U.S. stock indexes surged on Wednesday afternoon following an announcement from President Donald Trump that he’ll pause reciprocal tariffs for most countries except for China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5 percent on Wednesday. The index is still lower than it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial
U.S. stock indexes surged on Wednesday afternoon following an announcement from President Donald Trump that he’ll pause reciprocal tariffs for most countries except for China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5 percent on Wednesday. The index is still lower than it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial
Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 temporarily paused two lower court rulings that blocked the president from firing members of independent labor boards. Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf
Her statement said the group will also work in concert with the Department of Government Efficiency. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she is setting up a task force to cut costs and root out what she said is “weaponization” of the government. In a statement on Tuesday, Gabbard said that the task force
Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The Trump administration filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 asking it to suspend lower court rulings that prevented the president from firing members of independent
The court said state attorneys general who sued over the firings don’t have standing. An appeals court on April 9 lifted a court order requiring 20 federal agencies to reinstate newer workers they had fired, clearing the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume mass terminations. The federal judge who entered the order appears
‘Trump isn’t going to get taken advantage of here. I see no problem with talks just like I saw no problem with talks with Russia,’ Rep. Dan Crenshaw said. In interviews with The Epoch Times, congressional Republicans said they favored the Trump administration negotiating with Iran. The United States will hold indirect talks with Iran