House Republican moves to rein in tariff powers  —  Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon said he plans to introduce a companion bill to the bipartisan Senate legislation aimed at reclaiming Congress' authority over tariffs, becoming the first House Republican to openly challenge the powers President Donald Trump …

Buffett denies social media rumors after Trump shares wild claim that investor backs president crashing market  —  WATCH NOW  —  Warren Buffett went on the record Friday to deny social media posts after President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social a fan video that claimed the president …

Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up for Core Values  —  As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn't be intimidated.  But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut out opposing voices.

President Trump's Tariff Formula Makes No Economic Sense.  It's Also Based on an Error.  —  President Trump on Wednesday announced tariffs on practically every foreign country (and some non-countries), ranging from a 10 percent minimum all the way up to 50 percent.

A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled  —  Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.  —  Just now  —  Over the past few years, electric vehicle manufacturing facilities producing lithium batteries …

Hundreds of law firms, former judges sign onto briefs in support of Perkins Coie  —  Hundreds of law firms and former judges have signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Perkins Coie as the law firm challenges President Trump's executive order targeting it.

U.S. Peace Corps says Musk's DOGE has arrived at its HQ  —  Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team arrived at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, the agency told Reuters, a signal it could become the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts.  —  “Staff from the Department …

Judge orders Trump administration to bring back Md. man mistakenly deported  —  U.S. officials have argued in court records that the United States is powerless to effectuate his return because he is now in Salvadoran custody, and that Kilmar Abrego García's lawyers have “not clearly shown” that he would face harm in the prison.

Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers  —  The justices allowed the Trump administration to temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants, which helped place teachers in poor and rural areas.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday let the Trump administration temporarily …

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On  —  The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers.  The video appears to contradict Israel's version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

RFK Jr. said HHS would rehire thousands of fired workers.  That wasn't true.  —  The health department has no plan to mass reinstate employees it cut earlier this week.  —  When HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday that he planned to rehire 20 percent of the employees he'd just terminated …

George Santos Should Get Seven Years for Campaign Fraud, US Says  —  Trump's $1.6 Trillion Corporate Pledge Parade: What's Real, What's Not … Year of Elections

Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.'s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance  —  Peter Marks says the new health secretary's team wants to show vaccines aren't safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments  —  The top vaccine regulator ousted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

Appeals Court Orders Thousands of Voters to Verify Information in Contested N.C. Election  —  The ruling was a win for the Republican who narrowly lost a State Supreme Court race in November.  The case has tested the boundaries of post-election litigation.  —  In the prolonged legal battle …

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order  —  New York's stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration's threats.  —  The New York State Education Department on Friday issued a defiant response …

Montana GOP censures 9 Senate Republicans for working with Dems  —  HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Republican Party announced Friday it is censuring nine state senators after “repeated alignment with Senate Democrats” this legislative session.  —  A press release claims the senators …

China hit brakes on TikTok deal after Trump announced wide-ranging tariffs, AP source says  —  President Donald Trump on Friday said he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.

Germany considers withdrawing 1,200-ton gold stockpile from US in riposte to Trump  —  Berlin may remove bullion from New York because of concerns Washington is no longer a reliable partner, according to reports  —  Germany is considering removing an enormous stockpile of gold from a vault …