The White House is increasing its attacks on the judicial branch in the wake of decisions that briefly blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs.
It's a battle-tested playbook the administration has used before on a number of fronts with the courts, which have emerged as an even greater bulwark to the president's policies in his second term, especially with a GOP Congress that has largely left him unchallenged. |
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President Trump's approval rating has trended upward one month after poll aggregates at his 100-day mark painted a grim picture for his presidency's second term.
Trump's approval rating in the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling average rose as high as 47.1 percent this past weekend, the highest point it had been in the past two months before coming down slightly to 46.7 percent as of Wednesday. But that's still 3 points higher than the low point he reached for his second term earlier this month. |
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The push for Harvard to tap into its $53 billion endowment is mounting as the Trump administration escalates its financial assault on the university.
But on multiple fronts, that move would be more difficult than many people realize. Some 80 percent of the money is legally obligated towards certain uses. |
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KHERSON, Ukraine – The new Kherson municipal offices are located a few floors belowground, one of the more glaring signs that civilians here are routinely hunted by drones operated by Russian forces about 3 miles away, on the far side of the Dnieper River.
Ukrainian forces liberated 30 percent of the region in November 2022, nine months after Russia's full-scale invasion. Since then, the front line has been at a stalemate; that doesn't mean it's been inactive. |
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President Trump announced Friday his administration would be doubling tariffs on steel imports from 25 percent to 50 percent during a visit to Pennsylvania focused on boosting the U.S. steel industry.
"We're going to bring it from 25 to 50 percent on steel into the United States of America, which will even further secure the steel industry in the United States," Trump said during remarks at a steel factory in Pittsburgh. |
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The Trump administration on Friday unveiled more details of the president's vision for how to fund the government in fiscal year 2026, expanding on its request earlier this month for steep spending cuts.
The lengthy budget appendix, which stretches to more than 1,200 pages, comes as Republicans in both chambers have pressed the administration for more information about the president's proposed funding cuts. |
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A year after launching, Qommittee, a national network of drag artists, says it's just getting started.
The group's latest project, issued ahead of Pride, is a 43-page manual called the Drag Defense Handbook, documenting how drag performers, organizers and attorneys across the country have fought state bans and threats of violence and harassment — and won. |
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President Trump and Elon Musk appeared together one last time in the Oval Office on Friday, marking the exit of the world's richest man from his frontline political role.
Time was up for Musk because of his status as a special government employee – a categorization that triggers few disclosure requirements but also caps the duration of service. |
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President Trump said Friday he was not aware of Elon Musk's reported drug use but indicated he was not troubled by it.
"No, I wasn't," Trump told reporters when asked if he was aware of Musk's regular drug use. |
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BY TIMOTHY MALE AND DAVE OWEN | OPINION | In the clash between the competing pro-petroleum and pro-climate visions of the economy, few policy issues are as misunderstood and complicated as our nation's environmental permitting systems. The number of permitting actions is enormous. |
OPINION | To encourage Americans to start families, the White House recently proposed baby bonuses, a policy where the government would offer one-time financial payments of $5,000 to parents upon the birth of a child. With the cost of living rising, it's clear Americans need economic support. Particularly for income constrained families, $5,000 could provide a near-term boost — maybe help pay for a year of diapers and baby formula. But what happens once the bonus runs out? Without wraparound supports, like quality education, affordable health care and pathways to meaningful employment, many parents will find themselves right where they started: stuck in a cycle of financial insecurity and unable to afford basic necessities. |
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For decades, Bangalore, India, has been an incubator for scientific talent, sending newly minted Ph.D.s around the world to do groundbreaking research. In an ordinary year, many aim their sights at labs in the United States.
"These are our students, and we want them to go and do something amazing," said a professor at the National Center for Biological Sciences in Bangalore, Raj Ladher.
But this is not an ordinary year. |
BY JESS BRAVIN AND JAN WOLFE |
During the Biden administration, conservative challengers won Supreme Court victories that limited the president's power to craft policy in matters from student-debt relief to air pollution. Now, those precedents are returning to haunt one of their greatest champions: President Trump.
On Wednesday, a specialized federal court in New York invalidated the worldwide tariffs Trump imposed to address a range of issues on his agenda, from international trade imbalances to cross-border trafficking of fentanyl. |
The 10 men who escaped from a New Orleans jail more than two weeks ago by cutting out a hole behind a toilet received help from at least 14 people, many of them friends and family who provided food, cash, transport and shelter according to court documents.
Records reviewed by The Associated Press show how some of the fugitives received aid before and after their escape — including from a number of people named in police reports but not yet facing charges. |
BY MERYL KORNFIELD AND HANNAH NATANSON |
The Trump White House has a new target in its campaign to expand executive power: the Library of Congress. Never mind the name — administration lawyers are now arguing that the main research library of the legislative branch doesn't actually belong to Congress at all.
A legal push to claim the library as executive turf isn't a one-off. It's the latest move in a broader effort by President Donald Trump and his administration to erase the traditional lines that separate the branches of government. |
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