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South Korea's constitutional court upholds president's impeachment over martial law order

Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

South Korean court to rule on political fate of impeached president over martial law order

South Korea's Constitutional Court is set to rule on the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, either removing him from office or restoring his powers four months after the conservative leader threw the country into turmoil with an ill-fated declaration of martial law.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada

Trump sued over China tariffs

President Trump was sued Thursday over the 20 percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s broader announcement. It marks the first known legal challenge against Trump’s tariffs, which have fulfilled a campaign promise and rattled financial markets. The lawsuit contests Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Kennedy suggests 20 percent of HHS cuts may be reversed

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he expects about 20 percent of fired employees to be reinstated as the agency backtracks after making cuts directed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Some programs that were cut, they’re being reinstated,” Kennedy told reporters Thursday. “Personnel that should...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Senate advances blueprint for Trump tax cuts, other top priorities

The Senate on Thursday advanced its budget resolution, teeing up a weekend vote on a blueprint for President Trump's tax agenda and other top priorities. Senators voted 52-48 to kick off consideration of the measure. A simple majority was needed. The resolution sets out instructions that both chambers will eventually use to craft a bill they...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Democratic attorneys general join legal fight over Trump’s election order 

Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued Thursday over President Trump’s executive order that aims to strengthen proof of citizenship requirements in voting and prevent states from tabulating mail-in ballots received after Election Day. The new lawsuit adds to three existing cases filed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and separate coalitions of private groups, who accuse Trump...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Leavitt: Trump tariffs won’t lead to 'pain' for American-owned businesses or US workers

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Trump’s tariffs won’t lead to “pain” for U.S. workers or American-owned businesses amid concern after “Liberation Day.” Leavitt joined NewsNation’s “Morning in America” on Thursday morning, just a day after Trump announced a 10 percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. and targeted tariffs on...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Markets plunge in wake of Trump’s new tariffs and fears of global trade war

U.S. markets plunged in the wake of President Trump's announcement of new tariffs. Many stocks had their worst single day since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Leaders around the world denounced the tariffs and experts warned the president's action could risk more inflation, stall growth and even trigger a recession. Lisa Desjardins reports and Geoff Bennett discusses more with Ron Insana.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Officials in 19 states sue to block Trump’s election order, saying it’s unconstitutional

Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

GOP Sen. Johnson says Wisconsin bracing to see ‘how painful’ tariff fallout will be

Financial markets sank in the wake of President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on practically all goods being imported to the U.S. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson is a member of the Senate budget and finance committees. His state of Wisconsin exports more than $27 billion in goods to international markets and he joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the tariffs.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

NSC staff ousted

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story National Security Council staff ousted at White House Multiple staff members on the White House National Security Council were fired Thursday following a meeting President Trump had this week with far-right activist Laura Loomer. AP...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

News Wrap: Trump fires several National Security Council members

In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump will fire several members of his National Security Council after he met in the Oval Office with conservative activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, the Senate confirmed Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and a string of violent storms across the Midwest and South killed at least six people.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to expand congressional authority over tariffs

Legislation pushed by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell would require presidents to justify new tariffs and secure congressional approval within 60 days, otherwise they would expire.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Mehdi Hasan on talks of Booker's rise in Democratic Party: 'Let's calm down'

Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said it’s premature for Democrats to talk about Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) potentially running for president in 2028, saying news cycles pass quickly in President Trump’s Washington. In an interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” host Leland Vittert asked Hasan, a left-leaning commentator, whether he thinks “everybody [is] getting a little...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Cruz: High tariffs 'in perpetuity' would not be good economic policy

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that if President Trump’s tariffs on trading partners last for months it will hurt the economy and American consumers. “I think it is a mistake to assume that we will have high tariffs in perpetuity. I don’t think that would be good economic policy. I am not a...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

How Taiwan is boosting its defenses to resist Chinese aggression

Taiwan has long been the most tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend its democracy. This week, China’s People’s Liberation Army launched new drills and sent ships around Taiwan. The U.S. said the moves “put the region’s security, and the world’s prosperity, at risk.” Nick Schifrin reports for our series: Taiwan: Risk and Resistance.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Tariffs roil Big Tech

