After President Trump was pressed on rising consumer prices and slowing economic growth, he defended his tariff policies by claiming they had spurred record investment in the United States. “I think we probably have close to $9 trillion of investments coming into this country,” Mr. Trump said in an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press
Washington — Senate Democrats are rebelling against a crypto regulation bill, putting the first-of-its-kind legislation in jeopardy ahead of a possible key vote on it later this week. The bill, known as the GENIUS Act, would create a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to the value of an asset like the
The nomination of Ed Martin, President Trump’s controversial pick to be the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, may be in jeopardy as the “Stop the Steal” advocate who backed Jan. 6 rioters struggles to find sufficient Republican support in the Senate. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, a member of the Senate
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will allow the Trump administration to implement its policy barring transgender people from serving in the military while legal proceedings move forward. The high court agreed to pause a lower court order that had blocked the administration from implementing its ban nationwide. The Justice Department sought
President Trump said Tuesday the U.S. military will “stop the bombing of the Houthis effective immediately,” announcing the Yemen-based militant group had promised to end its campaign of strikes against American commercial and military vessels in the Red Sea. Details on the arrangement remain sparse. He said the Houthis “capitulated” and “announced to us …
President Trump took shots at former President Barack Obama’s Presidential Center in Chicago while meeting with new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Tuesday, calling it “a disaster” and blaming “woke” construction workers. Most of the Oval Office meeting focused on tariffs and the relationship between Canada and the U.S., with Carney emphatically telling Mr. Trump that Canada
President Trump and Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney met on Tuesday in the Oval Office, where Carney told Mr. Trump that Canada is not for sale, and never will be. Video of their meeting, which can be watched in the video player above, shows the two leaders talking about real estate, with Mr. Trump