WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Wednesday wrapped up Day 101 of his second term by declaring the economy in “good shape,” but congressional Democrats have warned the president’s policies are causing “negative” ripple waves that could sink the economy.

“We finally have a president who wants to put our country first,” Trump said at a...Read more

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump barely repelled a challenge to his global tariff offensive in the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate as the president’s trade policy stokes public fears of inflation and recession.

The Senate tied 49-49 in a Wednesday vote on a resolution to end the barrage of import taxes the president announced earlier this month ...Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a reporter’s question Wednesday about whether President Donald Trump’s administration has requested the return of wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador.

The exchange between Rubio and ABC News correspondent Karen Travers occurred during a White House cabinet meeting. It followed...Read more

NEW YORK — Fox News filed a motion for summary judgment Tuesday, attacking voting machine company Smartmatic's demand for $2.7 billion in damages in its defamation suit against the conservative-leaning news channel.

In 2023, Fox News paid $787.5 million to settle a separate defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over its reporting ...Read more

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi this week said the Trump administration has saved more than 119 million lives with its drug prevention efforts.

“In President Trump’s first 100 days we’ve seized over 22 million fentanyl laced pills, saving over 119 Million lives,” Bondi posted to X on Tuesday on her official account.

The post was viewed...Read more

President Donald Trump sought Wednesday to shift the blame to former President Joe Biden for a stunning first-quarter dip in the economy even as markets and voters give his performance a thumbs-down.

Uncharacteristically urging patience, Trump called the surprise 0.3% drop in Gross Domestic Product “the Biden overhang” and insisted things ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday cleared the way for a law stripping election oversight power from Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to go into effect, reversing the order of a lower court which had ruled it unconstitutional.

State Auditor Dave Boliek, a Republican, is now poised to gain control over the State Board ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders will headline a May Day rally in Philadelphia Thursday as he brings his nationwide fight against President Donald Trump’s agenda to Pennsylvania.

Sanders, a Vermont independent who caucuses with Democrats, is expected to speak at a “For the Workers, Not the Billionaires” event being hosted by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Susan Collins has an urgent warning about the state of biomedical research in the United States, saying the country could lose its edge if it continues on its current track.

At the Senate Appropriations Committee’s first full hearing this Congress Wednesday, Collins, the Maine Republican who chairs the panel, called on the...Read more

Target has donated to both Democratic and Republican causes, but never to an inauguration fund until this year.

The Minneapolis-based retailer donated $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities, according to a recent filing with the Federal Election Commission.

Target was far from alone: Dozens of big-name companies ...Read more

Venezuelan regime officials and pro-government paramilitary groups have carried out a sweeping campaign of terror in the wake of the country’s disputed 2024 presidential election, Human Rights Watch, the international advocacy organization, said in a scathing report released Wednesday.

The 104-page report, “Punished for Seeking Change: ...Read more

CHICAGO — Four Democratic state chief executives on Tuesday night called for Democrats to mobilize and protest outside Republican congressional offices to oppose President Donald Trump’s administrative actions following his first 100 days in office.

“It’s time to fight," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said during a virtual town hall. "...Read more

President Donald Trump Wednesday sought to dodge blame for shocking first quarter dip in the economy even as markets and voters give his performance the thumbs down.

Uncharacteristically urging patience, Trump called the surprise 0.3% drop in gross domestic product “the Biden overhang” and insisted things will turn around once his massive ...Read more

DETROIT — A former Commerce Department attorney who worked to implement President Joe Biden's 2022 law to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing is running for Congress in a key swing district in the Detroit suburbs.

Eric Chung, 32, of Sterling Heights on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. House in Michigan's 10th District that is ...Read more

President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that he has the power to return wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, but has no plans to do so.

The exchange occurred during Trump’s first 100 days interview with ABC News correspondent Terry Moran, who suggested the president could “get him back” by calling Salvadoran ...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption indictment is dead, but New York City’s Campaign Finance Board isn’t forgetting about it.

The board will continue to deny Adams’ reelection campaign $4 million in public matching funds due to his indictment, as it still has “reason to believe” he and his team broke “various” ...Read more

As of noon Wednesday, 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term will have passed, completing his political comeback but by no means marking the end of his quest to “make America great again.”

Trump 2.0 has moved much more aggressively across nearly every policy area, governing largely by the executive orders his backers have ...Read more

Illinois farmers are busy these days planting corn and soybeans and keeping a watchful eye on storms blowing in — from Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump’s trade wars have sidelined China and discouraged other important customers of American agriculture, setting the Grain Belt on edge.

At the same time, cutbacks at the U.S. Department...Read more

The first 100 days of a new U.S. administration are typically thought of as a honeymoon period for the president. It’s a time when the new team makes big promises, tries to accomplish as much as possible before the Washington gridlock kicks back in and sets the overall narrative.

President Donald Trump’s second administration is no ...Read more