Coverage of Donald J. Trump

What's next for tariffs? Refunds, prices and trade deals

Scott Lincicome, the vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, shares what will happen next after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs last week. Some companies want a refund after paying the tariffs.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump's Iran trump card?

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

'Ashamed of certain members of the court'; President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court justices

President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court justices who ruled that his sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal.

Supreme Court rules that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal

Supreme Court rules that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal. CNN's Michael Yoshida reports.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump's ballot box bear trap

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump on the downhill slope

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Maduro drummed out, US oil companies drummed in

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries as Trump administration ramps up immigration crackdown

(CNN) -- The US will reexamine all green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern" at President Donald Trump's direction, as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, DC.

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol's immigration crackdown in North Carolina

The Trump administration's deployment of Border Patrol agents in North Carolina prompted a range of claims about the operation, some of which are misleading.

Paul Specht and Will Doran, PolitiFact reporters

Fact check: Do some North Carolina jails 'refuse' to give inmates to immigration officials?

"There's about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte's jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of Homeland Security, said in an interview.

As Senate race looms, Cooper and Whatley weigh-in on Charlotte immigration crackdown

Immigration agents over the weekend arrested more than 130 immigrants accused of being in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security said Monday.

Fact check: Is Walmart's Thanksgiving deal cheaper under Trump than Biden?

Facing falling consumer confidence and widespread concern about inflation, President Donald Trump said a Walmart Thanksgiving dinner package shows his policies are lowering prices.

Fact check: How many US food stamp recipients are noncitizens?

About 42 million people participate in SNAP, which provides food assistance to low-income households. But online, X users have fueled doubts about the program's beneficiaries.

Focus on Capitol Hill shifts to new developments in the Jeffrey Epstein case since federal government reopened

With the government now reopened, federal employees are returning to work and attention on Capitol Hill has shifted to new developments on the case of Jeffrey Epstien with the Speaker of the House saying there is more to come. The House is set to hold a vote next week on whether to order the Justice Department to release all files on the matter.

Fact check: Pritzker said Trump 'shut down the SNAP machines'

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a vocal Democratic critic of President Donald Trump during the federal government shutdown, mischaracterized the Trump administration's actions related to food aid for low-income families.

Fact check: White House says ICE officers have 'federal immunity'

Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents they are legally protected from prosecution and local officials cannot arrest them.

'Grassroots slugfest': A sheriff in a cowboy hat is trying to topple one of NC's most powerful Republicans

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger faces Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page in the GOP primary to represent Senate District 26. It's Berger's first Republican challenger in years.

Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter

UNC students and staff rally to protest Trump's higher education compact

A few dozen people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus to protest the Trump administration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence." Chancellor Lee Roberts said the university would not sign the compact "as written."

Chancellor says UNC won't sign Trump's higher education compact 'as written'

A few dozen people gathered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus to protest the Trump administration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence." Chancellor Lee Roberts said the university would not sign the compact "as written."

Airlines rush to prepare for federal reductions in flights

Airlines raced Thursday to rework plans and prepare customers and workers for disruptions this weekend, when a reduction of flights is set to take effect at the nation's busiest airports.

Niraj Chokshi and Christine Chung, New York Times

Fact check: Has overall inflation eased under Donald Trump?

"When we came in, it was 'egg-flation, egg-flation, egg-flation,'" Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Oct. 26 on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Fact-checking Trump's '60 Minutes' interview on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

The nearly 90-minute interview came a year after he successfully sued CBS' parent company over its editing of a Kamala Harris interview, netting a $16 million settlement.

What Is happening with SNAP benefits during the shutdown?

A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday to continue funding for food stamps during the government shutdown, a legal victory for local officials and nonprofits that sought to spare roughly 42 million Americans from losing the benefits in a matter of days.

Chris Cameron and Julia Moskin, New York Times

SNAP benefits could be delayed for 1.4 million North Carolinians

About 1.4 million people in North Carolina rely on SNAP benefits for food and groceries.

Fact check: Paul calls out Trump's drug boat strikes, citing Coast Guard statistics

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said maritime law enforcement statistics show that not all boats suspected of carrying drugs actually have drugs onboard. He said the military's strikes were not in line with usual U.S. policy.