President Donald Trump has announced sweeping reciprocal tariffs on all U.S. trading partners “for purposes of fairness.” Speaking from the Oval Office on Feb. 13, the president confirmed that he will implement a matching tariff on whatever amount countries charge the United States. “It works out very well,” Trump told reporters. “It’s a beautiful, simple
The U.S. president and the Indian prime minister discussed defense strategies and balancing trade through oil and energy sales. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb. 13 to the White House, where the two leaders discussed defense, trade, energy, infrastructure, and regional partnerships. This was the first meeting between the two
Lawmakers aired their views on the embattled agency in a pair of forums on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats exchanged vastly different opinions about the U.S. Agency for International Aid (USAID) in a pair of events on Capitol Hill over two days. USAID was the subject of both a roundtable discussion convened by Democratic senators
Trump tried to reach a nuclear arms control deal with Russia and China in his first presidential term and remains interested in mutual arms reductions. President Donald Trump shared his hopes on Feb. 13, that he can bring China and Russia to the negotiating table and agree to reduce their military spending and perhaps even
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as HHS secretary, Trump signed an executive order creating the panel that will target the chronic disease epidemic. Hours after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gained Senate confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services, President Donald Trump signed a new executive order establishing the President’s Commission to
‘Columbia has failed to uphold its commitments,’ writes Tim Wahlberg Pro-Palestinian protesters inside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University(Alex Kent/Getty Images) The House Committee on Education and the Workforce requested a fresh round of disciplinary documents related to recent anti-Semitic demonstrations at Columbia University. The committee’s new chairman, Rep. Tim Wahlberg (R., Mich.), hammered the Ivy
McMahon said student loans, special education funding, and grants for low-income schools would be streamlined but not cut under her leadership. At her confirmation hearing, just days after President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) embarked on deep cuts to the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, the president’s pick for Secretary of