Hong Kong’s postal service announced it would halt the processing of packages being shipped to or arriving from the U.S. The decision comes after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would eliminate the De Minimis Tax Exemption, a law that permitted shipments worth less than $800 to enter the country without any taxes or additional […]
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said she is taking “extraordinary measures” to fix the budget hole the district is in because of the House’s recently passed continuing resolution. The measures include spending and hiring freezes along with placing restrictions on overtime pay in an effort to cut more than $400 million in the district budget. […]
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has referred New York Attorney General Letitia James to the Justice Department for alleged mortgage fraud. FHFA Director William Pulte sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche alleging that James “falsified” records to secure home loans for a Norfolk, Virginia, property that she […]
Former President Joe Biden slammed his successor without naming him in a speech on Social Security that marked his first major address since leaving the White House. “They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration, pushing an additional 7,000 employees, 7,000, out the door,” Biden said at a Chicago conference for disability advocates on […]
House Democrats are pushing to organize a congressional delegation to the megaprison in El Salvador where the Trump administration is sending hundreds of deportees. Lawmakers have the ability to travel to El Salvador on their own but would have to seek GOP approval from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to embark on an […]
A judge said Tuesday during a court hearing in Greenbelt, Maryland, that she will permit the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to seek evidence rapidly of steps the government has taken to return him from El Salvador, including by deposing four Trump administration officials. Xinis said she planned to operate on a “tight timeline” that […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that lowers drug prices through the Medicare drug price negotiation program and brings relief to the nearly 69 million people, particularly senior citizens, who rely on the federal program. Trump’s actions directed the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to work […]
Russia has thrown four journalists associated with the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny in jail, sentencing each to 5 1/2 years in prison. Antonina Favorskaya, Konstantin Gabov, Sergey Karelin, and Artyom Kriger were all found guilty of involvement with an extremist group. They were accused of working for the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an nonprofit organization founded […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared in federal court in Washington, D.C., for a second day on Tuesday, testifying about his intentions for acquiring Instagram in 2012. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission sued Facebook, which is now under the umbrella of parent company Meta, alleging it was in violation of antitrust laws by buying both Instagram and WhatsApp. FTC lawyer Daniel […]
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) took his latest swipe Tuesday at President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, likening his trade war to “picking fights” with allies including Europe, Canada, and Mexico. “You have a struggle for influence, both on the commercial side and on the national security side, between authoritarian regimes and democratic regimes,” McConnell, the former […]
