Lawmakers are seeking to counter a signature campaign issue for now-President Donald Trump amid tariff talk and downward trends in the market. LEESBURG, Va.—Four months after the November 2024 election, House Democrats have gathered at an issues retreat outside Washington. Not long into the second Trump presidency, they’re seeking to define a response to him
The firm argued that the president’s executive order violated its rights of free speech, free association, and due process. A federal judge on March 12 agreed to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s executive order stripping security clearances from employees at a prominent Washington law firm that was involved in generating the controversial Steele dossier. Trump
A group of American detainees has been freed by Kuwaiti authorities after years behind bars. Kuwaiti authorities have released a group of American prisoners, including military veterans and contractors who had been jailed for years on drug-related charges, a representative for the detainees confirmed. Jonathan Franks, a private consultant specializing in cases involving U.S. hostages
The woman is accused of fraud after she allegedly collected money on claims that her home was unlivable from flood damage. The Department of Justice (DOJ) charged a career director-level employee at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with allegedly attempting to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and lying to federal agents. The
‘There is very little commercial shipbuilding done in American shipyards today,’ an expert said. The congressional Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a hearing on March 11 and heard that the United States could learn from Japan’s plan to produce one submarine per year. Ronald O’Rourke, a naval analyst serving the Congressional Research Service
Commerce secretary said the copper-related tariffs will be imposed for national security reasons. President Donald Trump intends to impose tariffs on copper imports, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who said that Trump’s trade policy plan for industrial metals—including aluminum and steel—is to build a strong domestic production capability as part of his vision for
The Department of Education fired more than 1,300 workers. Education Secretary Linda McMahon decided who to fire in the mass layoffs announced this week at the U.S. Department of Education, President Donald Trump said on March 12. “We’re keeping the best people and Linda McMahon is a real professional, very, actually very sophisticated business person,