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Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

U.S. goods trade deficit hits record $1.24 trillion despite Trump’s tariff push

President Donald Trump's tariff policies in 2025 produced a mixed economic picture -- narrowing the overall trade deficit only modestly while the goods trade deficit hit a record high and import taxes increased costs for U.S. businesses, according to Commerce Department data reported by The Associated Press.

February 19, 2026
Tucker Carlson speaks at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, Sept. 21, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Tucker Carlson claims detention at Israeli airport; officials deny it

Tucker Carlson claimed Wednesday that Israeli airport security detained him and members of his team at Ben Gurion International Airport following an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee -- a claim flatly denied by Israeli authorities, the U.S. Embassy and Huckabee himself.

February 19, 2026
A woman gets into an altercation with a federal immigration officer as officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

From 250 to 600 arrests a day: Inside ICE’s dramatic expansion

ICE agents used force more than four times as often in the early weeks of the Trump administration compared to before, according to newly released government documents that offer a raw look at the friction accompanying the White House's mass deportation push.

February 18, 2026
Live Action hosted a Capitol Hill press conference on Jan. 22, 2026, urging the Food and Drug Administration to revoke its approval of mifepristone, one of two pills used in the abortion protocol. From left: former Planned Parenthood clinic director, Mayra Rodriguez; Dr. George Delgado; Live Action President Lila Rose; Shanyce Thomas, who experienced complications from the abortion pill; and Ethics and Public Policy Center President Ryan T. Anderson. (Image courtesy of Live Action)

Abortion pill reversal: What the science actually says

Heartbeat International made headlines this week announcing that more than 8,000 women have used its Abortion Pill Rescue Network in an attempt to continue their pregnancies after starting the chemical abortion process. Democrats and major medical groups say the procedure is scientifically unsound.

February 18, 2026
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, is joined by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., rear, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as they arrive to speak with reporters after a closed-door Democratic meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Records show Democratic fundraisers sought Epstein donations after conviction

Newly released Epstein-related records -- including materials provided by the Justice Department and published by congressional investigators -- show that fundraisers working for top Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, solicited Jeffrey Epstein for campaign donations and access to fundraising events years after his 2008 conviction as a registered sex offender.

February 17, 2026