WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has reignited an effort in Congress to wrest back power from the executive branch and assert more control over legislative branch agency heads.

Democratic lawmakers blasted Trump’s decision, and some are vowing to change the way positions like the librarian of...Read more

WASHINGTON — As he prepares to jet off Monday on his first working foreign trip of a breakneck second term, President Donald Trump will be met head-on with the uncertain future of war-torn Gaza and its beleaguered residents — as congressional Democrats remain flummoxed by his emerging foreign policy approach.

Trump chose Saudi Arabia and ...Read more

SEATTLE — Washington is leading 14 other states in a new lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order declaring a “national energy emergency” and seeking to shortcut environmental reviews for oil drilling, pipelines and other fossil fuel projects.

The lawsuit, announced by Attorney General Nick Brown at a news conference...Read more

President Donald Trump said New York City Mayor Eric Adams came to the White House on Friday so the mayor could “thank” him in the wake of the dismissal of Adams’ federal corruption indictment.

“Almost nothing,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked what he and Adams discussed during their brief sit-down earlier in the ...Read more

It's been a chaotic week in Hollywood.

Less than a week ago, President Trump called for 100% tariffs on movies made outside the U.S., a move meant to bring productions home that most people in the industry believe would have devastating consequences for the entertainment business.

Then industry trade publication Deadline published the "Make ...Read more

Republicans have waged a yearslong battle against cultural institutions. It reached an abrupt zenith on Thursday night.

President Donald Trump’s firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday marked the arrival of the conservative culture wars to the world’s largest library. At its core was the intersection of Trump administration...Read more

A week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a woman turned herself in to U.S. Capitol Police, revealing she had a knife, two “Molotov cocktails” and planned to kill Trump Cabinet members, court documents say.

It was a plan she said was inspired by Luigi Mangione, who is facing federal charges in the fatal shooting of United ...Read more

President Donald Trump flip-flopped again Friday on a controversial tax hike on millionaires as congressional Republicans struggle to reach agreement on a sprawling budget bill.

Just two days after saying he backs higher tax rates for the wealthiest Americans, Trump softened his stance.

Trump conceded in a social media post that the higher tax...Read more

Mayor Eric Adams is slated to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday afternoon to “discuss New York City priorities,” his office announced.

The meeting is expected to last just 30 minutes, a source briefed on the matter told the Daily News. Among other issues, the source said Adams plans to talk to Trump about a need ...Read more

In his Project 2025 chapter on trade, economist Peter Navarro called on the next U.S. president to bring about a domestic manufacturing "renaissance" by adopting reciprocal tariffs against trading partners and taking a particularly hard line on China.

Promptly after being elected, President Donald Trump appointed Navarro as his senior counselor...Read more

Whether Project 2025 was President Donald Trump's plan for his second presidency was a big point of contention during the presidential campaign.

His opponents in the race — first President Joe Biden and then Vice President Kamala Harris — aggressively tried to tie him to the Heritage Foundation's unpopular conservative playbook, which was ...Read more

"I'm very much concerned, as I know you are, about what's being delivered to our children in this country," said Fred Rogers to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications in May 1969. "We don't have to bop somebody over the head to ... make drama on the screen."

Public broadcasting, Rogers argued, was crucial because it cared about "trying ...Read more

President Donald Trump fired Baltimore native and Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday, according to statements from House Democrats.

The longtime Baltimorean, who served as the CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library from 1993 until President Barack Obama nominated her to head the Library of Congress in 2016, was the first woman, and ...Read more

President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, in a move that Democratic lawmakers panned as “callous” and “ignorant.”

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., described Hayden as “accomplished, principled and distinguished” in a statement Thursday night.

“Donald Trump’s ...Read more

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, who acknowledged his statement may sound “crazy and ludicrous,” said that President Donald Trump and adviser Elon Musk should be arrested.

The Maryland Democrat’s comments came during a Thursday afternoon press conference, during which most of the state’s congressional delegation voiced indignation over the ...Read more

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte won’t be on the ballot in Monday’s midterm elections, but the outcome could determine whether she keeps her job in a high-stakes contest centered around a feud between the country’s two most powerful families.

Following weeks of rallies across the country, more than 18,000 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would end a program that provides billions to extend internet access in underserved communities, casting it as unfairly providing grants on the basis of race.

“I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called “Digital Equity Act�...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is pushing lawmakers to increase tax rates on some of the wealthiest Americans as a way to offset other cuts in his signature economic package.

The president’s proposal calls for creating a new 39.6% tax bracket for individuals earning at least $2.5 million, or couples making $5 million, according to ...Read more

Jeanine Pirro, co-host of the Fox News show “The Five,” will leave the network immediately after being appointed as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.

A representative for Fox News confirmed her departure after Trump announced Thursday on Truth Social he has named Pirro for the position currently held on an interim basis by Ed ...Read more