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Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed after forced removal from DHS press conference

President Donald Trump ripped Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell as a "numbskull" as he turned up the heat on the central bank chief to lower interest rates.

Watch live: Trump signs resolutions to roll back California's EV plans

The Pentagon ordered the withdrawal of some American personnel from embassies in Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain as tensions spike between the U.S., Israel and Iran.

Passage would solidify DOGE-backed cuts, but some Republicans are uneasy about the programs being targeted, including the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

President Trump's officials have repeatedly said that they are nearing trade deals with a number of countries, without releasing specifics of most of them.

The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board said State Department officials denied awards for a "substantial number" of people for the upcoming academic year.

U.S. tariffs on China won't change again, Lutnick says

Trump says China will supply rare earths in 'done' deal

Elon Musk on Wednesday said he regretted some of the social media posts he made last week during an explosive public dispute with U.S. President Donald Trump.