Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
A showdown over redistricting in Texas played out here on Sunday as dozens of state Democrats took refuge roughly 1,000…
‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head
Criticism is mounting after President Trump moved to oust the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday…
Federal judges side with Trump on ending union bargaining for federal workers
A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Trump administration, lifting a temporary block on a March executive order…
Mexico’s tequila boom is threatened by literal highway robbery
Mexico’s flourishing tequila sector is an example of the country’s success in developing vibrant export industries. But the industry also…
Trump raises tariffs on Canada to 35 percent
President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S. would raise tariffs on certain Canadian goods from 25 percent to 35 percent…
Republicans reject Democrats’ amendment to block Trump from taking Qatari jet after presidency
Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday rejected what they described as a “poison pill” amendment that Democrats say…
Trump formalizes high tariffs as he tries to reshape the global economy
President Donald Trump on Thursday formalized the array of high tariff levels and trade deals he has announced in recent…
Trump says US will set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from…
Grassley says he was ‘offended’ and ‘disappointed’ by Trump’s insults
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Senate’s president pro tempore and chair of the powerful Judiciary Committee, said he was “offended”…
