President Trump suspends plan to impose tariff on Mexican products
President Donald Trump said Friday he is suspending plans to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is suspending plans to impose tariffs on imports from Mexico.
Obamas ink deal to produce exclusive podcasts for Spotify
Barack and Michelle Obama's production company is teaming up with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for the platform.
Barack and Michelle Obama's production company is teaming up with Spotify to produce exclusive podcasts for the platform.
Education, legal services, recreation for unaccompanied minors in shelters canceled by Trump administration
The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services is scaling back or canceling education, legal aid and recreation services for “unaccompanied alien children” due to a lack of funding, after entering into “deficiency status” earlier this week, according to an HHS official.
The Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services is scaling back or canceling education, legal aid and recreation services for “unaccompanied alien children” due to a lack of funding, after entering into “deficiency status” earlier this week, according to an HHS official.
Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting and fishing in protected US wildlife refuges
The Trump administration proposed opening up more federally protected land, including national wildlife refuges, for hunting and fishing.
The Trump administration proposed opening up more federally protected land, including national wildlife refuges, for hunting and fishing.
Trump ending fetal tissue research by federal scientists
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is ending medical research by government scientists using human fetal tissue, a victory for abortion foes that comes despite impassioned pleas from scientists that some health problems can't be studied any other way.
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is ending medical research by government scientists using human fetal tissue, a victory for abortion foes that comes despite impassioned pleas from scientists that some health problems can't be studied any other way.
Booker's affordable housing plan: Tax credit, zoning changes
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker has released a housing proposal that includes a tax credit designed to help make rentals more affordable plus zoning changes and new funding aimed at boosting construction of units for low-income renters.
Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker has released a housing proposal that includes a tax credit designed to help make rentals more affordable plus zoning changes and new funding aimed at boosting construction of units for low-income renters.
Poor Americans likely to be hit hardest by new US tariffs
The biggest victims of President Donald Trump's tariffs won't necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese or young urbanites who will have to pay more for avocado toast.
The biggest victims of President Donald Trump's tariffs won't necessarily be Mexicans or Chinese or young urbanites who will have to pay more for avocado toast.
White House orders Hope Hicks, former aide to defy subpoena
The White House is again directing former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee.
The White House is again directing former employees not to cooperate with a congressional investigation, this time instructing former aides Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to provide documents to the House Judiciary Committee.
Trump administration puts new restrictions on Cuba travel
The Trump administration is imposing major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel.
The Trump administration is imposing major new travel restrictions on visits to Cuba by U.S. citizens, including a ban on many forms of educational and recreational travel.
House panel moves toward contempt vote over census documents
House Democrats are moving to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
House Democrats are moving to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related to the Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Biden's $5T climate plan: Net zero emissions by 2050
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.
Ceremony, political gibes mark Trump's first day in London
Mixing pageantry and pugilism, President Donald Trump plunged into his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, welcomed with smiles and a cannon salute by the royals but launching political insults at others in a time of turmoil for both nations in the deep, if recently strained, alliance.
Mixing pageantry and pugilism, President Donald Trump plunged into his long-delayed state visit to Britain on Monday, welcomed with smiles and a cannon salute by the royals but launching political insults at others in a time of turmoil for both nations in the deep, if recently strained, alliance.
Pa. Democrats want to extend security money to houses of worship
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania want the state to provide millions of dollars in grants to protect houses of worship from hate crimes in the wake of October's deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania want the state to provide millions of dollars in grants to protect houses of worship from hate crimes in the wake of October's deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Biden declares LGBTQ rights his No. 1 legislative priority
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into the nation's labor and civil rights laws.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into the nation's labor and civil rights laws.
McConnell: 'We'd fill' any Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
The Senate majority leader says if there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court during next year's election cycle, the Republican-controlled Senate would likely confirm a nominee selected by President Donald Trump.
The Senate majority leader says if there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court during next year's election cycle, the Republican-controlled Senate would likely confirm a nominee selected by President Donald Trump.
Trump tariff threats alarm Mexico growers, economists
From berries and automobiles to machinery and household appliances, all of Mexico's exports stand to be hit with the tariffs. Avocado growers in Michoacan, electronics factory workers in Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, auto parts exporters, all would feel the pinch.
From berries and automobiles to machinery and household appliances, all of Mexico's exports stand to be hit with the tariffs. Avocado growers in Michoacan, electronics factory workers in Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas, auto parts exporters, all would feel the pinch.
Mexican president lashes out at Trump in letter, saying he turned US anti-immigrant 'overnight'
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador pushed back at President Donald Trump's move to impose a blanket 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods.
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador pushed back at President Donald Trump's move to impose a blanket 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods.
New Jersey Senate passes bill to expand medical marijuana program
New Jersey's Democrat-led Senate passed a bill expanding medical marijuana services.
New Jersey's Democrat-led Senate passed a bill expanding medical marijuana services.
Trump announces new Mexican tariffs in response to migrants
In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
In a surprise announcement that could compromise a major trade deal, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
Trump attempts to walk back acknowledgement of Russia election help
President Donald Trump is muddying the waters over Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump is muddying the waters over Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.