Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff is scheduled to travel to Europe this week for meetings on a wide range of issues, including the Israel-Hamas conflict, and will continue pushing for a ceasefire and peace deal, according to a U.S. official. FILE: Steve Witkoff, special envoy to the Middle East, attends meeting between
Washington — President Trump announced a trade deal with the Philippines after meeting with the country’s president at the White House on Tuesday, an announcement he followed with details of another trade agreement with Indonesia later in the day. Mr. Trump announced the Philippines tariffs agreement after a trade-focused Oval Office meeting with Philippine President
Federal judges in New Jersey invoked a rarely used judiciary power to sideline interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, installing her top assistant as the state’s top prosecutor. President Trump installed Habba, who had served as his personal attorney, on March 24, in an interim capacity. An appointee can lead a U.S. attorney’s office for up
White House expects more trade deals White House expects more trade deals as Aug. 1 deadline approaches 03:45 The U.S. and the Philippines have reached a trade deal, President Trump said Tuesday after his Oval Office meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. Mr. Trump announced the outlines of a deal on Truth Social,
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday a pilot program to raise the security allowance of members of the chamber until the end of September as lawmakers have faced increasing threats. It comes in the wake of the separate shootings of a congressional intern and two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses. Under Johnson’s proposal,
Washington — The House will leave town early for its monthlong summer break as members clash over the release of files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The lower chamber was originally scheduled to be in session through Thursday, but votes were scrapped as Democrats and some Republicans push for a floor vote to
Washington — Todd Blanche, the second-highest ranking official at the Justice Department, said Tuesday that he plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell “in the coming days” about the case involving convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Justice demands courage. For the first time, the Department of Justice is reaching out to Ghislaine Maxwell to ask: what