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Senate GOP pushes Trump budget framework through after marathon vote series
The amended framework?would raise the debt ceiling by up to $5 trillion within the reconciliation process, taking future leverage away from Senate Democrats.
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Trump shares footage of airstrike obliterating dozens of Houthis: ‘They will never sink our ships again!’?
April 4, 2025 | 9:19pmThe footage appears to have been shot by a drone and shows about 70 people standing in an oval, surrounding one person near the center of the formation.?
Netanyahu plans to visit Trump at White House days after prez levied 17% tariff on Israeli goods: report
April 4, 2025 | 7:32pmIsrael is set to be hit with a 17% levy under Trump's "Liberation Day" plan
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money as suit plays out
April 4, 2025 | 6:48pmThe cuts to more than 100 programs had been temporarily blocked by a federal judge, who found that they were already affecting training programs aimed at addressing a nationwide teacher...
Michigan Dem Senate candidate defended 'coastal elites,' dreamed of national divorce from 'Middle America'
April 4, 2025 | 6:05pm"I had a dream that the US amicably broke off into The Ring (coasts+Can+Mex+parts Mich/Tex) and Middle America," the Michigan Democrat tweeted Dec. 19, 2016.
Judge rules that US must return Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador prison
April 4, 2025 | 4:06pmA federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to arrange for the return of a Maryland man to the United States after he was mistakenly deported to a notorious...
Deal to sell TikTok was in place — but ByteDance pulled out after new Trump tariffs
April 4, 2025 | 4:06pmBy Wednesday, Trump officials had worked out a process for Trump to sign an executive order authorizing the sale of the social media app from its Chinese parent company ByteDance
Treasury secretary blames China's DeepSeek for stock-market plunge: 'A Mag 7 problem, not a MAGA problem'
April 4, 2025 | 3:21pmUS stocks have tumbled by around 10% in the two days since Trump announced tariffs.
Trump makes decision on TikTok as deadline for forced sale of Chinese-app approaches
April 4, 2025 | 2:45pmTrump announced the decision hours after China issued retaliatory tariffs in response to his "Liberation Day" salvo of reciprocal levies.
Trump says country that produces Nikes wants to slash its tariffs 'down to ZERO' after 'productive call'
April 4, 2025 | 2:23pmThe president's statement helped boost shares in apparel brands Nike, Lululemon, and American Eagle -- all of which have major operations in the country.
Newsom tells foreign countries that Calif. is 'here and ready to talk' after Trump tariffs
April 4, 2025 | 1:31pmCalifornia's largest trading partners include China, Mexico, Vietnam, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
Hunter Biden got Obama admin to help Burisma subsidiary, new bombshell letter shows: 'See where our interests may overlap'
April 4, 2025 | 1:04pmThen-President Joe Biden pardoned his son in December 2024 for any crimes he may have committed over the previous 10 years.
Rep. Elise Stefanik’s possible next role after Trump pulled her as UN ambassador pick
April 4, 2025 | 12:26pmSpeaker Mike Johnson is under pressure to 'quickly iron out' the New Yorker's return to the House GOP top ranks.
Trump says China 'played it wrong' with tariff retaliation, vows 'my policies will never change'?
April 4, 2025 | 10:47amPresident Trump stood by his "Liberation Day" reciprocal tariff package Friday after China hit back with a 34% tariff on US goods, promising investors that his "policies will never change."...
Jasmine Crockett branded a hypocrite for taking $370K from PACs, business trips to Hamas-supporting Qatar: records
April 4, 2025 | 9:00amDemocratic firebrand Jasmine Crockett took almost $400,000 from Political Action Committees, despite claiming otherwise, documents seen by The Post reveal.
Why BlackRock boss Larry Fink believes he will win over control of the Panama Canal
April 4, 2025 | 7:00amLarry Fink is playing the long game. With a little time, a possible nudge from President Trump and some on-the-ground lobbying of his contacts in mainland China, BlackRock's billionaire boss believes...
Trump admin freezing $510 million in federal funding to Ivy league university?
April 4, 2025 | 2:16amThe administration will review the Ivy League School’s DEI policies and the institution’s response to alleged cases of antisemitism on its Providence, R.I., campus.
NSA director and Cyber Command chief, deputy fired in major shakeup at wiretapping agency: report?
April 3, 2025 | 11:25pmTimothy Haugh, who also heads US Cyber Command, was let go along with his deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, the newspaper said.
Judge Boasberg suggests Trump admin is acting in ‘bad faith’ — hints at contempt proceedings in Alien Enemies Act case?
April 3, 2025 | 9:30pmDeputy Assistant Attorney General Drew Ensign was pressed by Judge James Boasberg during the hearing in Washington, DC, about who in the Trump administration was involved in ordering three deportation...
Trump wants Musk to stay with admin 'as long as possible' -- says DOGE found something 'horrible'
April 3, 2025 | 8:49pmPresident Donald Trump said he wants?Elon Musk?to stay on his team "as long as possible" during a conversation with reporters Thursday, adding DOGE had found something "horrible" without divulging details.
Trump supports proxy voting for new moms in Congress: ‘I don't know why it's controversial’?
April 3, 2025 | 7:52pm“I'm gonna let the speaker make the decision, but I like the idea of being able to – if you're having a baby, I think you should be able to...