What to know today
- President Donald Trump said this morning that decreasing tariffs on China from 145% to 80% "seems right," adding that any reduction would be "up to" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Bessent are holding trade talks with Chinese officials tomorrow in Switzerland.
- Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka — a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the state — was arrested today at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility for allegedly trespassing.
- White House adviser Stephen Miller said the Trump administration is "looking at" ways to end due process protections for unauthorized immigrants who are in the country.
- Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene said today that she will not run for U.S. Senate next year, as Republicans eye Sen. Jon Ossoff's seat.
The Trump administration is chartering a plane to bring the first white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees
A group of white South Africans will be arriving in Washington, D.C., on Monday by way of a State Department-chartered plane to be resettled in the U.S. as refugees, a source familiar with their arrival told NBC News.
Their resettlement comes even though Trump suspended the State Department’s refugee admissions program through an executive order on the first day of his second term.
Treasury Dept. asks Congress to raise debt ceiling before August to avert default
Reporting from Washington
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told congressional leaders today that the U.S. will likely run out of borrowing authority by August.
In a May 9 letter, he urged them to extend the debt ceiling by July, before Congress leaves for its annual August recess, in order to avert economic calamity.
Bessent said there is “significant uncertainty” in the exact date.
“However, after receiving receipts for the recent April tax filing season, there is a reasonable probability that the federal government’s cash and extraordinary measures will be exhausted in August while Congress is scheduled to be in recess,” Bessent wrote. “Therefore, I respectfully urge Congress to increase or suspend the debt limit by mid-July, before its scheduled break, to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.”
Trump to deliver speech to U.S. troops in Qatar next week
Trump is expected to give a speech to American troops during a stop at al-Udeid air base in Qatar next week as part of a planned trip to the region.
After the speech, Trump is expected to talk to troops, according to two U.S. officials.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to accompany Trump during his stop at the base.
A big announcement is not expected during the speech, according to one U.S. official.
New York mayor says he had a 'productive' meeting with Trump
New York Mayor Eric Adams said he met with Trump in the Oval Office this afternoon to discuss "critical infrastructure projects" and the "preservation of essential social services," among other topics.
The meeting, which Adams called productive, is at least the third discussion between the two leaders since Trump's November election and comes as the mayor seeks reelection as an independent candidate.
Adams said his latest meeting with Trump "laid a strong foundation for continued discussions about New York City’s top priorities."
"A good leader finds common ground to get things done, and that’s why I remain committed to working with this administration wherever collaboration helps make New York City the best place in the world to raise a family," Adams said in a statement.
Trump meanwhile said the primary purpose of the meeting was for Adams to express his gratitude.
"I think he came in to thank me, frankly," Trump said. "But he, he was very nice. He’s a nice man, but I think he actually came in to thank me."
Adams has refrained from criticizing Trump and has appeared several times with Trump’s border czar Tom Homan amid the administration’s efforts to target migrants in sanctuary cities.
Trump's Justice Department in February moved to dismiss corruption charges against Adams, which resulted in several resignations from prosecutors involved in the case.
New Jersey attorney general reacts to arrest of Newark Mayor at ICE facility
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin called the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a protest at an ICE detention facility "deeply troubling."
“Arresting public officials for peacefully protesting violates the most basic principles of our democracy," Platkin said in a statement. "People peacefully exercising their right to free speech and assembly should never be targeted for opposing the government’s policies."
Platkin said to his knowledge, no state or local law enforcement were involved in Baraka's arrest.
Delaney Hall, the ICE facility at which Baraka was arrested, began housing detained immigrants this month, and is the first detention center to open under the Trump administration.
The facility is operated by a private prison company, the GEO Group, which Platkin in his statement said is illegal.
"My office has remained steadfast in our defense of the state law prohibiting private immigration detention centers in our communities. We defended that law before a federal appeals court last week, and we will continue to stand up for the civil rights of our residents," Platkin said.
Trump calls tax raise on wealthy 'good politics' but concedes move is unlikely
Trump today affirmed his support for raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to better support people in lower and middle income tax brackets, but acknowledged the effort is unlikely given resistance from Republican lawmakers.
