Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin in her brief Democratic response to President Trump’s joint address to Congress warned that Mr. Trump, in the his first few weeks of his second presidential term, has taken “reckless” approaches to managing the U.S. economy and foreign affairs. Here’s the full text of her remarks, which ran just 10 minutes,
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt a lower court order that required the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign-aid funding, clearing the way for the money to flow to groups that have done work for the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development overseas. The decision from
Washington — House Republicans are pursuing a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, looking to shore up support for the continuing resolution with less than 10 days to prevent a government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson has outlined plans for the measure, which is expected to extend funding at current levels through the
‘These measures will continue until … there are policies in place and existing laws are enforced,’ Rubio said. The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday it is imposing visa restrictions on foreign officials who facilitate illegal immigration into the United States. The new policy will impact airport, port authority, customs, and immigration officials in other countries
Investors also digest recent disappointing employment data. U.S. stocks held steady after the opening bell as Wall Street waited for President Donald Trump to make an announcement later in the day. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, and the broader S&P 500 Index were little changed in the middle of
Vice President JD Vance is on his way to the U.S. southern border as the Trump administration oversees a sharp drop in encounters of illegal immigrants.
The legal filing points to Trump’s comments about the advisory body and Musk during his speech to a joint session of Congress. Comments made by President Donald Trump on Tuesday night are being used in a lawsuit challenging the legality of his administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a filing with the U.S. Court