Netanyahu arrives in U.S. before Trump meeting Netanyahu arrives in U.S. before Trump meeting 02:47 Washington — President Trump will hold a joint news conference at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. It will be Mr. Trump’s first joint news conference with a foreign leader in his new term. “I
Washington — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to temporarily stop its freeze on federal assistance, allowing aid to continue flowing to nonprofit organizations and other entities after the funding was targeted by the White House budget office last week. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan of the federal district court in Washington,
President Trump is considering executive action that would dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, ending some programs and shifting some to other parts of government, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans. The sources said such a move was not imminent. Slashing the department is in line with Mr. Trump and DOGE chief Elon
Washington — President Trump on Monday paused his plans to implement steep tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for at least a month after talks with the leaders of both countries, who vowed to step up efforts to combat the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders with the U.S. Mr. Trump wrote
Washington — As Project 2025 became a major talking point for Democrats in making the case for why voters should deny President Trump a second term in the White House last year, Mr. Trump repeatedly distanced himself from the initiative spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, saying during the campaign that he
Washington — President Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have set their sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, overseeing a disruption of the more than 60-year-old organization that provides humanitarian aid to more than 100 countries. The Trump administration’s targeting of USAID comes as the president has vowed to cut the size
Two of President Trump’s most contentious nominees are Tulsi Gabbard, his choice to be the director of national intelligence, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., his pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department. After confirmation hearings last week, the Senate is expected to move forward with their nominations soon. But a handful of Republicans