US judge limits Trump's ability to swiftly deport migrants held at Guantanamo Bay

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to ensure migrants held at Guantanamo Bay are given a chance to raise any concerns about their safety before being deported to El Salvador or countries other than their places of origin.

Stocks log worst 100 day start since Nixon as Trump injects semipermanent uncertainty

President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office delivered the worst start for stocks since former President Richard Nixon's second term in 1973, stoked volatility across markets and created expectations of a semipermanent state of uncertainty.

Treasury dealers recommend ending federal debt ceiling

The Treasury's primary dealers say they would prefer to end the federal debt ceiling, minutes of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee showed on Wednesday.

China suggests COVID-19 originated in US in response to Trump allegation

China restated its case that COVID-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response released on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's administration blamed a lab leak in China.

2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas

At least two people have died as slow-moving thunderstorms flooded roads across parts of Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities in Oklahoma say the two people died after their vehicles were caught in floodwaters.

US judge rules Apple violated order to reform App Store

Apple violated a U.S. court order that required the iPhone maker to allow greater competition for app downloads and payment methods in its lucrative App Store and will be referred to federal prosecutors, a federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday.

Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump

Ukraine and the U.S. have signed a deal that will give the U.S. preferential access to new Ukrainian minerals deals and fund investment in Ukraine's reconstruction.

Visa partners with AI giants to streamline online shopping

Visa is partnering with tech heavyweights, including Microsoft and OpenAI, to roll out a new platform that lets users delegate their online shopping tasks to AI agents.

Appeals court will not allow DOGE to access Social Security data

A divided federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's bid to lift an order blocking the Social Security Administration from giving the Elon Musk-spearheaded Department of Government Efficiency unfettered access to the data of millions of Americans.

House panel drops bid to remove FTC's antitrust authority

The House Judiciary Committee reversed course on a proposal to remove the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust authority on Wednesday.

Supreme Court conservatives signal support for milestone religious charter school

Conservative Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Wednesday toward a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a major test of religious rights.

US Senate rejects bill to rein in Trump tariffs as economy contracts

An evenly split U.S. Senate rejected the latest bipartisan bid to block President Donald Trump's tariffs on Wednesday, hours after the federal government reported that the nation's economy contracted.

Storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania and about 500,000 customers without power

A powerful storm downed trees and power lines, leaving more than half a million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and neighboring states in the dark on Wednesday morning.

US urges India and Pakistan not to escalate tensions, Rubio plans calls

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will speak soon with his counterparts in India and Pakistan and urge them not to escalate tensions over a deadly Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms launches standalone AI assistant app

Facebook parent Meta Platforms on Tuesday launched a separate app for its Meta AI assistant, similar to those offered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet's Google.

House Republicans propose dropping $20 vehicle registration fee, seek EV fee of $250

House Republicans will propose a new $250 annual fee on electric cars as part of a tax reform bill under consideration.

Trump eases auto tariffs burden as Lutnick touts first foreign trade deal

President Donald Trump signed a pair of orders to soften the blow of his auto tariffs Tuesday with a mix of credits and relief from other levies on materials, and his trade team touted its first deal with a foreign trading partner.