President Donald Trump has requested Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of crimes he is accused of committing.Herzog said Wednesday he received an official letter from Trump making the request. The move comes after Trump has repeatedly suggested the accusations leveled against Netanyahu are sham, politically...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade policies for certain food products, such as coffee and bananas, will soon be changed in an effort to ease cost-of-living concerns.Bessent made the announcement on Wednesday on Fox News. However, he did not provide any specifics about what the changes to trade policy might...
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After riding a political honeymoon for a year, President Donald Trump’s dominance could be coming to an end as he meets resistance from Senate Republicans over the chamber’s filibuster rule and the Supreme Court over tariffs.The other coequal branches of the federal government to Trump’s executive, the legislative and judiciary,...
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Sending $2,000 tariff dividend payments to voters could further fuel inflation, economists caution, even if it offers households short-term relief from the cost of living.Over the weekend, Trump said he wants to provide “a dividend of at least $2000 a person” from his tariff agenda. The details of such a...
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President Donald Trump brushed off conservative backlash to his administration’s exploration of 50-year home loans, arguing the plan could slightly ease monthly payments amid soaring housing costs, even as critics warn it would trap buyers in decades of debt.During a Monday night appearance on Fox News’s The Ingraham Angle, host...
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and current Secretary Sean Duffy traded sharp words Monday over the air traffic controller shortage that has disrupted U.S. travel during the government shutdown.Buttigieg, who led the Department of Transportation under President Joe Biden, blasted President Donald Trump on X after he told controllers who...
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Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Duffy specified that his ire wasn’t directed at all air traffic controllers who missed work during the shutdown period, but only those who “systemically weren’t doing their job.” He questioned the dedication and patriotism of those who continuously failed to show up for work during...
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President Donald Trump proved his love of sports runs deep during a surprise phone call to The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN Tuesday afternoon, when he pontificated on several topics ranging from college football payrolls to his dislike of the NFL kickoff rules.The president also paid respect to veterans many times...
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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday revealed he plans to call President Donald Trump, one of his fiercest critics, before he is sworn into office. “I will be reaching out to the White House as we prepare to actually take office because this is a relationship that will be...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday it cannot legally draw funds from the Federal Reserve and expects to run out of funding by early 2026.The announcement comes as the Trump administration has slashed the watchdog agency, created by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), with mass layoffs and budget cuts...
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Vice President JD Vance, a veteran of the Marine Corps, joined President Donald Trump in commemorating Veterans Day on Tuesday with a traditional ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.The speeches, including remarks from Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, followed a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Vance, considered...
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President Donald Trump promised over the weekend that U.S. citizens would see tangible benefits from his sweeping tariffs. “A dividend of at least $2000 a person” from the tariffs will be paid to “everyone” except for those described as “high-income” people, according to the president. What has the White House said?...
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