Sen. Chuck Grassley keeps cool with angry Iowans in tense town hall

Although the meeting was often acrimonious, several attendees thanked GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley for holding in-person meetings. Two tased at Marjorie Taylor Green town hall in Georgia At a town hall in metro-Atlanta, Marjorie Taylor Greene was interrupted multiple times by protesters. FORT MADISON, Iowa − About 100 people crowded into the City Hall chambers … Read more

White House tariff figure for China causes confusion

Auto industry could get exemptions from tariffs, Trump says President Donald Trump said he’s considering temporary tariff exemptions for automakers amid attempts to move manufacturing back to the U.S. Amid a tense trade war with China, a White House statement that some Chinese goods face 245% tariffs generated confusion in Beijing.  Was it another escalation? … Read more

US judge blocks Energy Department from slashing federal research funding

Nate Raymond  |  Reuters BOSTON, April 16 (Reuters) – 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. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued a temporary restraining order blocking the department from implementing the new policy at the behest of a group … Read more