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The trade war between the U.S. and dozens of countries escalated yet again Wednesday. Canada and the European Union announced their own tariffs designed to inflict economic pain and pressure on America. But President Trump said he would not be

In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change

The Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing, threatening projects that keep tens of thousands of units livable for low-income Americans, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.

Some 200,000 Afghans left behind during the 2021 U.S. withdrawal are now left in further limbo by the Trump administration’s refugee program suspension. Many fought alongside the U.S. and received refugee visas last year, now they may never be allowed

WASHINGTON — Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. For weeks, Senate Democrats have tried to have it both ways as they’ve faced a tricky choice:

Conservative Jonah Goldberg set CNN’s Scott Jennings straight Wednesday for claiming President Donald Trump was promoting American workers with his Tesla stunt on the White House lawn. On Tuesday, Trump staged a much-mocked photo op with five Tesla vehicles after

The Republicans who control Congress and the White House are governing at lightning speed — over the dismantling of the very government itself.

With the U.S. undertaking a tariff war with countries like China, India sees and opening. As goods from China sold in the U.S. get more expensive, India hopes to lure away manufacturers. But can they do that while avoiding being

Senate Democrats say they will reject a GOP funding bill as shutdown draws near  NBC News Senate Dems form plan to avoid a shutdown  POLITICO Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not support ‘partisan’ Republican funding bill to avoid shutdown – live  The Guardian