WASHINGTON — A House committee took a step on Wednesday toward restricting exports of certain artificial intelligence semiconductor chips to China, a policy proposal that has a prominent opponent in the Trump White House.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 42-2, with one member voting present, to advance a bill that would call for the ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations opposing his effort to take possession of Greenland, citing a “framework of a future deal” he said was reached regarding the island.

The decision, which Trump announced Wednesday on social media, marks a stark reversal for a president who has ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A House committee recommended holding Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress on Wednesday, a key step on a path that could lead to criminal charges against the high-profile Democrats.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to advance separate reports on contempt, citing the duo’s failure to appear ...Read more

WASHINGTON — John L. “Jack” Smith is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, a high-profile appearance that will allow him and Republicans to present starkly different takeaways about the former special counsel’s criminal investigations of President Donald Trump.

For Smith, the hearing will offer a platform to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready to rule against President Donald Trump’s attempt to immediately remove Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook, expressing skepticism during oral arguments Wednesday about a president’s control over the central bank.

The Trump administration had asked the justices to overturn lower court ...Read more

Kentucky Rep. James Comer refused to conduct an interview with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on their terms Tuesday, setting up a vote Wednesday in a U.S. House committee to hold them both in contempt of Congress.

The House Oversight Committee sought to depose the Clintons regarding their...Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had “formed the framework of a future deal” on Greenland and backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European allies who opposed the U.S. taking over the Arctic island.

Trump said he forged what he called a Greenland breakthrough during talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the power, acting alone, to fire Federal Reserve board governor Lisa Cook for a past mistake on a mortgage application.

Most of the justices said they were not convinced that what Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. described as ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered a sharp critique of U.S. allies and rivals alike during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, questioning Europe's political direction, casting down on NATO's reliability and reiterating his intent to push to acquire Greenland.

Speaking before an audience of global ...Read more

NUUK, Greenland — President Donald Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing trans-Atlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the world’s largest island.

Instead, the United States struck a “framework”...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress to implement his proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, a policy that’s drawn pushback from some of the biggest banks and card issuers.

“I’m asking Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year and this will help millions of Americans save for a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Without the United States, Europe would sink into economic ruin as other powers overwhelmed a broke, neutered and defenseless NATO.

That was the muscle-flexing message President Donald Trump delivered Wednesday at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, before an audience that included European leaders he’s ...Read more

President Donald Trump tripled down on his divisive push to take over Greenland in a bellicose speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Wednesday, fanning the flames of discord that allies fear could lead to the collapse of the Western alliance.

Even as he said he won’t grab Greenland by force, Trump stridently declared that ...Read more

U.S. Rep. James Comer refused to conduct an interview with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on their terms Tuesday, setting up a vote Wednesday in a U.S. House committee to hold them both in contempt of Congress.

The House Oversight Committee sought to depose the Clintons regarding their ...Read more

President Donald Trump upped the pressure on Europe to cede control of Greenland or face the consequences, saying that NATO owes it to the U.S. to grant it full rights to the Arctic island.

In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday after prompting days of elevated transatlantic tensions over his plans, Trump said that he was...Read more

President Donald Trump said he was seeking immediate talks on the U.S. acquiring Greenland while saying he did not plan to use force, during an address to the world’s business and political elite in Davos on Wednesday.

“I’m seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, just as we ...Read more

There are many things Donald Trump could regret about the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Perhaps it could be his nonstop lying about voter fraud, or how he was recorded asking Georgia election officials to “find” him the votes he needed. Maybe he has remorse about inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol, violence that led to seven ...Read more