WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF) – President Trump raises tarrifs against imports from China to 125 percent today, but announces a 90 day pause for others. Beijing responded to the White House tariffs by announcing a reciprocal 84% tariff rate on U.S. goods, effective April 10. In a Truth Social post, Trump says he is immediately raising…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service’s acting commissioner is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S. Two people familiar with Melanie Krause’s decision confirmed the intended resignation to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline. Under the orders, Trump will use his emergency authority to allow some older coal-fired power plants set for retirement to keep producing electricity to meet rising U.S. power demand…… MORE
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington for a hastily organized visit bringing a long list of concerns. Iran. Tariffs. Turkey’s surging influence in Syria. And the war in Gaza. Netanyahu appeared to leave the meeting largely empty-handed — a stark contrast with his triumphant visit two months ago.…… MORE
LUBBOCK, Tx. (AP) — Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. West Texas is in the middle of a still-growing measles outbreak with 505 cases as of Tuesday and the state expanding the…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove following another stunning reversal. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% Tuesday after wiping out an early gain of 4.1%, which had it on track for its best day in years That brought the index nearly 19% below its record set in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 320…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other countries are already here, with more set to take effect in the coming days. Trump has promised that his latest and…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The justices acted Tuesday in the Republican administration’s emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California…… MORE
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The nearly 2,700-mile Keystone oil pipeline was shut down Tuesday morning after it ruptured in North Dakota, halting the flow of millions of gallons of crude oil from Canada to refineries in the U.S. and potentially leading to higher gasoline prices. It wasn’t clear what caused the rupture of the underground…… MORE
(WBAP/KLIF) – AUSTIN, TX – Paxton’s campaign will challenge long-time Senator John Cornyn, who has served four consecutive terms since he was elected in 2002. Cornyn who officially announced his re-election campaign in March has faced criticism for his work on a bipartisan gun safety bill and his support for Ukraine. Ken Paxton was elected…… MORE
