Liberation Day 2025: Uncertainty swirls as Trump promises major tariff announcement

President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be "Liberation Day" for the U.S. He’s expected to announce additional tariffs as part of his economic policy but it remains unclear exactly what the president will say.

Melania Trump honors global women leaders: ‘Courage is based in love’

First lady Melania Trump honored eight global leaders — including an Israeli hostage and disability rights advocate — with the 2025 International Women of Courage Award at a State Department ceremony.

Alleged MS-13 street gang leader to remain in custody in Alexandria

Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, 24, an alleged high-ranking MS-13 gang leader from El Salvador, who was arrested last week at a townhouse in Dale City, Virginia, appeared before a judge on Tuesday.

Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador over 'administrative error'

The U.S. government says it mistakenly deported a Maryland man to El Salvador as part of the Trump administration's recent immigration reforms. 

Mass layoffs begin at HHS, CDC, NIH, FDA

Lines of HHS employees arrived at work Tuesday to see if they still had a job, by checking if their badges still worked.

Trump signs order targeting ticket scalpers

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at combating ticket scalping, a move designed to protect consumers from inflated prices and unfair practices in the ticketing industry.

Senate could vote to end emergency declaration Trump uses for Canadian tariffs

Senate Democrats are putting GOP support to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that forms the basis for Trump's tariffs on Canada. Here's what to know.

Liberation Day: The tariffs we could expect on April 2

"Liberation Day" is what President Donald Trump is calling the day he announces a new round of tariffs targeting foreign goods.

Poll: Trump is stronger on immigration but weaker on economy

Americans still support the president’s immigration policy but differ when it comes to his stance on tariffs and handling of the economy, a recent poll shows.

Trump says he's 'angry' and 'pissed off' at Putin

President Trump did something he rarely does on Sunday morning: He called an NBC News journalist to complain about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump stands by security team, says he won’t ‘fire people’ over Signal leak

President Donald Trump is making his clearest commitment to not fire anyone over an embarrassing accidental leak of his administration’s plans for an airstrike against the Houthis in Yemen.

What is a woman? Trump answers reporter's question

President Trump offered four answers to the question “What is a woman?" as debates over sex, gender, and transgender rights intensify across Republican-led states.

Elon Musk sells X to his own AI company xAI in $33 billion stock deal

Elon Musk has sold X, formerly Twitter, to his AI company xAI in a $33 billion all-stock deal, signaling deeper integration between artificial intelligence and the social media platform.

Trevor Milton, Nikola founder, pardoned by President Trump

Prosecutors said Trevor Milton claimed to have built a revolutionary truck that was actually a GM truck with Nikola’s logo stamped onto it.

Trump targets Smithsonian funding with executive order to remove ‘improper ideology’

President Donald Trump announced Thursday his plan to implement changes at the Smithsonian Institution through an executive order that aims to restrict funding for programs promoting "divisive narratives" and "improper ideology," marking yet another step in his pushback against cultural elements he sees as too liberal.