Washington — President Trump expressed the “anguish of our entire nation” Friday after he and first lady Melania Trump met with families of the victims of last week’s deadly flooding in Central Texas. The president and first lady surveyed the devastation in Kerrville, Texas, and met with first responders, local officials and survivors. The death
The U.S. flag flies over a container ship unloading its cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Aug. 1, 2019. Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images New data from the Treasury Department show that surging tariff revenues in June helped the U.S. government post an unexpected budget surplus of $27
Washington — The State Department on Friday began laying off more than 1,300 staffers as it seeks to cut the size of its U.S. workforce by about 15%, part of the Trump administration’s sweeping plan to reorganize the department. The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a
A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk of execution for al Qaeda’s 2001 attacks. The decision by a panel of the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., undoes an attempt to
Turning Point USA, a young conservative advocacy group, holds its 2025 Student Action Summit from July 11 to 13 in Tampa, Florida, featuring Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump Jr., and others on Day 1. Schedule: 4:00-4:35 p.m. Charlie Kirk (Turning Point USA co-founder, executive director) 4:35-4:55 p.m. Michael Knowles (conservati… Original News Source Link – Epoch
Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump landed in Central Texas on Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week’s deadly flooding, as first responders and family members continue their search for the missing. The Trumps are speaking with local officials and first responders in Kerrville, Texas, as the death toll in
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) heads to the Senate Chamber for a vote at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 10, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) voiced support this week for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), calling demands to dismantle the agency “inappropriate and outrageous.” The Pennsylvania Democrat shared the message on