President Donald Trump has long needled news outlets that got under his skin.

He branded CNN and others “fake news.” He repeatedly railed against journalists as the “enemy of the people” during his first term — rhetoric that news groups tried to shrug off or wore as a badge of honor.

But six weeks into Trump’s second administration...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering exempting certain agricultural products from tariffs imposed on Canada and Mexico, the latest move by the administration on Wednesday to offer relief to certain sectors from the sweeping new import taxes.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Bloomberg News that “everything is on the ...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday waded into the decadeslong debate over nuclear waste, hearing debate over whether a private company can build a repository designed to store tons of spent fuel that has stacked up over the years at commercial power plants across the country.

The case examines whether the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the ...Read more

Senate Republicans called on the Trump administration Wednesday to use the formal rescissions process to claw back money already appropriated by Congress that the “Department of Government Efficiency” has identified as wasteful.

It’s also a way to avoid legal setbacks that have befallen the White House in its push to freeze agency budgets...Read more

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, marking the first time in the country’s 248-year history that the government has established a formal tongue.

“From the founding of our Republic, English has been used as our national language,” the order, which was...Read more

WASHINGTON — Hayden Haynes, Speaker Mike Johnson’s longtime chief of staff, hit an unoccupied police vehicle and was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence Tuesday night after President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

The speaker’s office and Capitol Police confirmed the incident Wednesday.

“A driver backed into...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s use of thousands of U.S. troops to aid in immigration enforcement is set to cost the Defense Department from $1 billion to $2 billion this year, Pentagon officials recently told lawmakers.

The money will support a bolstered U.S. military force along the U.S.-Mexico border and the transport of immigrants...Read more

One of the largest investments in Idaho’s 134-year history could be in question after President Donald Trump called for the end of a $280 billion subsidy program called the CHIPS and Science Act.

The law, which passed with bipartisan support in 2022, directed $52 billion in federal funding to boost semiconductor manufacturing in the United ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump to remove Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel for now, in one of the most prominent legal challenges over presidential power to fire executive branch officials without cause.

The unanimous order from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As they gear up to defend their majority next year, some Republican senators expressed hesitance Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s tariffs after he used a joint address before Congress to warn consumers of further economic pain and pleaded with farmers to stick by him.

Behind their collective hesitancy to endorse the 25% ...Read more

The Trump administration has reversed its decision to list nearly 80 million square feet of federal property for possible sale, a setback for President Donald Trump’s efforts to quickly shrink the federal government.

The General Services Administration said the properties could be listed again soon, but for now it has removed the inventory ...Read more

LANSING, Mich — A group of seven lawyers who were involved in an unsuccessful lawsuit to overturn Michigan's 2020 presidential election will face a May 7 misconduct hearing in Detroit, according to notices sent out last week by the state's Attorney Discipline Board.

The upcoming hearing, which will likely focus on conspiracy theories about ...Read more

BOISE, Idaho — The Department of Justice, the State of Idaho and the Idaho Legislature on Wednesday filed a document together announcing the dismissal of a lawsuit over emergency access to abortion after more than two years of legal debate, including arguments in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to legislation that would block state Attorney General Jeff Jackson from challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders in court.

Republicans in the upper chamber of the General Assembly quickly advanced Senate Bill 58 last week, saying that Jackson, a Democrat...Read more

WASHINGTON — First autos, next eggs?

The White House said Wednesday that President Trump could consider a carve-out exempting eggs from the tariffs he’s placed on Mexico and Canada, following the announcement he granted a temporary reprieve from taxes on automobiles after pressure from the U.S. industry.

“The president is open to hearing...Read more

MEXICO CITY — One day after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs took effect, ending decades of free trade across North America, Mexicans reacted with a mix of fear and defiance.

“There will not be submission,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference Wednesday. “Mexicans are valiant and strong.”

Sheinbaum...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has tried to unravel restrictions on presidents that Congress added in the wake of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal, a push that experts say comes at a time when growing partisanship has left Congress ill-equipped to respond.

The Trump administration has withheld congressionally mandated ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Four mayors defended the sanctuary policies of their cities at a House hearing Wednesday, as Republicans sought to take them to task for failing to cooperate with federal authorities to enforce immigration law.

The House Oversight and Reform Committee called leaders of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York to testify as the Trump ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court turned down an appeal from the Trump administration Wednesday and kept in place a judge’s order that calls for disbursing nearly $2 billion for overseas projects that were begun before Jan. 20.

The 5-4 decision came in a brief, unsigned order that spoke for Chief Justice John G. Roberts and Justices Amy Coney...Read more

MEXICO CITY — One day after President Trump’s sweeping tariffs took effect, ending decades of free trade across North America, Mexicans reacted with a mix of fear and defiance.

“There will not be submission,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her daily news conference Wednesday. “Mexicans are valiant and strong.”

Sheinbaum ...Read more