US, South Korea Agree to Pursue Trade Deal Ahead of Tariff Deadline

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the high-level meeting was ’very successful.’ South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday to pursue a trade deal that will help Seoul avoid U.S. tariffs before President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs ends in July. South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok announced the deal after he

Trump Denies China’s Claim That Talks on Trade Haven’t Happened

‘They had a meeting this morning,’ the president told reporters. President Donald Trump rejected China’s claims that the two nations had not engaged in talks on trade amid an ongoing tariff war between the two. “They had a meeting this morning,” Trump told reporters, without specifying who was negotiating on behalf of the United States

DNC Chair Rebukes Vice Chair David Hogg’s Push to Unseat Incumbent Democrats

A political organization co-founded by David Hogg is dedicating $20 million to primary Democratic incumbents. Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin on Thursday rebuked DNC Vice Chair David Hogg’s plan to fund primary challenges against some incumbents within his own party. Hogg, a 25-year-old survivor of the Parkland High School shooting and one of

Trump Orders Agency Heads to Overhaul Probationary Reviews for Federal Workers

The order directs agencies to certify that continuing employment for any probationary employee ‘advances the public interest’ before they can gain tenure. President Donald Trump is ordering a major overhaul to the process by which agencies evaluate probationary federal workers before they can gain full employment status and job protections. In an April 24 executive