Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration
2h By Cheyanne Mumphrey and Seung Min KimThe Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had their federal money threatened as a result of their responses to…Senate Republicans, minus one, coalesce around budget plan
3h By Lindsey McPherson and Alex MillerThe Senate took an initial vote Thursday to advance a budget blueprint for enacting President Trump's agenda, with all but one Republican unifying around the outline for sweeping tax and spending cuts.Nominee for South Carolina's top doctor toppled by lingering COVID anger
3h By Jeffrey CollinsA South Carolina Senate committee rejected the Republican governor's nominee to be the state's top doctor after hours of hearings dominated by the state's response to the COVID pandemic.Trump says things are 'going very well' after worst stock market drop in years over tariffs
3h By Darlene SupervillePresident Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, "I think it's going very well."'Probable cause' found in ethics complaint to yank Hunter Biden's law license in Connecticut
6:10pm By Alex SwoyerConnecticut authorities have found probable cause supporting ethics complaints to strip Hunter Biden of his law license in the state.Trump breaks with Speaker Johnson on proxy voting
6:07pm By Alex MillerPresident Trump came out in support of a bipartisan push in the House to allow proxy voting for new parents in the House, going against House Speaker Mike Johnson's position on the matter.Trump tariffs to hit autos, iPhones, food and more
5:40pm By Jeff MordockAmericans burned out on inflation will soon pay more for scores of household goods, including new cars, coffee, chocolate and iPhones after President Trump introduced two new tariffs on goods imported into the U.S.Bad faith: Judge deciding whether to hold Trump team in contempt
5:05pm By Stephen DinanA federal judge said Thursday that the Trump administration was likely acting in "bad faith" when it carried out deportations of three planeloads of migrants to El Salvador last month despite a temporary restraining order.National Security Council officials fired after Laura Loomer visited with Trump
4:32pm By Mallory WilsonSeveral officials from the White House National Security Council have been fired after right-wing provocateur Laura Loomer met with President Trump, according to multiple reports.Senate rejects Bernie Sanders-led measures to block arms sales to Israel
4:29pm By Lindsey McPhersonThe Senate on Thursday rejected a pair of measures from Sen. Bernard Sanders to block arms sales to Israel, thwarting the progressive senator's latest stand against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in the war in Gaza.Kaine planning vote to remove Trump authority to impose tariffs after rebuke of Canada moves
3:23pm By Lindsey McPhersonSen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, is planning to force a Senate vote to undo President Trump's across-the-board tariffs after getting through his chamber a resolution to revoke the emergency justification for previously announced tariffs on Canada.States failed to spot $80 billion in erroneous pandemic payments
3:09pm By Stephen DinanStates have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according to a government audit Thursday.Federal judge finds Trump's 'America First' slogan is racist toward immigrants
2:01pm By Stephen Dinan, Jeff Mordock and Alex SwoyerPresident Trump's immigration policy, like most of his foreign policy, is saturated with references to his campaign slogan "America First" -- and a federal judge this week said it shows illegal and racist "animus" toward immigrants.Hunter Biden's Connecticut law license in the spotlight after giving up D.C. license
1:52pm By Alex SwoyerHunter Biden is temporarily suspended from practicing law in Connecticut and a group that filed an ethics complaint against him is questioning why he hasn't voluntarily withdrawn his membership as he did earlier this week in Washington.Is DOGE done for? White House denies Elon Musk exit
1:26pm By Susan FerrechioAmid a big swing-state election loss and sinking poll numbers, President Trump's government efficiency adviser and sidekick Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the president's big White House event announcing across-the-board tariffs on most imports.Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are nonnegotiable
12:31pm By Mallory WilsonWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there's nothing other countries can do to stop the tariffs placed on them by President Trump, saying the aggressive trade stance was in response to a "national emergency."Trump moves to fire several national security officials over concerns they're not loyal: AP sources
11:31am By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani and Zeke MillerPresident Donald Trump has moved to fire several senior White House National Security Council officials soon after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his Make America Great Again agenda,…Trump's changes to the federal government aren't yet a clear political winner or loser: AP-NORC poll
11:10am By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Jonathan J. CooperPresident Donald Trump's dramatic changes to the federal government haven't emerged as an obvious political winner or loser, according to a new poll that indicates some Americans may be giving him the benefit of the doubt for now on his Department of…Sen. Chris Murphy rips Trump for using tariffs to gain fealty from private industry
11:02am By Tom Howell Jr.With the world assessing the fiscal fallout from President Trump's bold tariff plans, Sen. Chris Murphy is bashing him by saying the levies aren't about economics at all.Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
10:51am By Rod McGuirk and Jamey KeatenThe Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was…
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