As the Trump administration looks to reset the global trade system, one of the longest-running international trade disputes in North America is returning to the forefront. The United States is reconsidering how it deals with the massive imports of Canadian softwood lumber. The two continental neighbors have feuded over the forest product since the 1980s.
Washington — House Republican leaders expected to vote Thursday on a package to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, but possible amendment votes to force the release of files related to child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein stalled movement on President Trump’s request. The House is facing a Friday end-of-day deadline
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi took a tour of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay Thursday morning as part of President Trump’s directive to revert the popular tourist attraction to a federal penitentiary. Bondi toured Alcatraz, currently part of the National Park Service, along with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, arriving on a Coast Guard vessel.
What to know about Trump and the Epstein files What to know as calls grow for Trump to release full Epstein files 08:34 President Trump “would not recommend” that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint a special prosecutor to handle the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday. Leavitt’s remarks came
California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on before speaking at East Los Angeles College in Monterey Park, Calif., on Feb. 26, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent nearly four hours on an episode of the “Shawn Ryan Show” released this week, opening the conversation by accepting a boxed Sig Sauer P365 Macro pistol
President Joe Biden signs a resolution to avert a nationwide rail shutdown, in Washington on Dec. 2, 2022. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The White House Counsel’s Office is investigating the Biden administration’s use of the autopen, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on July 17. “The White House Counsel’s Office has launched their
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz reacts as Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the presidential election during a speech at Howard University in Washington on Nov. 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is urging Democrats to confront their growing disconnect with young male voters. Walz warned in a podcast released this week that the