"I don’t think they’re going to be doing it," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "But I actually think it’s good politics to do it, where richer people give up, and it’s a very small -- it’s like a point, but they give it up to benefit people who are lower income.”
Trump said he personally "would love to do it" and said the idea would amount to a redistribution of wealth among tax brackets.
“You’re giving up something up top in order to make people in the middle income and the lower income brackets save more. So it’s really a redistribution and I’m willing to do if they want," Trump said. "I would love to be able to give people in the lower bracket a big break by giving up some of what I have.”
In a Truth Social post this morning, Trump said he would “graciously accept” a “tiny” tax increase for the rich, but simultaneously warned the idea could be politically damaging.
“Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!,” Trump wrote.
Trump floated the idea of slightly increasing the top tax rate for people making at least $2.5 million annually during a phone call with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy condemns Newark mayor's arrest
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, condemned the arrest of Newark mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested at an ICE detention center earlier today.
“I am outraged by the unjust arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka earlier this afternoon outside of Delaney Hall in Newark," Murphy said in the statement.
He also said that he and other state leaders have vocally opposed the opening of the private immigration detention center in Newark.
“Mayor Baraka is an exemplary public servant who has always stood up for our most vulnerable neighbors. I am calling for his immediate release by federal law enforcement," Murphy added.
Baraka is one of six major Democratic candidates running to replace Murphy, who is term-limited. The primary in the gubernatorial race is set for June 10.
Trump says 10% tariffs will remain on all countries regardless of trade agreements reached
When Trump announced his trade agreement with the United Kingdom on Thursday, it included lower tariffs on cars imported from the country and the elimination of tariffs on steel imports. But other British goods imported into the country would continue to face a 10% baseline tariff.
The president today suggested that would likely serve as a model for other countries looking to reach a trade agreement with the U.S.
Trump told reporters during an executive order signing in the Oval Office this evening that all countries will continue to face a baseline 10% tariff, irrespective of whatever trade agreement they reach with the U.S.
"You are going to always have a baseline," Trump said when asked if countries offering zero tariffs will "get reciprocity."
"I mean there could be an exception," Trump said. "But basically, you have a baseline of a minimum of 10% and some of them will be much higher: 40% 50% 60%."
Trump said he expects "four or five other deals" on trade will be reached "immediately."
Trump’s float of a tax hike for the wealthy quickly runs into GOP resistance
President Donald Trump’s last-minute push to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans is running into a buzz saw of opposition in the Republican Party, where such proposals have long been anathema.
As congressional Republicans assemble a massive tax-and-spending-cut package to deliver on Trump’s domestic policy agenda, the White House has been kicking around the idea of allowing the tax rate on top earners to go up as a way to pay for other priorities on taxes, immigration and the military without cutting programs like Medicaid that millions rely on.
Trump — who has sent mixed signals on the matter over the past few weeks — floated the idea of bumping the top rate for those making at least $2.5 million annually from 37% to 39.6% during a phone call with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Wednesday, as NBC News previously reported.
But the proposal received swift pushback from Republicans behind the scenes, raising doubts about whether it will appear in the package, though a draft has still not been finalized. In a Truth Social post on Friday, Trump said that he would “graciously accept” a “‘TINY’ tax increase for the RICH,” while also warning of potential attacks from Democrats. He said Republicans should “probably not do it” but that he would be “OK” if they did.
Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, told NBC News that Trump called him on Wednesday to seek his input on a tax hike for top earners. Norquist said he pushed back hard on the proposal, citing both economic and political reasons.
Vance: 'I try not to play the politicization of the pope game'
In an interview today with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt, Vice President JD Vance spoke about the new pope, Leo XIV, and how he hopes that Americans will not try to fit Leo into American political lanes.
"These things always get discolored a little bit by American politics or by politics writ large. You know, people are asking, 'Is he a conservative or is he a liberal? Will he attack President Trump and J.D. Vance on certain things? And hasn’t attacked Democrats on other things,'" Vance said. "And I guess my response to this is, it’s very hard to fit a 2,000-year-old institution into the politics of 2025 America."
