National Politics

Brazil calls new US tariffs unjustifiable and warns of reciprocal measures as tensions rise between President Lula and the US government.

White House aide Gabriel Perez is on unpaid leave after allegedly using inside knowledge to bet over $100,000 on President Trump’s speeches.

TSA nominee David Cummins pledges worker support and defends private airport screening expansion during his Senate confirmation hearing.

A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general says his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers. Sen. Thom Tillis’ comments Thursday came a day after Blanche’s confirmation hearing.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has convened leaders from over 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration’s latest effort to quell what it calls “left-wing” political terrorism.

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others.

The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of Trump’s tariffs in February.

President Trump plans a national address on election issues despite a deep record of investigations showing no major fraud in the 2020 vote.

Proposals from the Trump administration to improve security around the White House are up for review by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

President Donald Trump fired the new top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle less than an hour after he was unanimously appointed by federal judges.