Students protest Education Department closure in ‘Hands Off Our Schools’ rally
Hundreds of college and high school students representing student governments from some of the largest schools in the Washington, D.C., area will rally outside the Department of Education on Friday to oppose the administration’s gutting of the agency. The “Hands…
Fed Chair Powell says he expects Trump’s tariffs will hike inflation and slow growth
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday he expects President Donald Trump’s tariff policy will hike prices and slow economic growth, while noting that key indicators “still show a solid economy.” Policy changes implemented by the White House have contributed…
‘Trust in President Trump,’ White House says, defending his tariffs amid backlash
The White House on Thursday was standing firmly behind President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff rollout despite markets nosediving, businesses recoiling and foreign leaders threatening retaliation. While Trump had no public events on his schedule a day after his dramatic Rose…
Teen charged with murder in fatal stabbing of student at track meet: Police
A high school student has been charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of another student at a track meet in Texas, police said. The incident occurred Wednesday morning at a Frisco Independent School District stadium during a track and…
Amazon joins bidding war for TikTok as deadline for sale approaches: Sources
With the clock ticking on TikTok’s deadline to sell or face a ban in the U.S., the battle to buy the app has intensified. Amazon has now sent a letter to the Trump administration to join the bidding war for…
US stocks sink in 1st trading after Trump’s tariffs announcement
U.S. stocks plunged in early trading on Thursday, just hours after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announcement touched off threats of countermeasures from foreign leaders. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,100 points, or 2.6%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined…
What’s in Trump’s sweeping new tariff plan?
President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on Wednesday, which the White House dubbed “Liberation Day.” “This is one of the most important days in my opinion in American history,” Trump said during a press conference at the Rose Garden,…
Democrat Kamlager-Dove takes aim at DOGE ahead of potential State Department cuts
As Democrats continue to express frustrations over Elon Musk’s outsized role in reshaping the federal bureaucracy, a new effort on Capitol Hill takes aim at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) while proposing guardrails to reassert congressional oversight authority over…
Judge temporarily restores funding for legal aid for migrant children
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to the program that provides legal representation to tens of thousands of unaccompanied migrant children. In her ruling Tuesday night, U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez Olguin said the…
Elon Musk’s disclosure of planned Social Security fraud arrest troubles top law enforcement officials: Sources
Tech billionaire and senior Trump adviser Elon Musk appeared to boast of advance knowledge of a planned arrest related to alleged Social Security fraud during an appearance on a live stream Monday night promoted to his more than 200 million…