The U.S. and European Union have just weeks to reach a new trade deal before President Trump plans to impose a 30% tariff on most imports from the 27 EU member countries starting Aug. 1. The EU negotiates trade policy as a single entity and was the U.S.’s top goods trading partner in 2024, according
Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump’s former defense lawyer and a top Justice Department official, to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. The GOP-led panel voted 12-0 to favorably report Bove’s nomination to the full Senate, surmounting
There have been 27 major disaster declarations issued by President Trump so far in 2025. The disasters range in size and scope, from the L.A. wildfires to Midwest tornadoes and the Texas flooding as well as several winter storms. Many of them have resulted infatalities and billions of dollars in damage to property and businesses,
Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on a landmark piece of legislation to regulate cryptocurrency after its fate appeared in limbo when right-wing Republicans staged a rebellion that brought the floor to a standstill. The bill, known as the GENIUS Act, is set to become the first major crypto legislation ever passed
London — Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic participation, the government announced Thursday. The center-left Labour Party pledged before it was elected in July 2024 to lower the voting age for elections to Britain’s Parliament. Scotland and Wales already let
Before the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a rescissions package that includes major cuts to public broadcasting, National Public Radio President and CEO Katherine Maher warned, “defunding this is a real risk to the public safety of the country.” “Public media, public radio, public television, are a critical part of the emergency response
Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will consider the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump’s former defense lawyer and a top Justice Department official, to serve a lifetime appointment as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. If Bove clears the GOP-led panel, he will surmount a key