Earlier this month, President Donald Trump released his fiscal 2027 budget. Like all presidential budgets, it serves primarily as a signal of priorities to Congress. But even as a signal, this one is notable for its scope and direction.The proposal combines significant spending restraint with targeted investments in core federal...
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White House officials in the Biden administration privately praised Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as an “ICON” while coordinating with her office during the now-defunct racketeering case against President Donald Trump, according to internal emails released Tuesday by Senate investigators.The email chains, made public by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman...
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The White House announced Tuesday that Trump has nominated Phelan, who specializes in macroeconomic theory, to be chairman of the CEA. If confirmed by the Senate, he will replace acting Chairman Pierre Yared, who will return to teaching at Columbia Business School. Phelan received his doctorate in economics from the...
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President Donald Trump is set to host NCAA collegiate national champions at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, with remarks scheduled for 4 p.m.More than 100 collegiate champions from schools across the country are expected to attend, including student-athletes from Oklahoma State men’s golf and Texas A&M women’s volleyball. The...
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President Donald Trump has made a career out of slapping his name on buildings and products, and those seeking favor have found following suit is the easiest way to his heart.Republicans in Congress and state legislatures, and foreign leaders, have earned favor by proposing initiatives to brand projects and sites...
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Four former presidents expressed confidence that the United States’s best days are ahead, because of democracy’s “self-correcting” power. In an NBC News interview that aired on Tuesday, former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden shared a message to the country in light of the nation’s semiquincentennial....
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Justice Department would not end its investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns tied to renovations at the central bank’s headquarters, even as the inquiry threatens to complicate his effort to install a successor.During an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box,...
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would look out for companies that do not apply for tariff refunds.During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Trump was pressed on a number of companies, including Apple, whose CEO the president has praised, and Amazon, which anchor Joe Kernen said had not yet filed for...
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President Donald Trump said in a new interview that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States and Iran reach a peace deal to end the ongoing war.The two nations are set to begin a second round of peace deal talks this week in Islamabad, Pakistan, as...
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Trump was asked during an early morning appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box about a proposed merger between the two airline giants.“I don’t like it, no. I don’t mind mergers, I’d love someone to buy Spirit, as an example,” Trump said. “I’d love somebody to buy Spirit, it’s 14,000 jobs, and...
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“During my five years as President, Tim would call me, but never too much, and I would help him where I could,” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post. “Years latter, after 3 or 4 BIG HELPS, I started to say to people, anyone who would listen, that this...
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The Trump administration is racing to negotiate a second ceasefire with Iran before the current truce expires Tuesday and ahead of a looming 60-day War Powers deadline that could force an end to U.S. military involvement.Yet talks hit a snag after the United States seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it...
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