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President Trump announced two new types of tariffs on April 2, or what he's calling "Liberation Day," aimed at erasing trade deficits between the U.S. and its trading partners.

The two new tariffs are:

Mr. Trump, who announced the tariffs in the White House's Rose Garden on Wednesday afternoon, said his plans reflect "one of the most important days in American history; it's our declaration of economic independence." Even so, economists say the tariffs will boost prices on many products purchased by American consumers, at a time when inflation...

Washington — Senate Republicans unveiled a budget resolution on Wednesday, as the GOP seeks to move forward with the budget plan that will enable them to implement President Trump's agenda later this week.

The Senate Budget committee released the 70-page budget resolution on Wednesday, which would serve as a blueprint, directing congressional committees to craft their own proposals to hit spending targets, increasing or decreasing funding by adjusting programs and policies that fall under their purview. The plan is a key step toward implementing...

President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs during a highly anticipated "Make America Wealthy Again" event which he said will restore the American dream and bolster jobs for U.S. workers.

"American steel workers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen," Trump said from the White House Rose Garden Wednesday afternoon. "We have a lot of them here with us today. They really suffered, gravely. They watched in anguish as foreign leaders have stolen our jobs, foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories, and foreign scavengers have torn...

Nicholas Roske of California, who was found outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home with weapons in 2022, intends to plead guilty to a federal charge of attempting to assassinate a justice of the United States, court filings obtained by CBS News revealed.

According to a submission Wednesday afternoon from Roske's defense attorney, "Mr. Roske wishes to plead guilty to the one-count Indictment pending against him." Roske had pleaded not guilty following his arrest.

A new plea hearing could be scheduled for as early as Monday in federal...

A closely watched election for a state supreme court judgeship in Wisconsin gave Democrats a boost Tuesday night, while two special elections in Florida delivered two seats to House Speaker Mike Johnson's perilously thin GOP majority. Though off-year and special elections attract a much smaller share of voters than presidential elections, the outcomes in both states held insights for Democrats and Republicans for the months ahead. Here are some of the takeaways:

Despite heavy financial backing from Elon Musk and groups tied to him — over $20 million...

The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is pitching almost 400 books from its library, in accordance with directives from the Trump administration to eliminate content related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

"We can confirm the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from their Nimitz Library collection in order to ensure compliance with all directives outlined in Executive Orders issued by the President," a Navy spokesperson told Fox News Digital Wednesday. "Nimitz Library houses roughly 590,000 print books, 322 databases...

Federal and state authorities are operating within the bounds of the U.S. Constitution when they deny federal prisoners access to taxpayer-funded sex change procedures for transgender inmates, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita told a U.S. district court this week.

Rokita filed a 24-state amicus brief in support of President Donald Trump's legal effort to uphold his executive order, "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," which prohibits the use of federal taxpayer dollars for...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon gave unexpected remarks in the spirit of nonpartisanship at the House Democrats' press conference on Wednesday, but she did not answer when pressed on the timing of the DOE shutting its doors.

McMahon stopped by the Democrats' press conference outside the building for the Department of Education, which she has promised to dismantle in line with President Donald Trump's recent executive order. Beforehand, she met with Rep. Mark Tankano, D-Calif., and at least ten other Democratic members to discuss concerns over...

Senate Democrats signaled more challenges to President Donald Trump's emergency declarations at a press conference ahead of a forced floor vote to undo his tariffs against Canada.

"One at a time," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told reporters on Wednesday when asked if we would also be introducing a privileged resolution canceling Trump's emergency declaration in Mexico.

"Let's get this one done. And if we can get this one done and succeed, then we also have to see what President Trump does this afternoon," he explained, referencing the president's...

President Donald Trump is poised to unveil a massive series of reciprocal tariffs Wednesday, when he will likely impose duties on multiple countries as part of what his administration has labeled "Liberation Day."

Trump and his administration have long decried that other countries are engaging in unfair trade practices against the U.S., and have advocated for employing tariffs to rectify the nation’s 2024 record $1.2 trillion trade deficit.

Despite previewing this massive round of tariffs forthcoming Wednesday, the White House has remained...

Historically, the vice presidency has played a subdued political role, except for those who later became president.

But since taking office, Vice President JD Vance has broken the mold, becoming a constant presence in international discourse from South America to Germany to Australia.

"I think at a different time in American history it made sense for the vice president to be in the background, maybe a hundred years ago, when we didn't have such a sophisticated media industry," said Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing...

A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that's not necessarily a bad thing.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican wrote that he was working with "the wonderful people at the National Park Service" to make "tremendous enhancements to the White House, thereby preserving and protecting History!"

"One of the interesting dilemmas is a tree planted many years ago by the...

Palestinian paramedic Munther Abed rejects Israel's assertion that the vehicles approached troops with their lights off.

The car maker's sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss.

Around a quarter of the country's brown bears will be culled after a man was attacked in a forest.