Tag: Donald J. Trump

Trump takes credit for ‘swift and unrelenting’ action in speech to Congress

Trump says he is working to “reclaim democracy from this unaccountable bureaucracy” and has threatened federal workers anew with firings if they resist his agenda.

Watch Live: President Trump address a Joint Session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol

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US tariffs take effect and Mexico, Canada and China retaliate with their own tariffs on the US

Starting just past midnight Tuesday, imports from Canada and Mexico are now taxed at 25%, with Canadian energy products subject to 10% import duties. In addition, the 10% tariff that Trump placed on Chinese imports in February was doubled to 20%.

A Midwest farmer was promised money for a new delivery truck. Then Trump froze the funds

Farmers, nonprofits and state agencies received almost $3 billion in grants from the Inflation Reduction Act in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. But recent federal funding freezes have recipients concerned they won’t end up receiving money.

House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda

House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump. The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he’s called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts.

Trump administration shuts down White House Spanish-language page and social media

The Spanish profile of the White House’ X account and the government page on reproductive freedom also were disbanded. Hispanic advocates and others expressed frustration at the change.

Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 committee in effort to guard against ‘revenge’ by Trump

The Democratic president pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the 2021 attack on the Capitol. Trump tells NBC Biden’s pardons are disgraceful.

Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

Word of largescale immigration arrests starting as soon as this week in Chicago and other U.S. cities have triggered fresh waves of anxiety. One Chicago church held a Sunday service in solidarity with immigrants.

Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office

A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The operation will be concentrated largely in the Chicago area.

Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old to up to four years in prison. Instead, Merchan chose a sentence that effectively ended the case but assured that Trump will become the first president to take office with a felony conviction on his record.

Local Muslims and Arabs have anxiety and aspirations for a second Trump term

It is unclear how President-elect Donald Trump will address the war in Israel when he returns to office on January 20, 2025. That has left local Muslims and Palestinians with mixed feelings.

IVF patients in Illinois worry, feel uncertain about access and treatments as Trump returns to office

Donald Trump said that he would protect access to IVF and require insurance companies to expand coverage, but some advocates and IVF patients in Illinois have mixed emotions and feelings as a new Republican-led administration takes control later this month.