Washington — President Trump is trying to break through Republican opposition that’s threatening a budget plan that’s key to extending his tax cuts, which are set to expire this year. At a fundraiser for House Republicans Tuesday night, he told GOP holdouts to “close your eyes and get there.” Earlier in the day, he met
New challenge on deportations case Judge hearing new challenge on Alien Enemies Act use in deportation flights case 03:33 Federal judges in both New York and Texas have temporarily blocked the deportations of certain Venezuelan migrants facing removal under the Trump administration’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, again stopping its attempts to remove alleged
In his first network TV interview since becoming Health and Human Services secretary under the Trump administration, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about the measles vaccine, major government cuts and health care costs. LaPook met with Kennedy in Mesa, Arizona, where he visited a native health
Federal prosecutors say Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate President Trump as he golfed last September during the 2024 campaign, also attempted to acquire an anti-aircraft weapon to shoot down Mr. Trump’s plane. In a filing Monday, the government said that in August, “Routh sought to purchase the devices online from an
President Trump’s tariffs on imports from dozens of countries came into force Wednesday, including 104% on goods from China, dramatically ramping up a potential global trade war. The tariffs took hold at 12:01 a.m. EDT. Following the imposition of sweeping 10 percent tariffs have rocked the global economy since taking hold over the weekend, rates
The country of Liechtenstein is tucked away in a valley between the Swiss and Austrian Alps. It’s so tiny you could fit it four times over into New York City and still have room to spare. But in trade, it punches above its weight. This alpine paradise is home to several world-class makers of premium products,
The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is expected to resign after the agency disclosed that it has agreed to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help identify and deport undocumented immigrants. According to a source familiar with the situation and a statement from the Treasury Department, Melanie Krause is