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The president also hits India with a 50% tariff and threatens a 100% levy on foreign-made semiconductors.

Washington — President Trump officially began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his months-long tariffs threats was beginning to create visible damage to the U.S. economy.

The White House said that starting just after midnight EDT, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union began facing tariff rates of 10% or higher. Products from the European Union, Japan and South Korea are being taxed at 15%, while imports from Taiwan, Vietnam and Bangladesh are being taxed at 20%. Mr. Trump...

Federal authorities have arrested an American soldier who allegedly tried to share classified information about the Army's M1A2 Abrams tank with Russia, the Justice Department said.

Taylor Adam Lee — a 22-year-old active-duty Army member stationed at Fort Bliss in Texas — was arrested Wednesday and charged under the Espionage Act with attempted transmission of national defense information to a foreign adversary, federal prosecutors said in a statement. He was also charged under the Arms Export Control Act.

The Justice Department claimed Lee...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that he's launched an investigation into a political action committee founded by Beto O'Rourke, accusing the group of illegally financing out-of-state travel for Texas House Democrats who fled the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote.

Powered by People is a political group focusing on organizing volunteers in Texas to register voters, mobilize Democratic-leaning voters and support Democratic candidates, according to its website.

In a news release, Paxton alleged that "public...

Following reports that former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke's nonprofit Powered by People was helping fund Texas state Democrats' exodus out of the state to halt Republican redistricting efforts, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Wednesday announced he would be launching an investigation into the matter.

Texas House Democrats fled the state this week in an attempt to stop Republican efforts to redraw the state's congressional maps. As a result, Texas House Republicans authorized civil arrest warrants for the absent lawmakers for depriving...

A coastal erosion project in Louisiana meant to protect against a hurricane's powerful effects is now at the center of a political storm. Kati Weis reports.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is halting nearly $500 million in funding to develop vaccines using mRNA technology. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

The White House on Wednesday slapped an additional 25% tariff on India for buying oil from Russia. Kelly O'Grady reports on the details surrounding the tariff.

Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening…

-Vance, Bondi, Patel to huddle at VP residence for Epstein strategy meeting

-Russia and China tick Doomsday Clock toward midnight as Hiroshima bombing hits 80 years

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New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's past stances on policing are a legitimate reason for New Yorkers to be concerned...

In a win for Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) advocates, six more states have gotten waivers allowing them to ban soda, candy and other high-sugar junk foods from being purchased through the federally funded, but state-operated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

The waivers, which amend the statutory definition of eligible food for purchase under SNAP, were granted to West Virginia, Florida, Colorado, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. The new restrictions on what can and cannot be purchased will go into effect in 2026.

The six...

Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, is introducing "Holly’s Act" after a woman was violently attacked by a mob in Cincinnati late last month – a move aimed at ending what he calls the justice system’s revolving door for repeat offenders.

The attack happened around 3 a.m. on July 26 at the intersection of Fourth and Elm streets in Cincinnati’s central business district.

Bystander video captured the moment a large group turned on several individuals early that morning, and in one video obtained by Fox News Digital, an unidentified man could be heard yelling...

In the wake of a former DOGE worker nicknamed "Big Balls" being brutally beaten by gang members in the streets of Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump indicated he is strongly considering taking control of the district to stamp out the rampant crime and violence plaguing the nation’s capital city.

He also said that he is considering taking control of the Washington, D.C. police and using the National Guard to stop the violence.

Speaking with reporters on Wednesday evening, Trump said, "We're considering it, yeah, because the crime is...

President Trump said Wednesday he will impose "approximately 100%" tariffs on imported semiconductors.

The president made the announcement during an Oval Office event with Apple CEO Tim Cook to unveil a new $100 billion commitment by the tech giant to invest in U.S.-based manufacturing.

The hefty new tariff would not apply to companies that have agreed to start manufacturing microchips in the U.S.

"We'll be putting a tariff on of approximately 100% on chips and semiconductors, but if you're building in the United States of America, there's no...

President Trump said Wednesday there's a "good chance" he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon — as Mr. Trump presses Russia to end its three-year invasion of Ukraine.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that Russia suggested a meeting between the U.S. president and Putin, and Mr. Trump is "open" to the idea of a meeting with both Russia and Ukraine's leaders.

Asked hours later whether Putin and Zelenskyy had agreed to a summit, Mr. Trump told reporters, "there's a...

The race for New York City mayor intensified this week when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, running as an independent, called out socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani for owning property in Uganda despite the country’s anti-LGBT policies.

"The no-show assemblyman missed this interview while vacationing at his parents’ compound in Uganda, a country that murders LGBTQIA+ people," Cuomo posted on X Tuesday.

"Silence is violence. I hereby call on you to Boycott, Divest, and Sanction your property in Uganda and commit to stop spending tourism dollars there...