Lawmakers confirmed retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, a decorated F-16 combat pilot who has served in leadership roles in multiple special operations commands. The Senate voted in the early hours of Friday to confirm President Donald Trump’s choice for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine. Lawmakers confirmed Caine, 60–25,
U.S. shippers argue the fees would disproportionately harm American-owned carriers serving short-sea routes between domestic ports. President Donald Trump’s April 9 Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance executive actions package is drawing praise from the United States’ $2.1 trillion ports industry, but also generating anxiety over his proposed plan to impose “port fees” of up to $3.5
The Mexican president responded by saying she was confident an agreement will be reached, noting there has been a three-year drought. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with possible sanctions and additional tariffs unless it delivers water to Texas as required by a 1944 water-sharing treaty. Trump said that Mexico had violated the treaty,
The budget resolution sets out the terms for the final reconciliation bill that Republicans intend to use for passing the president’s policy agenda. WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives on April 10 approved a budget resolution that is the first step toward enacting President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, overcoming a substantial procedural hurdle after days of
A federal appeals court ruled on April 9 that the ballot question supporters’ free speech rights were probably violated. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 10 issued an order temporarily preventing Ohio voters who support repealing the qualified immunity rule from gathering signatures to place the issue on a future Ohio ballot. Qualified immunity, a rule
The states say they had planned on the funding and are now dealing with major budget shortfalls because of the policy change. A group of Democratic state attorneys general and a governor sued the Trump administration on April 10 to attempt to stop it from ending more than $1.1 billion in funding for addressing the
Chinese criminal networks are increasingly targeting older Americans with sophisticated scams, lawmakers and experts say. WASHINGTON—In a rare display of bipartisan unity, lawmakers from both the House and Senate came together for a joint hearing on April 9 to address the pressing need to protect American retirement savings from China’s predatory practices. Lawmakers and experts