Trump says U.S., Philippines have trade deal after meeting with Marcos

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,

House to pilot program to increase security allowance to members

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,

DOJ official plans to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell as House panel pursues subpoena

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

Trump pulling U.S. out of UNESCO, the U.N. scientific and cultural agency

President Trump is pulling the U.S. from UNESCO, the United Nations’ scientific, educational and cultural arm, insisting it “supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes.” The decision comes roughly two years after former President Joe Biden reentered the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, following Mr. Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the entity

Labor Dept. looks to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules revamp

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and