The Speaker’s Lobby: ‘Whose throat do I get to choke?’
Congress – and members of the press, like yours truly – demanded answers from Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer this week, as both the stock market and trade policy remained volatile.
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Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs: From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’
Economic turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields, caused President Trump to reverse course on the steep levies.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denies that tariff pause is due to market declines
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent denied that the president's move to implement a blanket pause on his tariffs was the result of declines in the financial markets, arguing the action was part of Trump's strategy all along.
Mike Johnson punts House vote on Trump tax agenda after GOP rebellion threatened defeat
House GOP leaders have been pressing holdouts hard ahead of a key vote on Trump's agenda.
House Votes to Curb National Injunctions, Targeting Judges Who Thwart Trump
The legislation is part of an escalating Republican campaign to take aim at judges who have moved to halt some of President Trump’s executive orders.
Trump-backed bill to stop ‘rogue’ judges passes House
House lawmakers advanced a bill to block district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions in most cases.
Trump has a timeline in mind for Iran nuke deal, taps Israel to lead any potential military action
Trump told reporters Wednesday that if Iran does not give up its nuclear weapons program, military action led by Israel will be a real possibility.
How Elon Musk Divided a SpaceX Employee From a Close Friend
Elon Musk, and the feelings that working for him can engender, can come between even the closest of pals.
RFK Jr. Hits His Stride in Arizona as His Chronic Disease Tour Wraps
The health secretary seemed stoic — maybe nervous, even — at the start of his first major trip. But on a hike with Navajo Nation leaders, he was finally in his element.
Trump says he’ll ‘take a look’ at exempting some larger US companies hit especially hard by tariffs
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was open to providing company-specific tariff exemptions, noting the importance of being "flexible" in trade negotiations.