Washington — President Trump is holding a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Friday, as Japan’s Nippon Steel hopes the Trump administration will allow a nearly $15 billion bid for U.S. Steel to move forward. Mr. Trump met with the CEO of U.S. Steel, David Burritt, at the White House on Thursday.
Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building. It’s an idea that sells far better in the new world of nationalism and tycoon leaders. Messaging from the U.S. renewable energy industry and the United Nations on climate change
Jan. 27 was the official start date of the 2025 tax season and the IRS expects more than 140 million tax returns to be filed by the April 15 deadline. The IRS told its employees this week that workers involved in the 2025 tax season cannot accept a buyout offer from the Trump administration to
‘It is the policy of my Administration to stop funding NGOs that undermine the national interest,’ Trump’s memo reads. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Feb. 6 ordering a review of all funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that receive money from federal agencies. The executive memo, “Advancing United States Interests When Funding,” directs all heads
The White House’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, was created by President Trump on Jan. 20 with a mission to slash federal spending. Since then, the task force led by billionaire Elon Musk says it has saved more than $1 billion by canceling diversity, equity and inclusion contracts, among other expenses, according to DOGE’s
Public disclosure of federal spending today is thanks largely to a Republican senator from Oklahoma. News Analysis Revelations that USAID officials are spending hundreds of millions of U.S. tax dollars overseas for controversial projects such as advancing atheism in Nepal and funding “transgender opera” in Columbia are nothing new. Nearly 20 years ago, in October
Ishiba and Trump are expected to discuss new military exercises to counter China and increase Japanese investment in the United States. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to discuss trade, military, and defense industrial cooperation issues. National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes told reporters during