{beacon} View Online Technology Technology The Big Story Why Trump's tariffs are roiling Big Tech President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are poised to strike a blow at the tech industry, as massive import taxes on China and Taiwan disrupt trade flows central to tech firms’ business. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Trump announced new tariffs...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Trump administration resumes family detention in immigration crackdown

One of the most contentious immigration policies in recent decades has been the detention of undocumented immigrant families. The Trump administration plans to detain thousands more in an effort to crack down on border crossings and legal pathways to asylum. John Yang discussed more with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

What tariffs could mean for US workers, consumers and the economy

President Trump’s Wednesday tariff announcement was larger in scope than many businesses and policy analysts were predicting, with the imposition of a 10 percent general tariff on imports to the U.S. and additional targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries. The taxes on U.S. importers of foreign products are a major unilateral escalation of Trump’s...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Conservative constitutional lawyer weighs in on Trump’s aggressive use of executive power

President Trump has an expansive view of presidential authority and is claiming sweeping powers over the executive branch, including independent federal agencies. Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Alicea, a professor of law and director of the Center for The Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition at the Catholic University, for his take. It's part of our series, On Democracy.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Trump's tariffs spur stock meltdown

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Wall Street suffers worst day of losses since 2020 The stock market cratered Thursday as fears of global economic slowdown driven by President Trump’s new tariffs spurred Wall Street’s worst day of losses since the outbreak...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

WATCH: Trump says market plunge ‘expected’ a day after announcing broad tariffs

President Donald Trump offered a rosy assessment after the stock market dropped sharply Thursday over his tariffs, saying, “I think it's going very well."

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

CDC cuts environmental health employees

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Staff who worked on lead, asthma let go from CDC Staff members who fought childhood lead exposure and those who worked on cancer clusters were among those fired from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a now-former employee told The Hill. ...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Dr. Oz takes the helm of CMS

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Oz takes helm of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the Senate to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party-line 53-45 vote Thursday. Greg Nash,...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Former Trump economic adviser calls tariffs a ‘sledgehammer’

President Trump’s former economic adviser Stephen Moore likened the administration’s newly announced tariffs to a “sledgehammer.” Moore joined CNN on Thursday, just a day after Trump announced a 10 percent general tariff on all imports to the U.S. and targeted tariffs on dozens of other countries around the world. “I’m not a big fan of...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Stocks plummet as Trump leans in on tariffs

Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump leans in on tariffs as stocks plummet President Trump's new tariffs on dozens of countries exporting goods to the U.S. sent markets into a massive meltdown Thursday, prompting fears of a global recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of more than 1,680...

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: The Hill

Federal judge plans to temporarily block billions in health funding cuts to states

A federal judge said Thursday that she will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s administration fromcutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projectsthroughout the country.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How the White House calculated Trump’s sweeping new tariffs

President Donald Trump promised tariffs that would raise U.S. import taxes high enough to mirror what others assess as trade penalties on American goods. What he’s actually imposing is based on far more complicated math.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Pentagon watchdog to review Hegseth’s sharing of Houthi strike plans in Signal chat

The Pentagon’s acting inspector general announced Thursday that he would review Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’suse of the Signal messaging appto convey plans for a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Once called the world’s most popular politician, Lula’s approval in Brazil plummeting

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was once called the most popular politician on Earth by then-U.S. President Barack Obama. Those times are long gone.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

A timeline of Trump’s tariff actions so far

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

India’s Lower House passes controversial bill that would change Muslim land endowments

Indian parliament's Lower House has passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

How soon will prices rise? 4 questions about Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, answered

Economists don’t share President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for tariffs since they’re a tax on importers that usually get passed on to consumers. It’s possible, however, that the reciprocal tariffs could bring other countries to the table and get them to lower their own import taxes.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

DOJ declined to prosecute Texas attorney general in final weeks of Biden’s term, AP reports

The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour

Hungary says it will quit International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives in Budapest

Hungary said it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, which Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said was a “political” organization.

Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour