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3 weeks ago | 
usnews.com | Aneeta Mathur-Ashton |Laura Mannweiler
Tension between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appears to have died down as White House aides push for a Friday call between the two men. After a day of feuding online, Musk seemed open to a truce, responding “You’re not wrong” to a post from hedge fund manager Bill Ackman that encouraged the two to “make peace for the benefit of our great country.”But Trump indicated Friday morning he was “not particularly” interested in speaking with Musk.
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3 weeks ago | 
usnews.com | Aneeta Mathur-Ashton |Laura Mannweiler
The public breakup of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump reached a fever pitch Thursday as the two billionaires lashed out on the social media platforms they own after Musk trashed legislation endorsed by Trump. Musk has spent the last two days raging against the House-passed megabill meant to enact the rest of Trump’s sweeping agenda, blasting it as “pork-filled” and an “abomination.” The tantrum landed like a bomb during a Republican lunch on Tuesday as several members moved to back Musk.
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2 months ago | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
President Donald Trump floated pulling Harvard University’s tax-exempt status Tuesday amid an escalating feud that has already seen the White House threaten to withhold billions of dollars from the nation’s oldest university.
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2 months ago | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Tim Smart
Economists have been broadly critical following President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement Wednesday, warning the taxes could harm both the U.S. and global economies – potentially triggering a global recession and costing American families thousands. Trump said he would begin imposing a 10% minimum tariff on goods from all countries, though some trading partners will see much higher tariffs depending on the amounts that are levied on U.S. exports to those nations.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Elliott Davis
Top administration officials are caught up in what is perhaps the first major scandal of Donald Trump’s second term in office following the release of a private group chat on the Signal app that discussed sensitive national security plans and inadvertently included a journalist. The Atlantic on Monday posted a story featuring excerpts from the chat, to which the magazine’s editor-in-chief was accidentally added by national security adviser Michael Waltz.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Olivier Knox
Greenland’s leader isn’t shying away from sharing how he really feels about Trump administration delegates – including second lady Usha Vance – visiting the region this week. Prime Minister Mute Egede called the visit “highly aggressive” considering President Donald Trump’s repeated expressions of interest in taking over the semi-autonomous Danish territory. “We are now at a level where it can in no way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician's wife, which is a prospect.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Elliott Davis |Lauren Smith Camera |Aneeta Mathur-Ashton
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to “begin eliminating” the Department of Education – one that avoids claiming a disputed legal authority to dissolve the congressionally established agency but nevertheless pares back its role and its responsibilities.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Olivier Knox |Laura Mannweiler
“Radical Left Lunatic Judge.” “A troublemaker and agitator.” “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!”President Donald Trump isn’t hiding his anger at U.S. District Judge James “Jeb” Boasberg. And MAGA rage at the 62-year-old jurist has led to an unusual statement from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts defending judicial independence and rejecting Trump’s call for impeaching Boasberg. This is no small matter.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Olivier Knox
President Trump’s approval rating has steadily declined since the start of his second term, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll highlighting growing voter dissatisfaction with his handling of key issues. Though Trump frequently touts high approval ratings during press conferences, the data suggests a different story.
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Mar 10, 2025 | 
usnews.com | Laura Mannweiler |Tim Smart |Steven Ross Johnson
A plan to axe 80,000 jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs – nearly one-fifth of its workforce – has sparked backlash from lawmakers and veterans groups, who warn that those who served their country may ultimately pay the price for a rushed attempt to reform the agency. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said last week the massive layoffs amounting to more than 17% of current employees, many of whom are veterans, were needed for efficiency.
