The tariff, effective Aug. 1, opens a new theater in Trump’s ongoing trade war, bringing into the fray Latin America’s largest economy, which had until now remained largely unscathed by the trade measures.
Some of the biggest funding reductions in the bill—like Medicaid reform—will be phased in, meaning it won’t immediately hit Indiana’s coffers.
Jackson is expected to discuss her experiences on the nation’s highest court, her career in public service and her recently released book, “Lovely One: A Memoir.”
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.
The high court action continued a remarkable winning streak for Trump, who the justices have allowed to move forward with significant parts of his plan to remake the federal government.
School systems are unable to draw down funding, jeopardizing summer programs, hiring and early-year planning for the 2025–26 school year. Indiana stands to lose out on about $100 million.
President Trump provided notice of the tariffs to begin on Aug. 1 by posting letters on Truth Social that warned both countries to not retaliate by increasing their own import taxes.
The outcome delivers a milestone for the president, by his Friday goal, and for his party. It was a long-shot effort to compile a lengthy list of GOP priorities into what they called his “one big beautiful bill,” an 800-plus page measure.
House Republicans, up all night, are ready to vote on the $4.5 trillion bill, but House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York has been holding the floor for more than seven hours.
GOP leaders were up all night and the president himself worked to persuade skeptical holdouts to drop their opposition and deliver by their Fourth of July deadline.
The bill would extend and make permanent various individual and business tax breaks that Republicans passed in Trump’s first term, plus temporarily add new ones that Trump promised during the campaign.
The move leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs this summer and in the upcoming school year, introducing new uncertainty about when—or if—they will receive the money.
Proponents of an AI moratorium had argued that a patchwork of state and local AI laws is hindering progress in the AI industry and the ability of U.S. firms to compete with China.
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push the bill over the top.
Tom Wheeler is the acting general counsel at the Department of Education and will be nominated as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District.
Republican leaders are buying time as they search for ways to secure support for President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, but the endgame wasn’t immediatley in sight early Tuesday morning.
An all-night session to consider an endless stream of proposed amendments to the package was abruptly postponed, and it’s now scheduled to launch as soon as the Senate gavels open Monday.
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would extend tax cuts passed in 2017, enact campaign promises such as no tax on tips, spend hundreds of billions of dollars on immigration and defense, and slash social benefit programs including Medicaid.
Republicans are using their majorities in Congress to push aside Democratic opposition, but they ran into a series of political and policy setbacks.
Several close U.S. allies urged a return to the negotiating table following American strikes on Iran that fueled fears of a wider conflict, while noting the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program.
