Congress Investigates Deal to Oust Historic Ranching Community at California National Park

A buyout that settled decades of land use conflicts in Point Reyes has come under scrutiny over lack of transparency and environmental impacts. LOS ANGELES—The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources on Thursday announced it is investigating a controversial settlement among ranchers, conservationist groups, and the National Park Service that will largely end multi-generational organic

White House Official Says More Than 15 Countries Have Made Trade Deal Offers

‘It is going to take some kind of extraordinary deal for the president to go below’ the baseline, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said. A senior White House trade official said that more than 15 countries made trade deal offers to the Trump administration after reciprocal tariffs were announced last week, and before President

Tariffs on China Reach 145 Percent After Latest Increase, White House Clarifies

A White House official confirmed that the new tariff rate on Chinese products now totaled 145 percent, not 125 percent as the president suggested earlier. WASHINGTON— The White House confirmed on Thursday that U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods have risen to 145 percent, factoring in the earlier 20 percent tariffs imposed in connection with fentanyl

Elon Musk Says ‘Fake People Born in the Future’ Are Claiming Unemployment Benefits

The Department of Government Efficiency said it has discovered thousands of claims filed by people with fake birth dates. Elon Musk said on April 9 that “fake people born in the future” were filing fraudulent unemployment benefits, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shared the results of a recent survey of unemployment insurance claims.

Elon Musk Says ‘Fake People Born in the Future’ Are Claiming Unemployment

The Department of Government Efficiency said it has discovered thousands of claims filed by people with fake birth dates. Elon Musk said on April 9 that “fake people born in the future” were filing fraudulent unemployment benefits, after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) shared the results of a recent survey of unemployment insurance claims.

House Passes Budget Plan to Advance Trump’s Agenda

The House approved a revised blueprint to unlock a bill for Trump’s tax cut, border, and energy measures. The House of Representatives on April 10 advanced a resolution that will allow Congress to move forward with President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda. In a 216–214 vote, the lower chamber approved the Senate-passed budget blueprint, in

EEOC Commissioner Fired by Trump Files Lawsuit for Reinstatement

Jocelyn Samuels says her termination was illegal. A commissioner fired by President Donald Trump sued the president on April 9, alleging that he violated federal law by terminating her. Jocelyn Samuels, a former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) commissioner, said she was fired in January in an email from a White House official that said