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Trump's determination to move fast could slow implementation of his tariff regime. It also threatens to cost him credibility.

NEW YORK — The Working Families Party ranked state Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani in the top slot for its mayoral primary slate Friday night, following hours of closed-door deliberations.

The U.S. defense secretary went to Singapore to reinforce alliances, and admonish allies about security spending.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore applauds as former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison speaks at the South Carolina Democratic Party's Blue Palmetto Dinner Friday, May 30, 2025, in Columbia, ...

Lawmakers were supposed to finish their work earlier in early May, but they were forced to extend due to their budget disagreement.

Rich Dines, a marine clerk and former Long Beach harbor commissioner, has a front-row seat to Trump’s tariff fallout.

Several GOP lawmakers have said they’ll buck the president’s request as Congress faces a Sept. 30 government shutdown cliff.

After months of Musk acting as Donald Trump’s chainsaw-wielding right-hand man, Democrats are conflicted about Musk’s pivot Thursday to criticizing the House-passed megabill and its gutting of clean ...

Leonard Leo and the Federalist Society used to advise Trump on judges. Now the president and his most loyal allies are going ...

Officials blamed “administrative errors.” It’s the fourth known case of an improper deportation by the Trump administration.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is doubling his steel tariff on steel to 50 percent, from 25 percent currently, ...