1552 articles in the US News category.
By Tommy Flynn
Last-minute negotiations between the United States and Canada collapsed late Friday, allowing President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian products to take effect at midnight Saturday as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks and...
By Tommy Flynn
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay on Friday allowing construction of President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom complex to continue while the Supreme Court considers a broader emergency request from the administration. The administrative stay freezes...
By Tommy Flynn
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions on Tuesday against International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye, citing their direct involvement in the court’s efforts to investigate and prosecute officials from governments that...
By Tommy Flynn
United States and Canadian negotiators continued intensive talks in Washington this week in a bid to finalize a trade agreement before a Saturday deadline that would trigger 50 percent tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods. President Donald Trump paused the new...
By Tommy Flynn
Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that Missouri’s referendum process cannot be used to challenge the state’s Republican-drawn congressional map, preserving a Trump-backed redraw that strengthens the GOP’s position and targets a Democratic-held seat for the...
By Tommy Flynn
Federal agents seized electronic devices from former Rep. Eric Swalwell at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday and executed a search warrant at his Washington, D.C., home the following day as part of a criminal investigation into multiple allegations of sexual...
By Tommy Flynn
Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax that the Trump administration has examined using his constitutional authority as President of the Senate to overrule the parliamentarian and clear a path for the SAVE America Act, but a small group of Republican senators continues to stand in...
By Tommy Flynn
Justice Department investigators working with longtime Trump ally Joseph diGenova have requested voluntary interviews with FBI officials who participated in the August 2022 search of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, expanding a Florida-based inquiry that aims to...
By Tommy Flynn
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is preparing to step down at the end of August to spend more time with her family, and multiple reports indicate that CNN political commentator Scott Jennings has emerged as a leading candidate to succeed her. Leavitt, who has served...
By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Pentagon has notified 30 higher education institutions that they must review their academic and research ties to foreign entities or risk losing federal funding. This week, the U.S. Department of War sent notifications to 30 universities across the...
By Tommy Flynn
The United States national debt crossed the $40 trillion threshold for the first time this week, according to the Treasury Department’s daily statement, marking a new milestone in the country’s long-running accumulation of federal borrowing. Total public debt outstanding stood...
By Tommy Flynn
President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared that the United States would launch what he called the most crushing economic operation ever directed at any country, framing the campaign as unprecedented economic warfare and isolation against Iran after diplomatic efforts failed to...