Trump’s tariffs could face long odds before Supreme Court he reshaped

Washington — Legal challenges to President Trump’s tariffs could put the president on a collision course with a Supreme Court that he shaped, as his use of emergency power to unilaterally impose the levies could run into legal doctrines championed by the conservative justices to limit executive authority. Several things have to happen before the

Senate Democrats to hold hearings on mass terminations at HHS

Washington — Senate Democrats will hold hearings next week on the dramatic overhaul at the Department of Health and Human Services amid widespread terminations that have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.  The hearings, led by Democratic Sens. Peter Welch of Vermont and Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, will center on the impact

Judge orders release of Georgetown academic accused of Hamas ties

Alexandria, Virginia —  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of a Georgetown University researcher who was detained by immigration authorities in March as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on activists across college campuses. U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles ordered the release of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national and postdoctoral

House GOP eyes next stage on Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — The House is pushing forward on President Trump’s “one, big beautiful bill,” as the final committees considered some of the most contentious parts of the major budget package aimed at addressing the president’s defense, energy and tax priorities.  The Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce and Agriculture committees began meeting Tuesday to debate

Trump says Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon” but adds he wants to “make a deal”

President Trump on Wednesday told Gulf leaders he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but said Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of any potential agreement. Iran “must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars and permanently and verifiably