Leo is the first pope from the U.S., and Vance is an adult convert to Catholicism. The vice president officially joined the religion in 2019, something he acknowledged could color his perception of his moment, telling Hewitt, "I am a Catholic convert, and so I come at this maybe with a slightly different perspective."
"I try not to play the politicization of the pope game. I’m sure he’s going to say a lot of things that I love. I’m sure he’ll say some things that I disagree with, but I’ll continue to pray for him and the church despite it all and through it all, and that’ll be the way that I handle it," Vance added.
Vance's comments come just one day after Catholic cardinals selected the new pope, who posted messages on social media as recently as this year that appeared to be critical of Trump and Vance. According to Illinois voting records, Leo, whose full name is Robert F. Prevost, voted in GOP primaries in 2012, 2014 and 2016 and in general elections in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2024.
As WH says Trump is following conflict of interest rules, there aren't many to follow
When White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about concerns about individuals attempting to buy influence with the president through investing in Trump-backed cryptocurrency projects, she replied: "The president is abiding by all conflict of interest laws.”
"The president is a successful businessman and I think, frankly, it's one of the many reasons why people re-elected him back to his office," she said. "The president acts with only the interests of the American public in mind, putting our country first."
For what it's worth, the president doesn't appear to be bound by most serious conflict of interest laws. When House Democrats asked the Congressional Research Service about this in late 2016, CRS found that rules like requiring an official to recuse themselves from matters affecting their financial interests are "apparently inapplicable to the president."
The rules that could "potentially" apply include bans on foreign gifts and the employment of relatives, as well as requiring him to file a financial disclosure.
Newark mayor arrested during protest at an ICE detention facility
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested today at an ICE detention facility in his city known as Delaney Hall, according to Kabir Moss, a spokesperson for Baraka’s gubernatorial campaign. Moss did not know the crime Baraka has been charged with.
Members of the New Jersey congressional delegation were also at the ICE detention facility this afternoon, per a post on X from Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J.
In another post on X, Alina Habba, Trump's former lawyer who is now serving as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, confirmed Baraka's arrest and accused him of committing trespass.
"The Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon. He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state. He has been taken into custody. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW," Habba wrote.
Baraka is one of six major Democratic candidates competing in the gubernatorial primary on June 10.
White House press secretary blasts 'lower-level judges' for 'dictating the foreign policy' of the U.S.
During a briefing at the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized a judge's decision to allow Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to be released from detention today.
Ozturk was detained in March by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after the Trump administration revoked her student visa.
Leavitt, when asked about the decision to release Ozturk from detention, told reporters, "We’ve made quite clear that lower-level judges should not be dictating the foreign policy of the United States."
"We absolutely believe that the president and the Department of Homeland Security are well within their legal rights to deport illegal immigrants," Leavitt added.
Stephen Miller, who is serving as White House deputy chief of staff, also spoke about Ozturk's case, telling reporters, "There's a judicial coup in this country."
"The foreigners in this country do not have a right to stay in this country if they support designated terrorist organizations like Hamas," Miller added.
The Trump administration has maintained that Ozturk had been supportive of Hamas and critical of Israel.
New York Mayor Eric Adams says he's meeting with Trump today in D.C.
New York Mayor Eric Adams said in a video he posted on X this morning that he's traveling to Washington, D.C., to meet with Trump today to discuss infrastructure issues and other funding items.
Adams posted the video while sitting on an airplane as people boarded.
The mayor has come under fire for working with the Trump administration on immigration actions, including allowing officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate on Rikers Island. Meanwhile, the Trump Justice Department decided to drop the federal charges against Adams, prompting accusations of a quid pro quo.
White House border czar Tom Homan called the allegation “ridiculous," saying the dismissal of the charges and the mayor’s cooperation on immigration were unrelated.
White House press secretary says Trump is 'abiding by all conflict of interest laws'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back today against concerns about people and companies trying to buy influence with Trump through investing in crypto backed by the president.
