Education Secretary Linda McMahon gave unexpected remarks in the spirit of nonpartisanship at the House Democrats’ press conference on Wednesday, but she did not answer when pressed on the timing of the DOE shutting its doors. McMahon stopped by the Democrats’ press conference outside the building for the Department of Education, which she has promised to dismantle in line with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order. Beforehand, she...

Senate Democrats signaled more challenges to President Donald Trump’s emergency declarations at a press conference ahead of a forced floor vote to undo his tariffs against Canada.  “One at a time,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told reporters on Wednesday when asked if we would also be introducing a privileged resolution canceling Trump’s emergency declaration in Mexico.  “Let’s get this one done. And if we can get this one...

President Donald Trump is poised to unveil a massive series of reciprocal tariffs Wednesday, when he will likely impose duties on multiple countries as part of what his administration has labeled “Liberation Day.”  Trump and his administration have long decried that other countries are engaging in unfair trade practices against the U.S., and have advocated for employing tariffs to rectify the nation’s 2024 record $1.2 trillion trade deficit. ...