President Trump pauses Mexico tariffs until April 2

Business worries over tariffs impact Business owner worries over impact of President Trump’s new tariffs 03:18 President Trump on Thursday said he will pause 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico that are covered under a 2020 trade agreement, delaying levies imposed on the nation and on Canada earlier this week.  Mr. Trump announced the delay

House GOP budget goals would require Medicaid cuts, analysis finds

Washington — An analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that was sent to lawmakers this week showed that budget goals outlined in a House GOP plan could not be reached without reducing spending on Medicaid, clasing with commitments from Republicans not to cut the popular entitlement program. House Republicans adopted a budget proposal last week that serves

House to vote on censuring Rep. Al Green for outburst during Trump speech

Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday morning to reprimand Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas for disrupting President Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.  Green suggested in a social media post Thursday morning that the outcome is a foregone conclusion. “During the 10:00 hour ET, Congressman

Education Department executive order could be issued as soon as today

Washington — President Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as Thursday directing  Education Secretary Linda McMahon to start the process of dissolving the Education Department, CBS News confirmed.  Sources confirm the details of a Wall Street Journal report, which first reported the news, are accurate. According to the Journal, there is