Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other nations that would go into…
Camp Mystic ‘grieving the loss’ of 27 campers and counselors following catastrophic Texas floods
By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — Camp Mystic says it is “grieving the loss” of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of…
The House gives final approval to Trump’s big tax bill and sends it to him to sign
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature…
House Republicans are pushing Trump’s big bill to the brink of passage
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are ready to vote on President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill early Thursday, up all night as GOP leaders…
Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday on the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats…
US stocks add more gains to their all-time high
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are adding to their records as Wall Street nears the finish of a second straight winning month. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Monday in its first trading after completing a stunning rebound from its…
GOP tax bill would ease regulations on gun silencers and some rifles and shotguns
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump wants on his desk by July 4 would loosen regulations on gun silencers and certain types of rifles and shotguns,…
Truckers fear job loss as new English language rules take effect
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press LINDEN, New Jersey (AP) — At a trucking school in New Jersey, students are maneuvering 18-wheelers around traffic cones. Other future drivers look under hoods to perform safety checks, narrating as they examine steering hoses…
Oil prices drop sharply, and stocks rally worldwide after announcement of Israel-Iran ceasefire
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices are dropping further, and stocks are rallying worldwide Tuesday on hopes that Israel’s war with Iran will not damage the global flow of crude, even if a tentative truce seemed to fray under fire…
US confirms missile attack from Iran on air base in Qatar
By DAVID RISING, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Defense Department official is confirming a missile attack from Iran on a U.S. military base in Qatar but says no casualties have been…