Trump threatens 50% tariff on EU
President Trump is threatening to slap a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union.
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Sen. Tim Scott proposes bill for charter schools with federal tax credit incentives
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott introduced the High-Quality Charter Schools Act, a legislative effort aimed at expanding school choice by offering a 75% federal tax credit for charitable contributions to nonprofit charter school organizations.
Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% penalties on Apple as his trade war intensifies
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50% tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25% tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in America.
DOGE targets Census Bureau, worrying data users about health of US data infrastructure
The group launched by Elon Musk to cut federal spending in the second Trump administration is targeting some U.S. Census Bureau surveys it claims are “wasteful,” worrying users of federal data who are already concerned about the health of the nation’s statistical infrastructure.
FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots
Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and winter — even as a new Trump administration policy has thrown into question who may be eligible for shots.
Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.
‘Unquestionably in violation’: Judge says US government didn’t follow court order on deportations
The White House violated a court order on deportations to third countries with a flight linked to the chaotic African nation of South Sudan, a federal judge said Wednesday.
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation.
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
Republican-led House passes Trump agenda bill by a single vote
The Republican-led House early Thursday passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” that now heads to the Senate.
