Dollar slumps and gold rises as authorities say they will halt levies linked to emergency powers but give no word on refunds. Plus, meet some of the people suing the president over civil liberties Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Donald Trump’s administration has said it will stop … Read more
An FBI investigation is underway after law enforcement agents shot and killed a man on the grounds of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Sunday. The Palm Beach County sheriff says the man breached the property’s perimeter carrying what appeared to be a gas can and a shotgun. NBC’s Garrett Haake reports for TODAY.
President Donald Trump is responding to the Supreme Court’s ruling against his tariff program, lashing out at the justices including two of his own appointees and imposing a 15% blanket tariff on all imports. The administration also says it’s waiting on guidance from courts on what to do with the $130 billion raised by the … Read more
The cousin of an armed man shot and killed after driving into the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate described him as a “good kid” who never talked politics, saying the incident was “mind-blowing.” Braeden Fields, a cousin of the man authorities identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin of North Carolina, described Martin … Read more
Trump invites Olympic champions to State of the Union FBI director Kash Patel joins locker-room revelry in Milan Donald Trump made a congratulatory call to the United States men’s hockey team after their dramatic win over Canada in the Olympic gold medal game on Sunday afternoon, praising what he called an “unbelievable” performance and inviting … Read more
Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases – ‘the only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine’ With preventable infectious diseases surging and top US vaccines adviser saying all vaccine recommendations may be reconsidered, experts are bracing for more polio cases while survivors say the medical system is not ready for … Read more
Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive over a foot of snow, creating whiteout conditions Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the north-eastern US were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the … Read more
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Supreme Court for striking most of his tariff agenda this week, going on to warn that a similar ruling against his birthright citizenship order would be a benefit to China. Trump made the statement in a post to his Truth Social account on Monday, clarifying that he was … Read more
There are seven separate opinions—and even the Justices who agree with one another are in some ways at odds.
He ran for President twice on the concerns that still define American political life—inequality, affordability, and vanishing jobs.
