By David J. Lynch, Cat Zakrzewski — The Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in imposing tariffs on all imported goods, calling an immediate halt to his signature trade war policy. “The challenged Tariff Orders will be vacated and their operation permanently enjoined,” a three-judge panel ruled. Even […]
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Tesla investors ask board to make Musk work full-time
By Trisha Thadani — Tesla investors ask board to make Musk work full-time A group of activist Tesla shareholders sent a letter to board chair Robyn Denholm Wednesday calling for guarantees that CEO Elon Musk devote at least 40 hours a week to the electric vehicle maker after spending much of the past year focused […]
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Trump picks top Justice Dept. official who was his lawyer to be a judge
By Perry Stein — Trump picks top Justice Dept. official who was his lawyer to be a judge President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the federal bench is a top Justice Department official who steered the effort to drop criminal charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and has been pivotal in executing the department’s […]
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Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm
By Douglas MacMillan, Aaron Schaffer — Trump’s border czar earned consulting fees from immigrant detention firm A leader of the Trump administration’s effort to detain and deport millions of immigrants recently earned consulting fees froma detention center company that is expected to benefit financially from the crackdown, according to a federal ethics filing. Before he […]
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Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining
By Ann E. Marimow — Supreme Court declines to stop transfer of Native American site for mining The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland containing a Native American sacred site to a copper-mining company. The justices left in place a lower-court decision […]
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House approves Trump’s massive tax and immigration package
By Jacob Bogage, Marianna Sotomayor, Matthew Choi, Paul Kane – House Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and immigration agenda Thursday morning, sending to the Senate legislation that the GOP hopes will transform the federal government and the economy and power the White House’s drive to deport immigrants and build up the military. Trump’s […]
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Trump’s tax bill plan adds to federal debt, prompting investor backlash
By David J. Lynch — Trump’s tax bill plan adds to federal debt, prompting investor backlash Investor unease over President Donald Trump’s economic program drove the government’s borrowing costs to their highest level in nearly two decades, following House approval of tax legislation that is expected to add trillions of dollars to the ballooning U.S. […]
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Trump and GOP’s tax bill would force cuts to Medicare, CBO says
By Jacob Bogage, Abha Bhattarai(c) 2025 , The Washington Post — President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans’ mammoth tax and immigration bill would add so much to the national debt that it could force nearly $500 billion in cuts to Medicare beginning in 2026, Congress’s nonpartisan bookkeeper reported late Tuesday. Trump and the GOP’s budget […]
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In praise of George Wendt’s Norm
By Lili Loofbourow — Sure, “Cheers” billed itself as a place where everybody knows your name. But there was really only one name everyone in that famous TV bar knew. It belonged, of course, to Norm (née Hilary) Peterson, the amiable beer-swilling barfly played by George Wendt, and everyone roared it whenever he wandered in […]
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Migrants may have been deported to South Sudan despite court orders, lawyers say
By Maegan Vazquez, Maria Sacchetti — Federal immigration authorities may have deported up to a dozen immigrants from Myanmar, Vietnam and other countries to South Sudan on Tuesday despite federal court orders prohibiting it, lawyers for the immigrants said in an emergency court filing. A federal immigration officer confirmed that at least one immigrant from […]