European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said ‘firm and proportionate countermeasures’ are being considered in response. A top European Union official warned that the 27-nation bloc would implement retaliatory tariffs against the United States following President Donald Trump’s decision to impose 25 percent duties on aluminum and steel imports. Trump signed proclamations on Monday
The military base in North Carolina was previously named Fort Liberty. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has restored the name of Army base Fort Liberty in North Carolina to its original name, Fort Bragg, the Department of Defense (DOD) said in a Feb. 11 statement. Established in 1918, the sprawling military complex houses the Airborne and
Rome — President Trump’s U.S. border czar Tom Homan lashed out Tuesday at Pope Francis after the leader of the Catholic Church strongly criticized the mass deportation of migrants that Mr. Trump has initiated in his second term. In an open letter to U.S. Catholic bishops sent Tuesday, the Argentinian pope criticized Mr. Trump’s mass deportation
Washington — Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that House Republicans expect to move forward on a budget plan later this week that lays a foundation for approving President Trump’s agenda, though a budget resolution has yet to be released. “We’ll be rolling out the details of that probably by tonight,” Johnson said at a
The president made the announcement Tuesday on Truth Social. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would move to roll back standards for light bulbs along with water-using appliances such as dishwashers. In a post on his Truth Social platform, the president wrote that he is directing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to
Paris, France — Vice President JD Vance, in his first international address, warned European Union countries against overregulation and said the Trump administration wants artificial intelligence to remain free from ideological bias. “The Trump administration is troubled by reports that some foreign governments are considering tightening the screws on U.S. tech companies with international footprints,” Vance
Steve Bannon pleaded guilty to a state charge on Tuesday for his role in a plot to defraud donors to a nonprofit devoted to building a wall on the country’s southern border. Bannon won’t serve time behind bars under the plea agreement, which was laid out during a hearing in a New York courtroom on