The new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union will lift tariffs on imports of goods from EU countries to their highest level in decades and hurt the trading bloc’s economic growth, according to some experts. “It is an asymmetric and unbalanced deal,” economists with investment bank Société Générale said in a
Washington — President Trump’s attempt to keep Alina Habba, his former personal lawyer, as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor has prompted a legal challenge, as a man facing drug and gun charges has alleged that she holds the office unlawfully. A lawyer for the man, Julien Giraud Jr., asked a federal judge Sunday to toss
The American Medical Association is expressing “deep concern” after a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy may be planning to remove all members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force, also known as the USPSTF, is a panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide insurance companies and doctors’
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday he’s running for Senate in a bid to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who was up for reelection in 2026 and recently said he’d retire at the end of his term. In a video post, Cooper, a Democrat, portrayed his campaign as a fight to save
President Trump on Monday said the tariff rate for most countries that don’t reach individual trade deals with the U.S. will be “somewhere in the 15 to 20% range,” different from the 15% to 50% range he floated only last week. Asked about a tariff rate “for the world,” as Mr. Trump put it, the
Preparations to refit the Qatari jet that will be used as Air Force One are underway, and floor plans or schematics have been seen by senior U.S. officials, CBS News has learned. A memorandum of understanding, or MOU, between Qatar and the U.S. Defense Department, viewed by CBS News, outlines the “unconditional donation” of one Boeing 747-8
President Trump announced Monday a significant tightening of his deadline for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine. He said as he met with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to Scotland that the 50-day deadline he announced earlier this month would be reduced to less than two weeks, citing