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President Trump said Friday he would raise preexisting tariffs and begin the process of imposing new ones after the Supreme Court struck down many of his import taxes on foreign trading partners. During a White House press conference, Trump announced he would impose a universal tariff of 10 percent and begin investigations that could lead…

Fox News co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy on Friday said President Trump needs to provide a “better case” against carrying out a strike on Iran before possibly dragging the U.S. into “another war.” Campos-Duffy, whose husband is Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, filled in for “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt and was talking with co-hosts Brian Kilmeade…

European nations are awaiting “clarity” on President Trump’s next steps following the Supreme Court’s ruling, which struck down many of his tariffs as unlawful Friday. “We take note of the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court and are analysing it carefully,” said Olof Gill, the deputy chief spokesperson for the European Commission. “We remain in…

The chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is rolling out what the department is calling the “Pledge America Campaign,” which encourages broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-America content” to celebrate the nation’s history. The goal of the initiative, the FCC said as part of the announcement it made Friday, is for major broadcasters to put…

The Supreme Court’s blockbuster decision invalidating President Trump’s tariffs is expected to kick off laborious efforts by importers to get refunds for the billions of dollars they’ve paid over the past year.  The court’s decision, however, gives no guidance.  As Justice Amy Coney Barrett put it at oral arguments, it’s set to be “a mess.”  Here’s what to know as the process gets underway:  Supreme Court didn’t address refunds  The…

Democratic governors must decide whether to opt into a federal school-choice program that could result in a significant wealth transfer out of their states if they don’t participate.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Congress and the White House will “determine the best path forward in the coming weeks” after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday in a rare rebuke. “No one can deny that the President’s use of tariffs has brought in billions of dollars and…

Former Vice President Mike Pence (R) lauded the Supreme Court’s decision Friday to strike down many of the Trump administration’s tariffs. A 6-3 majority of the court’s justices ruled that President Trump unlawfully used an emergency statute to impose far-reaching tariffs on American trading partners.  “In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, our Supreme Court has…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling, which halted the bulk of President Trump’s tariffs, as “welcome news” for businesses and consumers.  “Over the past year, the Chamber has been working with small and midsize businesses around the country that have seen significant cost increases and supply chain disruptions as a…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Friday commended the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a majority of President Trump’s tariffs on foreign trading partners. Paul, a long-time critic of the sweeping import taxes, called the ruling a “defense of our Republic” in a post on social platform X. “This ruling will also prevent a future…

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday called for tariff refunds to be sent to U.S. consumers after the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs. “No Supreme Court decision can undo the massive damage that Trump’s chaotic tariffs have caused,” Warren wrote on social platform X. “The American people paid…

President Trump will speak with reporters Friday after the Supreme Court struck down nearly all of the administration’s sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners. The high court rejected Trump’s expanded use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose the steep import taxes. The 1970s-era law allows the president to “regulate” imports when necessary…

12:30 Report is The Hill’s midday newsletter. Subscribe here. 🌍 Plus: Trump considers limited strike on Iran {beacon}   Happy Friday! The U.S. men’s ice hockey team is competing in the Olympic semifinals at 3:10 p.m. today! Let’s hope they’re as successful as the women’s team!   In today’s issue: Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s…

Melania Trump’s 2025 inaugural gown is getting immortalized at the Smithsonian, securing a spot at an exhibition recognizing the country’s first ladies. “This is not a dress. This is more than 50 years of education, experience and wisdom realized with each thread,” she said at a Friday presentation ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of…
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) knocked Vice President Vance for the silence that followed after he tried to rib her during President Trump’s inaugural Gaza Board of Peace meeting Thursday in Washington. Vance first thanked Trump for his leadership before making a joke about Ocasio-Cortez after she appeared to stumble through one of her responses at…

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Thursday praised President Trump’s remark that he will direct his administration to release all classified files about UFOs and extraterrestrial life, saying it would be “incredible” and a show of bipartisanship. “I remember growing up on ‘The X Files,’” Fetterman said in an appearance on Fox News with host Jesse…

First lady Melania Trump will give remarks at the National Museum of American History in Washington on Friday, as her 2025 Inauguration Day gown makes its debut at the Smithsonian. The Hervé Pierre-designed white gown that featured a dramatic black stripe that Trump wore at the inauguration balls to celebrate President Trump’s return to the White House…

President Trump said on Friday morning that he is considering a limited strike against Iran if it does not forge a deal with the U.S. to constrain its nuclear program. “I guess I can say I am considering that,” the president said when asked whether he was considering a limited military strike to pressure Iran…

The Supreme Court cast aside the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs Friday, obliterating a canon of his economic strategy in ruling that his use of an emergency statute to remake global trade was unlawful.  The decision invalidates what the Trump administration called the president’s most significant economic and foreign policy initiative of his second…
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Thursday accused President Trump of leaning into the chatter around UFOs and extraterrestrial life to deflect from the controversy surrounding files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “They’ve deployed the ultimate weapon of mass distraction, but the Epstein files aren’t going away… even for aliens,” Massie wrote on social…

The decision is a stinging defeat for Trump — and three conservative justices voted against him.

The Supreme Court dealt a crushing blow to President Trump’s tariff agenda, ruling on Friday that his tariff scheme is illegal without congressional authorization.  In one of the biggest cases justices have decided in years, the majority conservative court issued a rare rebuke of the president’s actions. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Neil Gorsuch…

The Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump overstepped his authority when he imposed tariffs.

The White House on Friday celebrated the Florida Legislature’s passage of a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Trump. The legislation now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) desk for final approval. White House communications director Steven Cheung praised the approval in a post on social platform X, sharing a screenshot of…

Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado said they will attend the National Governors Association (NGA) meeting with President Trump on Friday after the White House reversed course, once again, and extended an invitation to the pair, a source familiar told The Hill. Moore, the vice chair of the NGA, and Polis…