China has been accused of taking control of critical infrastructure in the canal area. The United States is partnering with Panama as part of efforts to secure the Panama Canal and counter the Chinese Communist Party’s “malign influence” in the region, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on April 9. “The Panama Canal is key terrain
The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, now goes to the Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives on April 10 gave the nod to a bill that would enhance documentation and identity requirements to ensure that only U.S. citizens vote in elections. The bill, a Republican priority since well before
The president remains optimistic about a deal with China over TikTok amid the latest trade battle. A deal to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company and save the popular video-sharing platform from a ban in the United States is still very much “on the table,” President Donald Trump has said. “Obviously, I would say right
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
‘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
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
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.