“The president is abiding by all conflict of interest laws," she said after a reporter asked about a $20 million investment into $TRUMP coins by Mexican company Freight Technologies, Inc.
The company's CEO says it will invest an initial $1 million into $TRUMP and potentially up to $20 million, writing that the company believes the purchase of the coins can be “an effective way to advocate for fair, balanced, and free trade between Mexico and the US.”
Trump fired Office of Government Ethics Director David Huitema in February and replaced him with an acting director, Jamieson Greer, who also serves as Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative.
White House press secretary says Trump fired Librarian of Congress because of DEI-related actions
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters today that Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden because of "concerning things" she did in that role.
“We felt she did not fit the needs of the American people. There were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children," Leavitt said at the press briefing.
"We don’t believe that she was serving the interests of the American taxpayer well so she has been removed from her position and the president was well within his rights to do that," she added.
NBC News reported yesterday that Hayden was abruptly fired, according to a copy of a termination email. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt comments on Trump's position on higher tax rate for the rich
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked this afternoon to further clarify Trump's position on whether Congress should raise the tax rate for wealthy Americans after the president said he would accept it.
“The president wants tax cuts, the largest tax cuts in history. He wants to extend his historic tax cuts from 2017 and he wants to see all of the other tax priorities that I just laid out for you included in this bill, as well as for the policy proposal you’re talking about," Leavitt said when asked at the press briefing if Trump wants House Republicans to increase the tax rate for the rich in their reconciliation bill.
She continued, "The president has said he, himself, personally, would not mind paying a little bit more to help the poor and the middle class and the working class in this country. I think frankly, that’s a very honorable position, but again, these negotiations are ongoing on Capitol Hill. And the president will weigh in when he feels necessary.”
Ohio Republican Party endorses Vivek Ramaswamy for governor
Reporting from Columbus, Ohio
The Ohio Republican Party endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor today, following the lead of President Trump while rejecting entreaties from term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine and others who tried to block the move.
The decision by the state party’s central committee came roughly a year before the May 2026 primary — an early show of support that will likely come with advertising and organizational assistance. And it came less than 24 hours after Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, a DeWine ally and former Ohio State football coach, announced he was considering a run for governor.
“Let it be heard that we support President Trump and we support Vivek Ramaswamy for governor,” Alex Triantafilou, the Ohio GOP chairman, said when announcing the results of the endorsement vote.
Ramaswamy thanked the committee members for their support and vowed to help the party’s entire ticket win next fall.
“We now move to a phase of this campaign where we’re not just talking to the Republican primary base as it exists, but now growing that Republican base to win even more lasting and commanding majorities,” Ramaswamy told reporters after the meeting. “The way we’re running this campaign is really not about left vs. right. It is about up vs. down.”
Ramaswamy prevailed after a measure to vote on the endorsement won a two-thirds supermajority of the 66-member central committee. He then won a majority of committee members’ votes, besting state Attorney General Dave Yost, the only other major declared candidate for the nomination.
“We congratulate Mr. Ramaswamy. The Attorney General is going to take a few days to consult with key supporters about the path forward — but the people of Ohio deserve a choice, not a premature coronation of an untested candidate,” Yost campaign manager Emily Hottinger wrote in an emailed statement.
Tressel until Thursday had shown little indication that he was preparing to run. But DeWine’s push to prevent a Ramaswamy endorsement this week was viewed by many party insiders as an effort to buy time for Tressel to make a decision — and to keep the party from committing its resources to a single candidate, essentially clearing the field.
Trump moves to fire Democratic commissioners of consumer product safety agency
Trump has moved to fire three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission after they objected to the administration’s efforts to lay off agency staff, the commissioners said.
CPSC Commissioners Richard Trumka Jr. and Mary Boyle said they received emails on Thursday night saying that the president had fired them from the independent bipartisan agency. Another commissioner, Alexander Hoehn-Saric, said he did not receive a termination notice, but was told “the President is also seeking my removal."
All three said that the effort to fire them was illegal, and Trumka said that he would take legal action to contest his termination.
