President Donald Trump's Education secretary nominee Linda McMahon faces fiery questioning from senators about the president's goal of dismantling the department.
The Trump administration is aiming to remedy unfair global trade with reciprocal tariffs. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order that raises U.S. tariffs to rates matching other countries. “Three great weeks, perhaps the best ever, but today is the big one: Reciprocal tariffs!!! Make America Great Again!!!” Trump wrote in all caps
The Trump administration is aiming to remedy unfair global trade with reciprocal tariffs. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 13 signed off on a plan to enact reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners, citing countries’ unfair barriers to trade against the United States. Trump said at the Oval Office that reciprocal tariffs mean “whatever countries charge
The No. 2 in command at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, who served as acting director of the agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, has abruptly resigned.
Washington — Linda McMahon, President Trump’s nominee to become secretary of education, is appearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Thursday as the future of the agency that she could potentially lead hangs in the balance. “I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a
The world leaders are expected to discuss defense, energy, and trade during the bilateral meeting. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday at the White House. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since Trump returned to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue last month. Conversations will include defense, trade,
Washington — The Senate appears poised to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, following weeks of questions surrounding whether the controversial nominee would win the Senate’s approval. After all Republicans voted to advance Kennedy’s nomination in a procedural vote Wednesday, the Senate is taking