CBP opens $166 billion importer refund portal two months after Supreme Court loss as administration studies reducing payouts.
Energy Secretary Wright says gas may not drop below $3 per gallon until 2027, with average price up 39% since February.
U.S. Customs opens portal Monday for $166 billion in tariff refunds, two months after Supreme Court struck down Trump tariffs.
U.S. Navy fires on and boards Iranian cargo ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, first seizure since blockade of Iran began April 13.
Anthropic CEO meets White House chief of staff Wiles as OMB moves to give federal agencies access to Mythos, routing around Pentagon blacklist.
Trump extends Russian oil sanctions waiver, reversing Treasury Sec. Bessent’s public pledge two days earlier to let it expire.
Treasury’s terrorism-financing chief Burke bought oil and nuclear ETFs eight days before Iran strikes, while overseeing sanctions that move those markets.
Pentagon asks GM, Ford, GE Aerospace, and Oshkosh to shift factory capacity to weapons production as Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.
Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down May 15, as Warsh confirmation remains blocked.
Treasury Secretary Bessent warns foreign banks of Iran sanctions he calls “financial equivalent” of bombing campaign.
Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee Warsh discloses at least $135 million in personal assets, far exceeding any recent Fed chair, with confirmation hearing next week.
Customs agency will begin issuing refunds April 20 from $166 billion in tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as unlawful in February.
Prosecutors from D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro’s office show up unannounced at Federal Reserve headquarters demanding a tour of renovations a judge already ruled were investigative pretext.
Maine passes the nation’s first statewide ban on new large data centers, pausing permits until November 2027 to study energy and water impacts.
U.S. claims full naval blockade of Iranian ports within 36 hours as Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in three decades.
Trump holds impromptu press conference on Iran blockade with a DoorDash driver at his side after staging a McDonald’s delivery to promote his no-tax-on-tips law.
Trump launches blockade of all Iranian ports on war day 47 and threatens to destroy approaching warships while both sides quietly pursue new peace talks.
Trump concedes gas prices may stay elevated through midterm elections after March saw the largest monthly gasoline price spike on record.
Trump orders U.S. Navy to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail, prompting all shipping to stop in the Strait of Hormuz, passage for 20% of global oil.
Vance departs for Islamabad peace talks as Iran’s lead negotiator demands Lebanon ceasefire and unfrozen assets before negotiations can begin.
Cuban President Díaz-Canel tells NBC he won’t step down under U.S. pressure as Washington leverages oil embargo in diplomatic talks.
Trump DOJ settles predatory lending case against Texas developer without compensating victims, redirecting $20 million to immigration enforcement instead.
Postal Service suspends pension contributions to avoid running out of cash within 12 months, plans to raise stamp prices to 82 cents in July.
DOJ opens antitrust investigation into NFL over whether streaming deals and splintered media packages harm consumers.
Two-day-old Iran ceasefire falters as Kuwait reports drone attacks, Saudi Arabia reveals major pipeline damage, and Israeli strikes kill 300 in Lebanon.
Newly created Polymarket accounts placed large bets on Iran ceasefire hours before Trump’s announcement, generating hundreds of thousands in profits.
Treasury selects Bank of New York Mellon and Robinhood to manage Trump accounts, the tax-deferred child investment program created by last year’s budget law launching July 4.
Trump suspends threatened strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants after Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire, but Iran keeps firing and Israel says the deal excludes its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Three Gulf sovereign wealth funds near deal to provide almost a third of the $81 billion backing Paramount’s takeover of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
U.S. rescues missing crew member from downed F-15E on day 38 as Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen Strait of Hormuz.
Trump requests $152 million to reopen Alcatraz as a maximum security prison, converting one of America’s most visited national parks.
U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March after losing 133,000 in February, but the labor force shrank by 396,000 and wage growth hit its lowest point since 2021.
Trump’s budget reveals $377 million in White House renovation spending this year, an 866% increase, with $174 million more planned for next year.
Trump requests $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, a 40% increase, while cutting domestic programs 10% and telling Americans the country “can’t take care of day care.”
Trump proposes $10 billion National Park Service fund for Washington construction and beautification that critics say could bankroll his monument ambitions.
USDA kills 49 of 50 farm grants for underserved producers, costing Montana tribes nearly $15 million for land and training programs the agency labeled DEI.
Trump signs executive order threatening colleges’ federal grants if they don’t comply with NCAA rules on athlete transfers, eligibility and pay.
Iran shoots down two U.S. warplanes, a first in the five-week war, leaving one crew member missing two days after Trump declared Iran “decimated.”
Trump announces up to 100% tariff on imported brand-name drugs, but built-in exemptions mean the full rate may never apply to any major drugmaker.
Trump administration sues Illinois, Connecticut and Arizona to block state gambling regulators from overseeing prediction markets where traders have profited from the president’s military strikes.
Oil surges past $110 a barrel as Austria and Spain close airspace to U.S. military flights on day 36 of the Iran war.
Trump administration asks court to approve firing half of CFPB’s remaining staff after judges blocked earlier attempts to close the agency.
Trump tells nation Iran war objectives are “nearing completion” but offers no exit plan, no Hormuz deadline mention, and threatens two more weeks of bombing.
Trump schedules primetime address on the Iran war after telling reporters U.S. forces will leave in “two or three weeks,” as NBC reports he has repeatedly rejected off-ramps to end the conflict.
Trump’s “God Squad” convenes for the first time in over 30 years and votes unanimously to exempt all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drilling from Endangered Species Act protections.
Gas tops $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as Iran war enters day 34, with 348 American troops wounded and a third aircraft carrier deploying to the region.
Iranian drone strikes fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels off Dubai, setting it ablaze.
Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s power grid, oil wells, and water supply unless a deal is reached “shortly,” as Gulf allies push for ground invasion.