Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said the Trump administration has an “opportunity for a big deal” on trade between the U.S. and China, providing a hint that a brutal tariff war between the two nations could ease up. Bessent, who delivered the keynote address at the Institute of International Finance in Washington, D.C., today,
Birth rates have been on the decline since the 1960s, reaching a record low in 2023. President Donald Trump has signaled a willingness to issue a financial bonus to mothers when they give birth. The president was asked by reporters on April 22 whether he might consider “some kind of bonus” to women for having
The move paves the way for President Donald Trump to nominate another member that would give the panel a Republican majority. Willie Phillips, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who served as its chairman under the Biden administration, resigned on April 21, the commission said. Phillips, a Democrat, served as FERC’s chairman
‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—The White House responded to a report that President Donald Trump is considering a significant reduction in tariffs on Chinese imports to de-escalate the trade war, calling it “pure speculation.” “President Trump has
‘When decisions on tariffs are made, they will come directly from the president. Anything else is just pure speculation,’ an official said. WASHINGTON—Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 23 that President Donald Trump hasn’t proposed reducing U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports on a unilateral basis, responding to recent speculation that the president is seeking
A 19-year-old U.S. citizen arrested by Customs and Border Protection agents earlier this month in Arizona and briefly prosecuted for illegal entry into the U.S. has intellectual disabilities, his family told CBS News. Jose Hermosillo was arrested on April 8 by CBP in Tucson and detained for 10 days. His family provided documentation proving his
‘We’re going to make it much easier for people to to get the information,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. The Department of Health and Human Services plans to revamp its responses to public records requests to make it easier for people to obtain the information they seek, according to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.