The CPSC’s official website now lists Trumka, Boyle and Hoehn-Saric, who are all Democrats, as “past commissioners.” The two remaining commissioners, Doug Dziak and acting CPSC chair Peter Feldman, are both Republican.
The firings happened after the Democratic commissioners opposed an effort to bring two staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to the CPSC, where they planned to lay off agency staff, Trumka said.
“I refused to be complicit with the efforts of DOGE to destroy the agency dedicated to protecting our nation’s consumers,” Boyle said in a statement. “I spoke out forcefully and unequivocally against efforts to strip the agency of qualified professionals whose work ensures that consumers can have confidence in the products they buy.”
A White House budget document outlined the administration’s plans to eliminate the CPSC and put the Department of Health and Human Services in charge of overseeing product safety instead.
The White House did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
Trump has fired members of other independent agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
Last month, the Supreme Court issued a provisional decision that Trump was not required, for now, to reinstate two members of independent agencies who had contested their terminations.
Kash Patel’s new way of leading the FBI: Fewer morning intel briefings, more pro sports events
For decades, the head of the FBI has attended a daily 8:30 a.m. “director’s brief,” where he is presented the most important intelligence and law enforcement information gleaned from thousands of agents and analysts across the country, current and former FBI officials say.
And on Wednesday afternoons, the FBI director or his deputy held a secure video teleconference with the leaders of field offices across the country to share information about bureau priorities.
But that schedule has changed under FBI Director Kash Patel. Unlike his recent predecessors, Patel is receiving the “director’s brief” two days a week, according to two current officials with direct knowledge and two former FBI and Justice Department officials familiar with the matter. Patel has also stopped holding the weekly Wednesday-afternoon video teleconference with FBI leaders, one current and one former FBI official said.
Patel’s approach to his new job has raised concerns that he is not taking the position seriously enough, a dozen current and former DOJ and FBI officials told NBC News.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett says 24 other trade deals 'are close to being resolved'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said at the White House this morning that two dozen other trade deals are close to being completed.
"I’ve been briefed on about 24 other deals that are this close to being resolved," Hassett said in an interview on CNBC.
"It’s going to be very settling for markets, because they’re going to understand what the rules are. They’re going to see that the rules advantage American producers and American workers and aren’t horribly disruptive, like some of the Wall Street firms have been saying they would be, if you look back a month or two," he added.
This comes after Trump announced yesterday that the U.S. struck a trade deal with the United Kingdom. White House and other administration officials have said that the U.S. was close to a deal with India, for example, and other countries in the Pacific region. Hassett confirmed in his interview that it's his "expectation" that the next deal to be announced will be a country in that region like South Korea or India.
Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, without providing details, this morning: "Many Trade Deals in the hopper, all good (GREAT!) ones!"
Justice David Souter, the ‘stealth’ Supreme Court nominee who disappointed conservatives, dies at 85
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a lifelong bachelor who was renowned for his love of a simple life in New Hampshire and dislike of Washington, died at home yesterday at the age of 85, the court said in a statement.
Plucked from relative obscurity to serve on the Supreme Court, Souter gravely disappointed conservatives whose hopes that he would be a reliable conservative vote were quickly dashed as he aligned with more liberal justices on issues like abortion.
With a trip to Pennsylvania, Sen. Ruben Gallego enters the 2028 conversation
Reporting from Washington
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., is used to taking his message on the road in a swing state. But now Gallego, a first-term senator fresh off his hard-fought win last year, is heading far from home to speak to voters in Pennsylvania, the quintessential presidential battleground state.
Gallego is set to attend a town hall Saturday in Bucks County, a key swing area outside Philadelphia that Trump flipped by a few hundred votes last year.
It’s the type of move that will fuel speculation about Gallego as a presidential contender as the Democratic Party desperately searches for its way forward. And while he said his message in Pennsylvania will focus on more immediate matters, like preserving Medicaid and pushing back against Trump’s tariffs, Gallego didn’t close the door on the possibility down the road.
