Trump budget bill blocked in U.S. House committee
House Republicans have failed to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in voting against it.
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Walmart says it will raise prices, blaming tariffs
Walmart says it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President Trump.
Trump sets 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug prices
President Trump has signed an executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the price of prescription drugs or face new limits over what the government will pay.
Hamas says it released Israeli-American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip has been released, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
U.S. and China reach deal to cut sky-high tariffs for now, with 90-day pause
The U.S. has agreed to drop the 145% tariff to 30%, while China agreed to lower its tariff rate on U.S. goods from 125% to 10%..
U.S. House votes to change the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”
The Republican-led U.S. House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
Trump administration says it will pay illegal immigrants $1,000 to leave U.S.
Some analysts say it costs less to buy someone a plane ticket and give them some incentive money than it does to pay to find them, detain them if necessary, wait for the courts to rule on their case and then send them home.
President Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison
President Trump says he wants to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a hard-to-reach California island that has been closed for more than 60 years.
President Trump signs executive order to cut federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio
President Trump has signed an executive order to cut taxpayer funding for PBS and National Public Radio.
Trump nominates National Security Adviser Mike Waltz for UN ambassador
Mike Waltz has been under scrutiny for weeks due to reports that he accidentally added a magazine editor to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans.
