A bipartisan group of more than 130 retired judges filed a brief Friday urging a federal court to drop charges against Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan, saying her arrest undermines “centuries of precedent on judicial immunity.” Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit court judge, was arrested April 25 by FBI agents on federal allegations she prevented the
President Trump announced that he would be doubling tariffs on steel to 50% as he visited a U.S. Steel mill in the Pittsburgh suburbs Friday, a week after teasing a “planned partnership” between the company and its Japanese competitor Nippon Steel. “We are going to be imposing a 25% increase. We’re going to bring it
The Trump administration could pursue alternative pathways for imposing tariffs after a federal court this week struck down its use of emergency powers to enact broad levies on U.S. trading partners, according to experts. At risk is much of Mr. Trump’s trade agenda, which relies on tariffs as a way to secure better terms of
PBS on Friday sued President Trump and his administration over an executive order signed earlier this month that seeks to cut funding to the public TV network and NPR. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., and comes days after NPR and three Colorado-based public radio stations separately sued the
Washington — President Trump praised Elon Musk for his work through the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency as the billionaire’s tenure as a “special government employee” comes to an end, saying his work “has been without comparison in modern history.” “He’s one of the greatest business leaders and innovators the world has ever produced,”
President Trump is visiting a U.S. Steel mill in the Pittsburgh suburbs Friday, a week after he announced a “planned partnership” between the company and its Japanese competitor Nippon Steel. The deal will allow U.S. Steel’s headquarters to remain in Pennsylvania, according to Mr. Trump, who characterized the agreement last Sunday as “an investment” and
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is pressing the new U.S. pardon attorney for more details about President Trump’s recent pardons, claiming the traditional system of applying for clemency has been replaced with “favors to the President’s loyal followers and most generous donors.” In a letter to newly appointed pardon attorney Ed Martin,