The Trump administration wants to see plans to remove non-tariff trade barriers and promises to purchase U.S. factory and farm products. The U.S. trade representative is sending “friendly reminders” that a trade negotiation deadline is coming due, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Leavitt, at a June 3 press briefing, confirmed a report by
The staff member, depicted in a video of the incident, was detained by Federal Protective Service officers conducting a security check, and was later released. WASHINGTON—Two high-ranking Democrat members of the U.S. House of Representatives, on June 3, have written a letter in protest against the detention of a member of Rep. Jerry Nadler’s (D-N.Y.)
Reflecting the partisan divide, a Democrat leader made a last-minute appeal to replace the Republican nominee who has faced intense scrutiny. After narrowly winning a Senate committee’s approval, President Donald Trump’s nominee for IRS director will advance to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance Committee’s June 3 vote, 14–13 in favor of nominee Billy
Michigan officials charged Gao for casting an illegal vote after he approached a city clerk and tried to retract his ballot. Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint on June 3, charging Chinese student Haoxiang Gao with illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election. Michigan officials had charged Gao for casting an illegal vote last year,
The cuts proposed by President Donald Trump would codify several cuts put forward by DOGE. WASHINGTON—The White House on June 3 asked Congress to approve $9.4 billion in spending cuts that would primarily affect U.S. foreign aid and federally-funded media including PBS and NPR. The rescissions package proposed by President Donald Trump would codify several
Connolly, who died May 21, had endorsed his former chief of staff, James Walkinshaw, to succeed him in the heavily Democratic district. WASHINGTON—A special election will be held Sept. 9 for the U.S. House seat in Virginia vacated by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died last month at age 75. Connolly, who died
Despite legal hurdles, the administration is confident ‘Plan A’ will be successful. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett is “very, very confident” that the courts will support President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. In a June 1 interview with ABC’s “This Week,” the president’s top economic adviser believes the administration’s “Plan A” will be successful. Original