It comes the same day the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter — the first contraction in three years.

It will be the second Senate vote this month on a resolution aimed at reining in Trump’s tariff authority. If passed, the measure likely won’t advance through the GOP-led House.

Donald Trump has gored a lot of the GOP’s sacred cows. Of these Republican shibboleths, not raising taxes — especially not for the rich — is one of the most important. Last week, the President told Time magazine: “I actually love the concept [of a millionaire tax], but I don’t want it to be used […]Read More…

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The New York Republican is contemplating a run for governor and nursing a feud with the House speaker after seeing her cabinet dream evaporate.

BBC Verify has looked into some of the claims made by the US president during his speech in Michigan.

Republicans have raced to approve the president’s picks to serve as top diplomats around the globe, in some cases with solid backing from Democrats.

If American policy toward Russia, Ukraine or any place looks chaotic, blame intellectual schisms in the GOP second. Blame the party’s cowardice first.

By many measures, the opening months of President Trump’s second term stand apart from those of essentially any modern president.