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. ...

Historically, the vice presidency has played a subdued political role, except for those who later became president.  But since taking office, Vice President JD Vance has broken the mold, becoming a constant presence in international discourse from South America to Germany to Australia. “I think at a different time in American history it made sense for the vice president to be in the background, maybe a hundred years...

A historic tree at the White House will meet the end of its lifespan soon – but an expert says that’s not necessarily a bad thing. On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to chop down a southern magnolia purportedly planted by former President Andrew Jackson. The Republican wrote that he was working with “the wonderful people at the National Park Service” to make “tremendous enhancements...