Watch Live: Trump visits U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh area as Nippon deal finalized

President Trump is visiting a U.S. Steel mill in the Pittsburgh suburbs Friday, a week after he announced a “planned partnership” between the company and its Japanese competitor Nippon Steel.  The deal will allow U.S. Steel’s headquarters to remain in Pennsylvania, according to Mr. Trump, who characterized the agreement last Sunday as “an investment” and

Key House Democrat presses for more details on Trump’s pardons, alleging “favors”

The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is pressing the new U.S. pardon attorney for more details about President Trump’s recent pardons, claiming the traditional system of applying for clemency has been replaced with “favors to the President’s loyal followers and most generous donors.” In a letter to newly appointed pardon attorney Ed Martin,

Musk predicts DOGE will reach $1 trillion in cuts “over time”

Washington — President Trump praised Elon Musk for his work through the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency as the billionaire’s tenure as a “special government employee” comes to an end, saying his work “has been without comparison in modern history.” “He’s one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced,”

Capitol Police Chief Manger concerned about rising threats against lawmakers

As U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger retires from his post at the Capitol Friday, he says the threats facing members of Congress have accelerated  — they’ve more than quadrupled over the past several years and remain alarmingly high. Manger, who took charge of the department in the difficult months after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol

CPAC comes to Europe, highlighting alliance of Trump and global right

MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week as the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, held two international events — a show of strength in the increasing trans-Atlantic alliance between the Trump White House and Europe’s populist conservative movement.  On Thursday in Budapest, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orbán was the