Obama endorses Newsom California redistricting Prop 50
California's Proposition 50 ballot measure could determine House control as Barack Obama campaigns for redistricting changes ahead of the 2026 election.
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Trade Rep Says Trump May Fast-Track 100 Percent Tariff If China Escalates Rare Earth Fight
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Capitol Hill in Washington, on April 8, 2025. Kevin Mohatt/File Photo/ Reuters U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said President Donald Trump may still follow through with a threatened new 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods on Nov. 1—or even sooner—depending on Beijing’s next move in an escalating trade dispute
Coast Guard Will Still Be Paid During Shutdown: Noem
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference after packages of cocaine and marijuana had been offloaded from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone at Port Everglades in Port Everglades, Fla., on March 20, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Members of the U.S. Coast Guard will still receive paychecks during the government shutdown.
U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off Venezuela, Trump says
Washington — President Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. struck another small boat that he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off the coast of Venezuela. The president said in a post on Truth Social that six people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike and no U.S. forces were harmed. It’s the
Trump touts another US strike near Venezuela that killed six alleged drug smugglers
President Donald Trump announced a U.S. military strike killed six alleged drug smugglers off Venezuela coast in international waters.
Mike Johnson, world leaders to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize after Israel-Hamas deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with the Israeli Knesset speaker to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize as the Middle East peace deal takes effect.
Trump Hosts Argentine President Milei at the White House
President Donald Trump is hosting Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House on Tuesday. Milei is visiting Washington less than a week after the U.S. government finalized a $20 billion economic rescue plan for Argentina. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he will rally support to nominate Trump for next year’s Nob… Original News