Politics

President Trump told reporters this week that DOGE chief Elon Musk has done an “amazing” job, but noted that the Tesla CEO has “got a big company to run.”

For the first time, two women are speaking out in an interview with NBC News, describing the chaos they say they witnessed during the Trump administration’s deportation efforts and how, they allege, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials deceived them about where they were being taken.

Republican senators unveiled a budget proposal Wednesday that’s central to President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda of tax breaks, spending cuts and border security, but they’re delaying some of the most difficult decisions, including how to pay for the multitrillion-dollar package. Trump hosted Senate Republicans at the White Hou...

President Donald Trump announced plans to impose an across-the-board 10% tariff on all U.S. trading partners — as well as higher duties for dozens of other countries — as he pledged to embark on the biggest reorganization of global trade relations since World War II.

Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida were kind to the favorites, but not to billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

The liberal candidate won after Musk became a main character in the state Supreme Court race, but don’t expect his role in the White House or politics to diminish.

Liberals will maintain their narrow majority on the court after Crawford’s victory in the first battleground state election of Trump’s second term.

A federal judge ruled the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.

The 2026 World Cup is in 15 months, but President Trump is inciting trade wars with neighbors and around the globe. Will fans want to come?

Vice President JD Vance and other top advisers are expected to attend.

New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took to the Senate floor Monday evening saying he would remain there as long as he was “physically able.” He broke the record on Tuesday, giving a speech that lasted 25 hours and four minutes.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said tariffs would raise about $600 billion to $700 billion a year. Economists say that’s nearly impossible.

Businesses say tariffs add to expenses and eat into profits, but they are wary of losing sales if they try to pass all of the burden on to customers.