As President Donald Trump departed the White House on Thursday afternoon — his first time in public since announcing sweeping new tariffs that have jolted global markets and sparked recession fears — he likened the duties he imposed this week to a successful medical procedure.

Few Republicans are eager to defend the president's tariffs, putting the party on the back foot for the first time in Trump’s new term.

Trump Jr. tipped his cap to the Alabama volunteers who flocked to swing states to put his father over the top.

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s ”“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts.

President Donald Trump publicly backed a proposal by Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida to allow new parents to vote by proxy in the House of Representatives.Trump's comments put him directly at odds with House Speaker Mike Johnson,

In today’s edition, our Capitol Hill team explores how Republicans are joining with Democrats in efforts to check President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Financial markets around the world were reeling Thursday following President Donald Trump’s latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it. Little was spared as fear flared globally about the potentially higher inflation and weakening economic growth that tariffs can create.

The S&P 500 was down 3.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 1,100 points or 2.6% at 12:40 p.m.