Author: Jack Birle

President Donald Trump said his first trade deal since implementing his sweeping tariff policies would be with the United Kingdom. At the beginning of April, the president announced wide-ranging 10% tariffs and higher “Liberation Day” tariffs for dozens of countries, but he later placed a 90-day pause on the higher tariffs while negotiating new trade…

Former President Joe Biden bashed President Donald Trump‘s policy on the Russia-Ukraine war, accusing him of appeasement and conducting himself in a way that is “beneath America.” Biden sat down with the BBC for his first interview this week since leaving the White House in January and was asked about his successor’s handling of various…

Vice President JD Vance is speaking at the Munich Leaders Meeting hosted by the Munich Security Conference. Vance is expected to speak at 9:30 a.m. at the meeting in Washington, D.C. VANCE’S HALF-BROTHER ADVANCES TO GENERAL ELECTION IN CINCINNATI MAYORAL RACE The vice president spoke at the Munich Security Conference in Germany earlier this year,…

House Republican leadership is holding a press conference as it aims to pass a megabill featuring several of President Donald Trump’s top agenda items in the coming weeks. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. JEFFRIES MOCKS GOP FOR DELAYS ON ‘BIG UGLY BILL’ House Speaker…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is testifying before the House Appropriations Committee about President Donald Trump‘s fiscal 2026 budget requests. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. BESSENT BREAKS DOWN TRUMP’S ECONOMIC POLICY STRATEGY Tuesday’s hearing comes as the Trump administration navigates its 90-day pause on the president’s…

Former Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she is considering a run for president in 2028, but she also noted that the Democratic Party needs to fix perceptions that dogged it in the 2024 election. Raimondo was the commerce secretary in the Biden administration from 2021 until January 2025, and before that, she was the governor…

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction charges after she allegedly misdirected immigration officers to help an illegal immigrant evade arrest. Patel announced the arrest on X Friday morning after the FBI had launched an investigation into claims she had helped an illegal immigrant, who was…

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled her priorities for the district’s fiscal 2026 budget, even as its 2025 budget faces cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year. Bowser outlined the top priorities for her proposal for next year’s budget on Thursday, centering on child care and early learning programs. The proposal calls…

Russia launched one of its worst attacks in months on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight as the war between the two countries continues despite U.S. hopes for a peaceful end to the conflict. Ukrainian officials said Russia launched 70 missiles and 145 drones on Kyiv. Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General said the attacks…

The federal judge overseeing the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case excoriated the Trump administration for its handling of court orders to hand over information on how it plans to return the deported Salvadoran national. The judge’s filing is the latest in the legal saga surrounding Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and alleged member of MS-13, who was…