President Donald Trump is opening a new chapter in his playbook by invoking a tariff authority that no previous president has ever used, a move that could reshape future trade wars. Trump used a little-known provision of the 1930 Tariff Act to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Known as Section 338, the nearly century-old law gives the president broad authority to impose duties on...

Several prominent Democrats were caught on camera participating in a progressive political video call which began with one speaker comparing America to a Nazi regime ruled by “dead-eye psychopaths” and “bloodthirsty imperialists.” Participants on the call, which was hosted by Progressive Victory in March, included Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., whose name has been floated as a possible presidential contender, and several Democratic Socialists of America-endorsed candidates, including Abdul...

Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in a 9-8 vote during a closed-door session. That tees up a later confirmation vote for Clayton to serve as the Director...