Breaking down Trump-Starmer meeting, tariffs Breaking down Trump’s meeting with U.K.’s Starmer, tariffs on U.S. allies 05:44 President Trump on Saturday signed a pair of actions to increase domestic lumber production, including a directive for the Commerce Department to investigate the possible harms that lumber imports pose to national security. The president signed an executive order to
As DOGE pushes to cut spending, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s somewhat shocked by the amount of fraud it has already uncovered. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making significant strides in cutting federal spending, adding that he is “slightly shocked” by the extent of fraud
With this latest force movement, approximately 9,000 U.S. troops will be stationed along the U.S.–Mexico border, according to the U.S. Northern Command. Around 3,000 additional U.S. troops are set to deploy to the U.S. southern border in the next few weeks as part of President Donald Trump’s expanding border security mission. In a statement on
The former New York governor has launched his bid for New York City mayor, positioning himself as the leader to tackle crime, homelessness, and economic woes. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday his candidacy for mayor of New York City, setting up a high-profile challenge to incumbent Eric Adams in an increasingly crowded
President Trump says he plans to issue “a complete PARDON of Pete Rose,” baseball’s late career hits leader who was banned from MLB and the Hall of Fame for sports betting. Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday night to say Rose, who died in September at age 83, “shouldn’t have been gambling on
Roughly 1 million of the 2.3 million federal workers responded to the first email. Federal workers have received a second round of what Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk has described as “pulse check” emails, asking employees to list five things they accomplished in the prior week. A government source shared a copy
While Andrew Cuomo continues to mull run for NYC mayor, his friends form super PAC While Andrew Cuomo continues to mull run for NYC mayor, his friends form super PAC 03:02 Andrew Cuomo is running for mayor of New York City, he announced Saturday afternoon, joining a crowded field that includes incumbent Mayor Eric Adams.