State Department Sanctions Palestinian Authority Officials, PLO Members

Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images The State Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). This comes as U.S. officials arrived in Israel to hold further cease-fire talks. “It is

Trump’s tariffs face major test before federal appeals court today

Washington — A federal appeals court is considering Thursday President Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is hearing arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal of a ruling from a trade-focused lower court that found the president

Bessent Says Trump Accounts for Kids Are Backdoor ‘For Privatizing Social Security’

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a press conference after the trade talks between the US and China in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 29, 2025. Magnus Lejhall/TT News Agency via AP Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an interview on July 30 that the Trump Accounts, which are aimed at helping parents save for their

LIVE NOW: US Court of Appeals Hears Oral Arguments Challenging Trump’s Legal Authority for His Tariffs

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit hears oral arguments at 10 a.m. ET on July 31 in the case VOS Selections v. Trump, in which a group of business owners is suing the U.S. president on the belief that he lacks the legal authority from Congress to impose tariffs. Original News Source