U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday on President Trump's sweeping trade agenda. Greer is likely to face questions from senators about Trump’s latest tariff announcements. Earlier this week, the president slapped new tariffs on Canada over what the Trump administration deemed unfair trade practices. The additional 50 percent levy on certain goods prompted criticism from some Republicans and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who called the import taxes a breach of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The administration also recently hit Brazil with a 25 percent tariff that went into effect on Wednesday. #trump #trade #senate
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he'd oppose any committee action on Kari Lake's or Doug Mastriano's unless the administration disperses funds for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill said the state found about 6,600 people who said they were not U.S. citizens had been incorrectly registered to vote due to a technical error.
President Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia to partner on developing the Kingdom's civil nuclear energy program, according to two U.S. officials.
A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking […]
A migrant from Ethiopia allegedly shot and killed three apartment staffers in Minnesota following a dispute over a parking contract. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Tsegaab Binessu, a 30-year-old migrant from Ethiopia, allegedly shot and killed three staff members at a St. Paul, Minnesota apartment complex after a dispute over his $65 per month parking garage contract, which he wanted to break. DETAIL: Binessu reportedly wanted to cancel his parking contract and join the U.S. Navy, but was told over the phone that he could not break the contract as he had already renewed it. The Ethiopian allegedly said he was going to go to the leasing office in person, and arrived armed, shooting Nansi Fuentes Zambrano, 25, Dena Silcox, 56, and Adam…Open
President Trump threatened Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant, including in Tehran, each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: Trump sent the new threat as he considers both a ceasefire and a significant military escalation. His key condition for a ceasefire is for Iran to stop its attacks on ships and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Driving the news: U.S. Central Command said Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels over the past three months. - Several attacks came after the U.S. and Iran signed a June memorandum of understanding calling for a ceasefire. What he is saying: "From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether…
President Trump threatened Wednesday to destroy an Iranian bridge or power plant, including in Tehran, each time Iran attacks a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Why it matters: Trump sent the new threat as he considers both a ceasefire and a significant military escalation. His key condition for a ceasefire is for Iran to stop its attacks on ships and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Driving the news: U.S. Central Command said Iran has attacked more than 30 commercial vessels over the past three months. - Several attacks came after the U.S. and Iran signed a June memorandum of understanding calling for a ceasefire. What he is saying: "From this point forward, any time the Islamic Republic of Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, whether…Open
Following the controversy over the shootings in Houston and Maine, DHS said that its agents who don't have the camera will receive them in the next 60 days.
