WASHINGTON—Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Nov. 20 that he will file a resolution to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress. The Department of Justice indicted Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, on Nov. 19 for allegedly stealing $5 million in FEMA funds. She and her brother, Edwin Cherfilus, 51, undertook a COVID-19 vaccination contract through their company

President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on imports from other nations will lower U.S. deficits by $3 trillion if they are kept in place through 2035—a decrease from a $4 trillion estimate in August, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced on Nov. 20. The CBO said its estimates are based on tariffs implemented between Jan.

President Donald Trump is calling for a federal standard on artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent U.S. states from regulating the technology themselves, even as Republican lawmakers voted to remove similar language from the president’s flagship funding bill earlier this year. On Nov. 18, Trump wrote on social media that AI investments are “helping to make

The federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, will continue despite local reports of a slowdown, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, who notified the media of the incoming federal operation last week, said on Thursday the operation appeared to be over. The local police department also

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Chip EQUIP Act on Nov. 20, with the goal of prohibiting American companies from buying Chinese chipmaking equipment. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), chair of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, introduced the bill in

President Donald Trump issued an executive order removing import duties on Brazilian beef and coffee, as well as some other agricultural products previously affected by his 40 percent tariff policy imposed in July, the White House announced. The order specifically targets goods imported on or after Nov. 13 and could entail refunds for duties collected

The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs. The Department of the Interior said Thursday that Interior Secretary Doug Burgum had signed an order, “Unleashing American

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed a measure on Nov. 20 to repeal a Biden-era coal regulation in Wyoming, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The tally was 51–43. Speaking on the Senate floor on Nov. 19, Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), who introduced the resolution, gave her reasons for voting to repeal the regulation.

WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance urged Americans on Nov. 20 to give the Trump administration time to work through economic issues that he said had been years in the making. “I guess my message to the American people who are still feeling like things are unaffordable, who are still feeling like things are rough out there

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has confirmed that he will travel to Washington on Nov. 21 to meet President Donald Trump at the White House, noting that he will work with “anyone” if it helps ease the city’s affordability crisis. “I will be heading to Washington … tomorrow to meet with President Trump in