Local farmers concerned about impacts of increased beef imports as President Trump cuts tariffs
PERKINSTON, Miss. (WXXV) -- The Trump administration has announced its plans to suspend tariffs on ground beef and allow up to 300,000…
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State lawmakers react to beef tariff decision
Some Mississippi lawmakers are giving some slight pushback on the Trump administration’s plan to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports. That would allow up to 300,000 pounds of beef…
Trump White House says it’s losing $19B-$26B a year in revenue as countries dodge tariffs
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump White House said in a new report on Thursday that countries are routing their exports through third countries to avoid U.S. tariffs, estimating that there are tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26…
Trump administration’s latest buyback of offshore wind leases brings total to nearly $4 billion
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana. This latest agreement brings the total amount spent…
25 states sue over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones
By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON WASHINGTON (AP) — Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February. The United States last month imposed double-digit tariffs…
Trump says US-Lebanon flights can resume, pledges help for that country after meeting its president
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged to help Lebanon “a lot” during a White House meeting on Tuesday with the country’s leader, Joseph Aoun, who came to push for long-term calm after months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant…
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings: AP source
By PATRICK WHITTLE, JACK BROOK and MIKE SISAK BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, a person familiar with the matter confirmed Tuesday. The order…
Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by…
Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here’s what to know
By MORIAH BALINGIT WASHINGTON (AP) — On Saturday, President Donald Trump’s administration plans to launch Trump Accounts, tying the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to an effort to boost financial independence for American kids. Under the program, parents…
Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
By MICHAEL CASEY, BILL BARROW and JOHN HANNA BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani, who was…
Trump abruptly cancels signing a housing bill, blindsiding Republicans
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING, JOSH BOAK and LISA MASCARO WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bipartisan measure that could help spur more home construction. Republicans had been hoping to…
The Trump administration says it is cutting student loan interest. Here are some facts and context
By ALIA WONG and COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department on Thursday announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable. With growing numbers of borrowers in default,…
Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT The Trump administration said Wednesday it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, bringing the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6 billion. Chicago-based Invenergy has agreed to end…
Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department
By ANNIE MA WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Education Department, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies. The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the…
Lawmakers fight to stop the Trump administration’s dismantling of a $386M ocean observatory project
By ANNIKA HAMMERSCHLAG SEATTLE (AP) — A group of Democratic senators and one Republican, as well as two Democratic House committees, sent letters Monday to the National Science Foundation asking it to reverse course on its plan to dismantle a sprawling…
Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend a court-ordered block on the Trump administration’s creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.…
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
By COLLIN BINKLEY, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of…
Trump names former CFPB official Brian Johnson to be agency’s next permanent director
By KEN SWEET NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has named Brian Johnson as his choice to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, turning to a former official who helped run the CFPB during his first…
Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a bill into law on Wednesday that gives his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost for the rest of his time in the White House. The bill provides $38 billion for U.S. Immigration…
A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
By MICHAEL CASEY BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the…
Trump says Pulte won’t be his nominee for director of national intelligence
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte, his pick for acting director of national intelligence, would not be his “permanent” choice for the critical security post. The Republican president’s disclosure that…
Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president’s allies, Blanche says
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president, the Justice Department’s top official said Tuesday in retreating from a program that faced setbacks…
Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence — putting a real estate scion and fierce Trump loyalist in a key national…
Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal but Trump administration rejects it as ‘unacceptable’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” —…