German Finance Minister Optimistic About US Ties After Bessent Meeting

Leaders at the Group of Seven ministerial meeting sought to negotiate Trump’s U.S. tariffs. German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said he was optimistic about relations with Washington after a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on May 21. Speaking to journalists at the Group of Seven (G7) ministerial meeting in Banff, Canada, Klingbeil said:

Ex-congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening to have opponent killed

Tampa, Fla. — A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of stalking and plotting to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison. William Robert Braddock III, 41, of St. Petersburg, was sentenced in Tampa federal court, according to court records. He pleaded

House passes Trump’s budget in razor-thin vote after dramatic all-night session

Washington — The House narrowly passed President Trump’s domestic policy bill Thursday following a dramatic all-night session and days of negotiations.  In a 215 to 214 vote, all but two House Republicans supported the massive budget package — the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda — in a vote that came hours after unveiling