Senate backs China critic Perdue as ambassador
A long-time critic of Beijing, Perdue has called for a ‘nuanced’ and ‘strategic’ approach to China
Your questions on tariffs, annexation and immigration after Trump’s first 100 days
Here is a selection of those answered by our staff writers and correspondents.
Trump announces new ‘serious power’ fighter jets for Michigan Guard base to replace aging A-10s
President Donald Trump unveiled new plans Tuesday to swap out the retiring A-10 Warthog aircraft based out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan with 21 brand-new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets. Trump shared details of the new fighter jet mission during a speech to National Guardsmen at the Michigan base for an event […]
DOGE’s greatest hits: Look back at the department’s most high-profile cuts during Trump’s first 100 days
As President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Tuesday, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) says that it has cut at least $160 billion in waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, including several high-profile cuts that have been highlighted over the past few months. One of the most talked about DOGE […]
‘Not concerned’: Republicans dismiss Canada’s rejection of Trump
It was a wholesale rebuke of Donald Trump. But Republicans are shrugging off the Canadian election results — a race that favored conservatives until it became a referendum on the president — as a warning sign for their party. The cementing of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party into power on Monday served as an […]
Trump unleashes crypto ‘sea change’ in first 100 days
The Trump administration in nearly 100 days reversed Washington’s tone on cryptocurrency, making good on many of its promises to the industry in a blitz of executive orders and regulatory shake-ups. From scrapping Biden-era lawsuits against crypto firms to greenlighting a strategic bitcoin reserve, President Trump’s first 100 days included a combination of both symbolic and concrete moves […]
Trump fires Doug Emhoff, Biden appointees from Holocaust museum board
Former second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Tuesday was kicked off of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum board, which includes over 50 president-appointee members. “Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. To turn one of the worst […]
States sue Trump administration over DOGE AmeriCorps cuts
Several states have sued the Trump administration over the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts to the AmeriCorps program. More than 20 attorneys general and two states filed a lawsuit challenging the administration’s dismantling of the independent agency under DOGE, which under tech mogul and Trump ally Elon Musk has sought to make cuts across the […]
Republicans propose fees on EVs, other passenger vehicles to fund transportation programs
House Republicans are proposing placing fees on electric vehicles to fund Transportation Department programs as part of the tax reform bill up for consideration. This week, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who leads the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will take up the proposal to boost funding in various transportation sectors and add a new $200 […]
FEMA cleared of wrongdoing in probe into anti-Trump bias
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe focusing on anti-Trump bias, according to a Monday court document. According to a Justice Department email in the document, a FEMA probe investigating bias against Trump-supporting homes allegedly displayed by a Florida-based FEMA employee in the wake of Hurricane Milton and […]
Restrictions on wind, solar unpopular among Texas Republicans: Poll
Most Texans — including a new majority of Republicans — support the state’s booming renewables industry and oppose the idea of state moves to quash it, a new poll has found. The polling by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation comes out amid a multifront push by suburban Texas Republican legislators to hamstring the growth of wind and […]
Hegseth says he’s undoing ‘social justice/Biden initiative’ that Trump signed into law
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he had “proudly ended” the Women, Peace and Security program at the Pentagon on Tuesday, a program signed into law by President Donald Trump in his first term. “WPS is yet another woke divisive/social justice/Biden initiative that overburdens our commanders and troops – distracting from our core task: WAR-FIGHTING,” […]
Trump Cabinet official vows major food stamp reforms that will help hungry children
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said her department has a “massive plan” for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reforms, as the Trump administration continues to make spending cuts throughout the federal government. The USDA recently announced that they will be pushing for additional safeguards to ensure illegal immigrants are not illegally getting on food stamps, Fox News […]
Trump jokes he’d like to be pope, ‘Number 1 choice’ – then names a real contender
President Donald Trump joked to reporters Tuesday that he’d “like to be pope” while departing for Michigan, where he will hold a rally celebrating his 100 days back in the Oval Office. “I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked to a gaggle of reporters when asked who he would like to see lead the Catholic […]
Trump’s first 100 days: Pace of executive orders leaves Congress in the dust
Tuesday marks President Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in the White House, and it’s been defined largely by the nearly 140 executive orders he has signed. The eye-popping number is all the starker when compared to the number of laws passed by Congress and signed by the commander in chief – just five total. […]
ICE touts record-breaking immigration enforcement during Trump’s first 100 days
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently announced that during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term, the agency arrested more than 66,000 illegal immigrants and removed more than 65,000. ICE arrested 66,463 illegal immigrants and removed 65,682, including those accused of threatening public safety and national security, according to a news […]
Unlocking homeownership: A bipartisan approach to building affordable housing
Erie, Pa. and Hartford, Conn. share much in common — snowy winters, growing technology sectors and, like many other communities across the nation, a pressing need for more affordable homeownership opportunities. In cities like Erie and Hartford — which we proudly represent in Congress — as well as dozens of other older industrial cities, we’re witnessing […]
Republicans’ fentanyl bill includes felony murder charges for some dealers
Drug dealers who sell or give out fentanyl that leads to an overdose death could face felony murder charges under new legislation Republicans have proposed in the House and Senate that also would allow anyone convicted of the elevated charge to be sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), […]
