Some U.S. trading partners plan countermeasures in response to tariffs
Acting Soiuth Korean President Han Duck-soo (second from left), attends a meeting of the task force for strategies of economic security at the government complex…
Senate passes resolution against Trump’s tariffs on Canasa with 4 Republicans
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-VA, appears Tuesday in the Capitol with a poster referencing President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs. On Wednesday, the Senate passed his…
After-hours stocks pries slide after Trump’s announces worldwide tariffs
Secretary of Commerce Howard Ludnick holds a list of tariffs to be charged as President Donald Trump announces "Liberation Day" tariffs on nearly all U.S.…
Trump announces tariffs at ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ event
1 of 9 | President Donald Trump holds a federal report showing the trade imbalance between the United States and other nations while announcing reciprocal…
Trump enacts sweeping global tariffs on U.S. ‘friends and foes’
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced sweeping global tariffs Wednesday — a risky move that he vowed would lure manufacturing back to the United States, but which experts…
Tesla stock jumps after reports Elon Musk may exit DOGE
1 of 2 | Elon Musk, Tesla CEO and senior adviser to the president of the United States, attended a March 24 meeting with U.S.…
On Texas-Mexico border, Feds arrest 6, confiscate 259 pounds of marijuana worth $207K
Brownsville, Texas, border agents said Wednesday they confiscated 159 pounds of marijuana in two separate smuggling attempts Tuesday. Marijuana is legal in some form in…
U.S. sanctions Houthi network procuring weapons and other goods from Russia
The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned an alleged network of Houthi financial and procurement operatives it said has procured tens of millions of dollars worth…
U.S. reiterates its backing for Taiwan amid live-fire drills by Chinese forces north of the island
Taiwan Navy vessels, including a landing craft (top), maneuver in Keelung harbor, in Keelung City in northern Taiwan on Wednesday as major joint-force exercises by…
Markets brace for impact, and hope for clarity, with Trump tariff plan
WASHINGTON — Markets and foreign capitals have braced themselves for a broad set of tariffs from President Trump on Wednesday, anxious for details on a dramatic shift…
Melania Trump honors ‘Women of Courage’ from around the world
With the 19th annual International Women of Courage Awards on Tuesday, First lady Melania Trump (pictured in late 2024) honored women from around the world…
Trump’s pick for Joint Chiefs chairman vows to be apolitical, addresses Signal chat
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s nominee to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, told senators Tuesday…
Liberal Susan Crawford beats Musk-backed candidate in most expensive judicial race in U.S. history
April 1 (UPI) -- Democrat-endorsed Susan Crawford was elected Tuesday to Wisconsin's Supreme Court, besting Republican Brad Schimel who was backed by the world's richest…
Trump administration freezes dozens of federal research grants to Princeton
The Trump administration suspended dozens of research grants Tuesday to Princeton University, making it the latest Ivy League school to lose federal funding over allegations…
Republicans win U.S. House seats in Florida special election
1 of 2 | Randy Fine, a GOP state senator and former member of Florida's House of Representatives, won the state's 6th District race Tuesday…
Layoffs begin at U.S. health agencies responsible for research, tracking disease and regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday in an overhaul ultimately expected to lay off up…
Federal officers in LA seize more than 1,000 replica guns at LAX so far in 2025
"Replica firearms -- even though not always functional -- can be easily mistaken for genuine weapons by the public and law enforcement. Such misidentification can…
Cornell student protester facing deportation says he’s leaving U.S. on his ‘own terms’
A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked because of his campus activism said he decided to leave the United States. Momodou…
N.J. Sen. Cory Booker delays NATO vote, nears 20-hour long Senate floor speech aimed at Trump
1 of 3 | Sen. Cory Booker (seen Sept. 2024 outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.), D-N.J., took to the Senate floor on Monday…
Officials: Minnesota college student’s ICE arrest was over drunken driving, not Palestinian protests
1 of 2 | At least 300 foreign student visas have been revoked since January when Trump began his second term. The University of Minnesota…