Illinois Senate race buzz is about a person not on the ballot: JB Pritzker and his 2028 ambitions
Reporting from Chicago
When Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker endorsed Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton for Sen. Dick Durbin’s soon-to-be-vacant seat, many Democrats took it as a message: Would-be contenders should clear the way.
The free-spending billionaire has not only quickly built a national profile as an anti-Trump force in the Democratic Party, but also has a history of dropping millions of dollars to boost Democrats and their causes across battleground states. He knows how to assemble a formidable political infrastructure in the Land of Lincoln, as evidenced by two successful statewide campaigns. And as a two-term governor, he’s amassed power in the state that replaced a decades-old machine that has come crumbling down in a series of federal corruption cases.
But the tricky business of local political entrenchment is quickly becoming a factor. Pritzker’s involvement — and questions over its extent — is the talk of the race. Some politicos and strategists are already weighing how the outcome could impact Pritzker’s potential 2028 White House ambitions (a suggestion that allies of the governor call ridiculous). And they’re wondering how much money he’s willing to lay on the line.
Trump says Republicans 'should probably not' raise taxes on the wealthy after reports he urged a tax increase
Trump wrote on Truth Social this morning that Republicans in Congress likely should not put a tax increase on wealthy Americans into their budget package, claiming that if they did so, then Democrats would claim the move breeched GOP orthodoxy on taxes and would try to use that as a cudgel against them.
"The problem with even a 'TINY' tax increase for the RICH, which I and all others would graciously accept in order to help the lower and middle income workers, is that the Radical Left Democrat Lunatics would go around screaming,'Read my lips,' the fabled Quote by George Bush the Elder that is said to have cost him the Election," Trump wrote. "NO, Ross Perot cost him the Election!"
"In any event, Republicans should probably not do it, but I’m OK if they do!!!"
The Democratic Party has long pursued increases in taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
NBC News reported yesterday that Trump had privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to add a provision to their reconciliation bill that would increase the tax rate on the highest earners.
It's not clear whether such a provision and another requested by Trump, to close the so-called carried interest loophole, will be wrapped into the bill. NBC News reported there has been some talk among House Republicans over the last 24 hours about potentially allowing the top tax rate to go up and closing that loophole.
Trump signals he is open to cutting China tariffs to 80% ahead of trade negotiations
Trump has signaled a willingness to drastically cut the U.S. current 145% tariff rate on China ahead of trade talks between the two countries.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post this morning: “80% Tariff on China seems right! Up to Scott B."
The post comes a day before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer meet with their Chinese counterparts in Geneva, Switzerland, for trade discussions.
Trump indicated yesterday that he might be open to lowering the current 145% tariff on China. “ I mean, we’re going to see. Right now, you can’t get any higher,” he said during remarks from the Oval Office.
Trump names Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as D.C.’s top federal prosecutor
Trump announced last night that he is appointing Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., calling her “incredibly well qualified for this position” and “in a class by herself.”
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social, mentioning Pirro’s previous roles as a prosecutor and a judge, and said she was “currently Co-Host of The Five, one of the Highest Rated Shows on Television.”
New pope’s social media posts offer some insight into his politics
In this day and age, even the holy leave social media trails.
The new pope’s online footprint was quickly dissected Thursday just minutes after he was elected the next head of the Catholic Church, sparking a mixed reaction from some on the right.
Before he became Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost occasionally posted on social media, including some messages that appeared to be critical of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance and their worldview.
Trump touts trade deal with the U.K., but 10% tariff remains on some items
The U.S. is working toward finalizing a narrow trade deal with the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump said Thursday, a small step as the White House pursues an aggressive tariff agenda across the globe.
According to a document furnished by the U.K., the agreement will see duties on U.K. car imports reduced from 27.5% to 10%, while tariffs on U.K. steel imports will be dropped.
In return, the U.K. is lowering trade barriers on U.S. beef imports and ethanol.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor urges lawyers to ‘stand up’ amid Trump tumult
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor urged lawyers last night to “stand up” at a time when the profession is under attack from the Trump administration.
Speaking at a meeting hosted by the American Bar Association, the nation’s biggest legal group, she said it was an “act of solidarity” to appear at the event in Washington.