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.
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.
As President Trump announced a pause to his sweeping reciprocal tariffs Wednesday, his trade representative, Jamieson Greer, was in the middle of testifying at a House hearing on the administration’s trade policy. Greer appeared to learn of the president’s decision to pause the tariffs for 90 days the same time the public did, as he
Washington — The House on Thursday adopted a budget blueprint for President Trump’s agenda after Republican leaders scrambled to convince GOP holdouts who want deeper spending cuts to back it. The resolution was adopted in a 216-214 vote, with two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana — joining all
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
A top House panel that oversees public land policies is investigating five green groups that brokered a settlement with federal officials in the waning days of the Biden administration, forcing family-owned ranches to vacate their leases on federal property over environmental concerns, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. Under the January 2025 settlement between the