Articles filed under Political Figures
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Cars to gadgets: What US consumers are losing to Trump tariffsApr 12, 2025 6:00 am - While Americans doling out more money for groceries and consumer goods will be the most probable outcome of President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, it’s not the only one. ...
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Will Pritzker go to D.C. to testify on immigration? Expect fireworks, if soApr 11, 2025 6:27 pm - It’s must-see TV if Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP House leaders go toe-to-toe in Washington over sanctuary policies.
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From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policiesApr 11, 2025 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump's immigration agenda is playing out in numerous ways Friday, from hearings in key cases on the government's power to deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.
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US says it needs more time to provide information on mistakenly deported Maryland manApr 11, 2025 12:50 pm - Lawyers for the Trump administration on Friday said they're unable to provide information on the location and status of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported last month to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought stocks hit hard by Trump tariffs during the market meltdownApr 11, 2025 9:13 am - NEW YORK (AP) — As stocks tanked on tariff fears, Marjorie Talylor Greene showed her faith in the president not just with words but dollar bills. The Republican congressw...
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Trump will undergo his annual physical Friday after years of reluctance to share medical informationApr 11, 2025 8:10 am - Donald Trump is undergoing his annual physical on Friday, potentially giving the public its first details in years about the health of a man who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president.
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Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefsApr 10, 2025 2:18 pm - Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages U.S. foreign policy interests.
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China reaches out to others as Trump layers on tariffsApr 10, 2025 10:11 am - China is reaching out to other nations as the U.S. layers on more tariffs in what appears to be an attempt to form a united front to compel Washington to retreat. Days into the effort, it's meeting only partial success with many countries unwilling to ally with the main target of President Donald Trump's trade war.
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Trump’s tariffs pushed the U.S. uncomfortably close to a financial crisis before pauseApr 10, 2025 8:27 am - President Donald Trump may have brought the world to the brink of a financial crisis before pausing his tariff war on Wednesday, as the $28 trillion market for Treasury bonds displayed unusual strains in the hours before his change of course.
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House GOP approves framework for Trump’s big bill after intense wrangling wins over GOP holdoutsApr 10, 2025 8:12 am - House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework on Thursday, a political turnaround after Speaker Mike Johnson worked into the night to satisfy GOP holdouts who had refused to advance trillions of dollars in tax breaks without deeper spending cuts.