If a new YouGov poll is any indication, the public is still digesting this week’s explosive fallout between President Donald Trump and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk.

Some 52% of respondents to Thursday’s poll said they side with “neither” Trump nor Musk as the world’s most powerful man and world’...Read more

With new legal muscle, the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is upping pressure on Paramount Global to abandon efforts to settle President Donald Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit targeting CBS and “60 Minutes.”

Respected Washington litigator Abbe David Lowell this week joined the team representing the New York advocacy group, which has...Read more

The Netherlands will hold a general election on October 29 after far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his Freedom Party out of the Dutch government earlier this week.

The Minister of the Interior Judith Uitermark posted the date on X Friday.

Wilders pulled the plug on the coalition after his partners rejected his latest proposals to curb ...Read more

It’s hard to believe U.S. trade policy could get any more confused and confusing, but somehow it has. Last week’s court ruling deeming many of the tariffs levied by the White House to be illegal has only deepened the uncertainty confronting U.S. companies and trading partners.

What’s clear, however, is that the decision hasn’t deflected...Read more

In a video message Thursday, Duke University President Vincent Price said the private Durham school will offer new faculty buyouts ahead of likely staff layoffs in response to multiple federal funding threats under the Trump administration.

“We will, for the foreseeable future, have to be smaller — and do our work with fewer people,” ...Read more

Social media exploded with hot takes from all over the political spectrum Thursday amid the very public and acrimonious split between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

The feud between one of the world’s most powerful leaders and the world’s wealthiest man appeared to be simmering even before Musk left the White House last week after ...Read more

MIAMI — A day after President Donald Trump proclaimed full or partial travel restrictions for Haiti, Cuba, Venezuela and 16 other countries, U.S. tourist-visa holders from the targeted nations lacked clarity about whether they will be allowed into the United States when the ban is in force Monday.

The confusion stems from language the White ...Read more

President Donald Trump and Sen. Elizabeth Warren have long had a rocky relationship characterized by deep policy disagreements and insult hurling.

Trump has called the Massachusetts Democrat a “basket case” and frequently referred to her as “Pocahontas.” In turn, Warren has described Trump as a “thin-skinned fraud” and a “wannabe ...Read more

After the House passed the massive tax breaks and spending cuts package in May, congressional Republicans from high-tax states claimed victory.

The reconciliation bill, after some late-in-the-game negotiating, included an increase to the cap on how much of a deduction taxpayers can claim to offset high state and local tax obligations.

Raising ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced sanctions on four judges of the International Criminal Court for alleged “transgressions” against the U.S. and Israel, escalating pressure on what the U.S. labels a highly politicized institution.

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s executive order in February authorizing ...Read more

Paramount Global's efforts to appease President Donald Trump could carry a steep price, and not just financially.

As Paramount executives struggle to win government approval for its planned sale, the legal risks and political headaches are spreading — from Washington to Sacramento.

Three U.S. senators have warned Paramount's controlling ...Read more

Minnesota advocacy groups and lawmakers are reacting to President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban with condemnation and concern as they work to assess its impact.

Trump has imposed a travel ban on 12 countries and put harsh restrictions on seven others. The new executive order forbids citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said he would end use of Space Exploration Technologies Corp.’s Dragon spacecraft and called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, as a disagreement between the former allies exploded into an all-out public feud.

Musk’s Thursday ultimatum came after Trump proposed cutting the billionaire’s government ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court revived a job-bias lawsuit by a woman who says she suffered so-called reverse discrimination because she’s straight, in a ruling that makes it easier to bring similar cases to trial in parts of the country.

The justices unanimously said a federal appeals court was wrong to require workers in majority ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s friendship and political alliance with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who fueled Trump’s campaign with record amounts of cash before working at the White House by his side until last week, appears to be over, with both men leveling searing criticism against one another in a sharp public row.

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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s friendship and political alliance with Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who fueled Trump’s campaign with record amounts of cash before working at the White House by his side until last week, appears to be over, with both men leveling searing criticism against one another in a sharp public feud.

Musk ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump proposed ending Elon Musk’s government contracts and subsidies, escalating the feud between the two former allies.

“The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts. I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do...Read more

LANSING, Mich. — The Republican-led Michigan House on Thursday sued Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in an effort to force her to comply with a House subpoena seeking materials used to train clerks across the state who administer elections.

The lawsuit was filed in the Michigan Court of Claims after the House voted along party ...Read more

The public rift between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk has widened, with the pair exchanging new barbs — just days after Musk departed the administration.

In an Oval Office meeting Thursday, Trump told reporters, “I’m very disappointed with Elon. I’ve helped Elon a lot.”

He was referring to the SpaceX CEO’s recent posts on X,...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a 2005 law prevents Mexico from pursuing a lawsuit to hold U.S. gunmakers liable for $10 billion in damages for firearms that ended up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

The unanimous decision was based on a law known as the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which immunized ...Read more