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Sen. Van Hollen ducks questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s alleged MS-13 gang ties

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said Sunday he did not ask Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia whether he was a member of MS-13 when he met with him in El Salvador because "I know what his answer is."

April 20, 2025

Democrats questioning Gov. Newsom’s liberalism in California

Carley Stephens describes her political scorn for Gov. Gavin Newsom in several ways.

April 18, 2025

Sanders-AOC ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour draws crowds, brings hope to anti-Trumpers

The line to get into Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Fighting Oligarchy" tour stretched for nearly a mile before the gates opened.

April 16, 2025

Trump administration officials say tariff reprieve on electronics is temporary

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says that smartphones and other electronics that President Trump spared from his recent reciprocal tariffs will face new "semiconductor sectoral tariffs" over the coming months.

April 13, 2025

Sportscaster Stephen A. Smith looks to the heavens as he weighs 2028 presidential run

Sportscaster Stephen A. Smith says he is heeding his pastor's advice by keeping the door open to running for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination.

April 13, 2025

Elizabeth Warren: Trump’s tariff exemption amounts to ‘special’ treatment for his political allies

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that President Trump's decision to exempt iPhones from his trade tariffs smacks of corruption.

April 13, 2025

Administration ‘confident’ about aid for farmers amid tariffs, says agriculture secretary

The Trump administration is prepared to provide financial assistance to farmers and ranchers negatively impacted by the president's tariffs and trade war with China, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Sunday.

April 13, 2025

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: President Trump to impose ‘sectoral tariffs’ on electronics

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday that President Trump plans to levy a "focused" tariff on smartphones, laptops and other electronics -- many manufactured in China -- "in a month or two."

April 13, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls for bipartisanship while warning tariffs hurt Michigan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday said President Trump's latest tariffs have shaken her state's auto industry, forcing companies to stockpile car parts, lay off workers and raise prices amid slowing sales.

April 9, 2025

AG Paxton aims to oust Sen. Cornyn in Texas, shifting attention to whom Trump will endorse

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's announcement that he is running to unseat Sen. John Cornyn sets up an intraparty showdown that GOP leaders hoped to avoid in the Lone Star State.

April 9, 2025

Musk’s beef with Navarro on trade tariffs intensifies

Elon Musk is doubling down on his criticism of Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, nicknaming him "Peter Retarrdo" and saying he's "dumber than a sack of bricks."

April 8, 2025

Stephen A. Smith renews 2028 chatter: ‘I’m no longer going to close that door’

Stephen A. Smith is flirting with a presidential run.

April 8, 2025

‘We voted for a disrupter’: Trump backers rally behind tariffs despite financial pain

The chair of the Dallas County Iowa Republican Party said the fallout from President Trump's tariffs has hurt her family's investments, but that she did not panic, though she wanted to.

April 7, 2025

Trump promotes tariffs, tells elected officials don’t be a ‘panican’

President Trump has coined a new term for politicians sounding the alarm on his tariffs: "panicans."

April 7, 2025

Trump stares down judge’s deadline to un-deport MS-13 suspect

President Trump is staring at a judge-imposed Monday deadline to fly home an illegal immigrant gang suspect whom the administration deported last month and whom the White House has insisted it would never bring back.

April 6, 2025

Trump White House stands by tariffs in the face of global pushback

White House officials said Sunday that President Trump will not pause the new tariffs his administration imposed on imports as part of his push to reshape global trade.

April 6, 2025

Top Trump trade adviser denies rift with Elon Musk over tariffs

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that Elon Musk's opposition to tariffs is driven by Tesla's reliance on car parts from foreign nations.

April 6, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins hits EU ban on hormone-treated meat imports

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Sunday the European Union has leaned on "fake science" to bar U.S. beef imports, hurting American farmers and ranchers.

April 6, 2025

Trump’s commerce chief says administration’s tariffs to stay course amid markets tumult

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said Sunday that President Trump will not postpone his latest round of tariffs in response to the financial fallout and uncertainty across global markets.

April 6, 2025

AG Bondi defends deportation of illegal immigrant from Maryland mistakenly sent to El Salvador

Attorney General Pam Bondi pushed back Sunday against a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration must bring back an illegal immigrant from Maryland who was wrongly deported to El Salvador.

April 6, 2025