‘I expect that we can see a substantial reduction of the tariffs that we are being charged,’ he says. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the United States has been receiving “good offers” in tariff negotiations with major U.S. trading partners and that some trade deals will be announced this week. During a House
Additional prison space is consistent with the president’s efforts to crack down on criminal activity in the United States. President Donald Trump says he wants to reopen a “substantially enlarged and rebuilt” Alcatraz prison, saying he wants to place violent criminals, repeat offenders, and possibly illegal immigrants in the facility. Speaking to reporters on May
At his first meeting with newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.S. President Donald Trump said his country will continue friendly relations with Canada, but added that he would still like to see the country join the United States. “I still believe that, but it takes two to tango,” he said from the Oval
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said emphatically Tuesday that Canada is “not for sale” and “won’t be for sale, ever” in an Oval Office meeting with President Trump, moments after Mr. Trump called the border between the U.S. and Canada “artificial” and romanticized the idea of Canada joining the U.S. Mr. Trump said he and
Judge rules against Alien Enemies Act Judge appointed by Trump rules against Alien Enemies Act use for deportations 03:23 Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens detained in the Southern District of New York under President Trump’s proclamation invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge Alvin
The agency said it ’surveilled over 100 locations in southern California’ before making arrests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking action against food stamps fraud in an operation that aims to collar “criminals engaged in defrauding American taxpayers,” the agency announced in a release. Along with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and
Latest on Newark airport disruptions What’s behind flight cancellations and delays at Newark airport 03:08 Employees at the Department of Transportation are bracing for layoffs, as part of the Trump administration’s effort to cut the federal workforce. During a town hall meeting last week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy informed DOT employees that the layoffs —