President Trump said Tuesday he intends to impose 10 percent tariffs on Chinese imports into the United States on Feb. 1, a decision that is sure to escalate trade tensions between the world’s largest economies. Speaking at the White House, Mr Trump said the tariffs were in response to China’s role in America’s fentanyl crisis. … Read more
Andrea Chavez, who arrived in the United States illegally nearly two decades ago, gave birth to a baby girl in Maryland last year. Within days, the child had a Social Security number. Ms. Chávez’s cousin María Calderas, who is undocumented and just a few months pregnant, faces the possibility that her child will not be … Read more
If President Trump has his way, the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles could soon be reversed. He would eliminate tax credits for electric-vehicle purchases, federal grants for chargers, and subsidies and loans to help rebuild assembly lines and build battery factories. The executive orders issued by Mr. Trump on Inauguration Day are similar to … Read more
Follow live updates on Beginning of Trump administration, President Trump’s flurry of executive actions on immigration within hours of taking office were the leading edge of an effort to roll back four years of policies implemented by the Biden administration and reimpose an agenda that fundamentally Would reverse the global role of the United States. … Read more
Donald John Trump completed an extraordinary return to power on Monday as he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and opened an immediate blitz of actions to begin drastically changing the course of the country and usher in a new “golden age of America.” In a triumph of the man … Read more
When President Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico “America’s Gulf,” Hillary Clinton giggled. A group of Proud Boys marched through partygoers at the Canadian Embassy and shouted, “Are you ready to become the 51st state?” The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., shouted to 1,500 revelers that “we were kids” in the … Read more
Gail Collins: Well, Brett, we’re here. None of us are crazy about another four years of Trump in office, but I’ll bet you can come up with a more optimistic spin than I can. Go to it. Brett Stephens: Well, here’s a hope: Donald Trump’s return to power will serve as a wake-up call to … Read more
After winning election and moving into the White House, many presidents at some point eventually break their campaign promises. Donald J. Trump won’t even wait that long. He will break an important election promise as soon as he takes the oath of office. As he bid for a return to power in the autumn, Mr … Read more
More than 30 miles of anti-scale fencing is being installed throughout the nation’s capital. Concrete barriers are being installed at key locations. Some roads have already been closed to traffic. Surveillance drones will flood the skies. But if Washington looks like a war zone again, it doesn’t necessarily feel like it. The last time President-elect … Read more
President Biden will spend his final full day as president in Charleston, S.C., where he revived his weak campaign five years ago and secured South Carolina’s crucial primary, which was widely expected to put him on the path to the White House. Was given credit. Mr Biden will begin his day by worshiping at the … Read more