California sues Trump administration to block tariffs

California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, accusing him of abusing his powers and inflicting financial harm on the state and nation.

Trump reports 'big progress' in tariff talks with Japanese officials

President Donald Trump said there was "big progress" when he made the surprise move on Wednesday to negotiate directly with Japanese officials about the barrage of tariffs he has imposed on global imports.

US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was shutting down a State Department office that had sought to counter foreign disinformation, accusing it of censorship and wasting U.S. taxpayer money.

CDC considers narrowing its Covid-19 vaccine recommendations

(cnn) — The Us Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those

US sues Maine over Trump executive order on transgender athletes

The Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday, escalating its conflict with the state for refusing to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's and girls' sports.

House Republican Elise Stefanik eyes run for New York governor

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering running for governor of New York next year, according to a person familiar with her plans.

Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts

U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Fed would wait for more data on the economy's direction before changing interest rates.

El Salvador blocks US senator from visiting wrongly deported Salvadoran man

Sen. Chris Van Hollen said on Wednesday authorities in El Salvador had denied him access to Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man mistakenly deported and being held in a notorious prison in the country.

Congress opens investigation into 23andMe after bankruptcy raises concerns of data privacy

Congressional Republicans are opening an investigation into 23andMe after the genetic testing company filed bankruptcy earlier this year, raising questions about what would happen to millions of Americans' DNA information uploaded to its database.

A Zoom outage prevented thousands of people from joining meetings, using the website

Tens of thousands of people likely got a break from their afternoon meetings on Wednesday when Zoom outages prevented users from joining meetings and accessing the website.

Judge says Trump administration officials could face contempt charges over deportations

Trump administration officials could face criminal contempt charges for violating a U.S. federal judge's order halting deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a wartime law, the judge said on Wednesday.

US judge blocks Energy Department from slashing federal research funding

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out steep cuts to federal research funding provided to universities by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Wink Martindale, genial game show host, dies at 91

Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough," has died. He was 91. Martindale did one of the first recorded TV interviews with a young Elvis Presley.

Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell put on leave in Pentagon leak probe

One of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leading advisers, Dan Caldwell, was escorted from the Pentagon on Tuesday after being identified during an investigation into leaks at the Department of Defense, a U.S. official told Reuters.