President-elect Trump made instituting sweeping tariffs one of the cornerstone pledges of his 2024 campaign, a move experts warn could lead to price hikes for many everyday goods.
President-elect Trump boasts a "productive meeting" with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after earlier threatening tariffs on the country, China and Mexico.
Hamas released a video on Saturday with proof of life from U.S. citizen Edan Alexander, who is being held hostage in Gaza and in the footage calls on President-elect Trump to negotiate for his release.
Why it matters: This is the first time a video of Alexander has emerged since he was taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel.
President-elect Trump on Saturday threatened to impose 100% tariffs against emerging markets that try to shift away from the U.S. dollar in international trade.
Why it matters: The threat against the BRICS nations (primarily Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is the latest escalation in Trump's campaign to use the specter of tariffs to achieve policy goals.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday condemned a series of bomb threats targeting House and Senate Democrats from New England over the Thanksgiving recess.
Why it matters: The incidents left members of Congress feeling shaken and beleaguered by the increasingly relentless cycle of violence facing American political figures.
To members of Congress, the wave of bomb threats targeting public figures this week was just another sad chapter in what has become a constant and relentless cycle of political threats and violence.
Why it matters: Lawmakers have weathered years of rising threats, startling security incidents, raucous protests and assassination attempts to the point where many have factored peril into their new normal.
After spending much of his first term and all of his post-presidency under investigation, President-elect Trump is moving to ensure that doesn't happen again.
The big picture: The Department of Justice, FBI, Congressional committees and government watchdogs all launched probes into Trump's activities, paving the way for two impeachments and dozens of criminal charges.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro believes President-elect Trump's electoral victory has set the stage for his own political comeback — and he wants Trump to use his influence to help restore his eligibility to run in 2026.
Why it matters: More than perhaps any other leader, Bolsonaro borrowed from the Trump playbook, most recently by refusing to concede an election defeat. He's arguing that Trump's return will help power a resurgence of international hard-right populism.
Several Democratic lawmakers from Rhode Island said Friday that were targeted in a string of bomb threats against public officials around Thanksgiving.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' (D-N.Y.) office on Friday called for "maximum protection" for members of Congress and their families in response to a series of bomb threats around Thanksgiving.
Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) said Friday that he had been "recently notified" of a bomb threat targeting him and his family at their home but that there was "no evidence of a bomb on the property."
Retailers small and large are urging their customers to buy their merchandise before President-elect Trump's tariff plans become a reality.
Why it matters: As Americans gear up for the holiday shopping season, the looming threat of tariffs has imbued their to-buy lists with a sense of urgency. Higher tariffs typically mean higher prices for consumers.
Legally induced abortions decreased in 2022, the year that Roe v. Wade was overturned, the CDC said in its latest annual report.
Why it matters: Abortions had ticked upward slightly between 2019 and 2021 after years of declines before the Supreme Court's ruling shifted the landscape and several states put new bans and restrictions in place.
Immigration court numbers — along with the mechanics of deportation — suggest that President-elect Trump's push for mass deportations of criminals could take some time, Axios' Russell Contreras reports.
Here's a slice of the math behind the incoming Trump administration's "worst first" plan for prioritizing deportations based on public-safety and national-security threats:
Fewer than 0.5% of the 1.8 million cases in immigration courts during the past fiscal year — involving about 8,400 people — included deportation orders for alleged crimes other than entering the U.S. illegally, an Axios review of government data found.
