Appeals court lets Trump's tariffs stay in place for now in big win for president

Karoline Leavitt thanked Elon Musk on behalf of the White House hours after he announced online that his tenure as a ‘Special Government Employee’ was ending.

‘We thank him for his service. We thank him for getting those off of the ground and the efforts to cut waste, fraud and abuse,’ said Leavitt, as Musk’s 130-day stint came to a conclusion.

She also got asked about Musk’s comment to CBS that ‘I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit, not just decreases it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing’ – undermining Trump’s top legislative priority.

‘The President is very proud of the one big, beautiful bill, and he wants to see it passed. He wants the Senate to get to work on it and send it to his desk as quickly as possible,’ she said.

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor

White House trade official Peter Navarro railed against a ‘judicial blockade’ on a topsy turvy day with courts ruling against the Trump tariffs before an federal appeals court reinstated Trump’s tariffs Thudsay while the legal battle continues.

‘Even if we lose, we will do it another way,’ Navarro vowed, noting that the appeals court pointed to existing trade tools at the president’s disposal.

Navarro, a counselor to the president who got a pardon from Trump after serving time in prison for refusing to testify to the House January 6 Committee, called the Trump tariff agenda ‘alive and well’ despite rulings by courts he attacked.

‘A lot of this back and forth is the result of Democrats working with the globalist RINO Wall Street people to try to stop the Trump agenda,’ he fumed. A bipartisan three-judge trade court in New York ruled Trump does not have ‘unbounded authority’ on tariffs and questioned the emergency designation Trump invoked. One of the judges was a Trump appointee.

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

An offensive AI-generated video of Donald Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet that was played at a government building this year was created by a federal employee, allegedly while they were getting taxpayer dollars.

The video showing what appears to be Trump smooching the toes of Musk was featured on TV monitors in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in February.

The clip, first reported by Vox, was created using AI and played on TV screens inside the agency's cafeteria during the workday.

Authorities have since identified the individual responsible, though they have not released their name as the investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Now, a whistleblower has come forward to expose that the person allegedly responsible for the video was a HUD employee and union member who carried out the hack all while on taxpayer-funded union time (TFUT).

AI video of Trump kissing Elon Musk allegedly made 'on taxpayer dime'

A nasty AI-generated video of Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet was allegedly created by a federal worker while they were getting paid taxpayer money.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Katie Miller is following Elon Musk from the White House back to the private sector as the tech billionaire officially leaves his post in Washington, D.C.

But her husband, Stephen Miller, appeared to respond negatively to her boss's criticism of President Donald Trump 's massive spending bill.

The top Trump aide caused a stir on social media on Tuesday after Musk said he was 'disappointed' in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and claimed it went against the cuts he worked hard to implement during his months at the Department of Government Efficiency.

'Under senate budget rules, you cannot cut discretionary spending (only mandatory) in a reconciliation bill,' Miller explained to social media on Tuesday. 'So DOGE cuts would have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package or an appropriations bill.'

'The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill and does not fund the departments of government,' he went on. 'It does not finance our agencies or federal programs.'

Trump aide's wife leaves White House to work for Elon Musk

Katie Miller is following Elon Musk from the White House back to the private sector as the tech billionaire officially leaves his post in Washington, D.C.

By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter

Financial services company UBS Global Wealth Management expects the rest of the year to yield ipside equities after Thursday's rally from April's market lows.

UBS's chief investment officer of global equities Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi said in a Thursday client note that the has a S&P 500 target of 6,000 by the end of 2025.

At market open on Thursday, the S&P was at nearly 5,905 with a roughly 0.7 percent gain from Wednesday's close.

It's record high was 4,144.15 on February 19, 2025 – just days beofre President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' announcement.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell met with President Trump following the president's repeated public calls to lower interest rates.

'At the President's invitation, Chair Powell met with the President today at the White House to discuss economic developments including for growth, employment, and inflation,' the Fed said in a statement Thursday.

'Chair Powell did not discuss his expectations for monetary policy, except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what that means for the outlook.

Finally, Chair Powell said that he and his colleagues on the FOMC will set monetary policy, as required by law, to support maximum employment and stable prices and will make those decisions based solely on careful, objective, and non-political analysis.'

Jon Michael Raasch, Political Reporter for DailyMail.com

The White House is fuming after a federal court slapped down Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans and likened it to a 'coup' against the president.

A panel of three judges at the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled Wednesday that the president overstepped his authority by invoking a 1970s law that enabled him to impose tariffs after declaring a national emergency.

Roiling markets and sending the stock and bond markets into a frenzy, the tariff regimen announced in early April forced trade partners to recalibrate their work relationship with the U.S.

The new ruling blocks many of Trump's tariffs, which were brought under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).

However, the ruling does not unravel all of the Republicans' tariffs, as many were enacted through means other than the IEEPA.

Trump White House slams 'judicial coup' after court blocks his tariffs

White House workers are fuming after a federal court slapped down Donald Trump 's sweeping tariff plans, with one likening it to a 'coup' against the president.

By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent

U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs said Thursday that she will tell the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department not to make any changes to Harvard's student visa program.

CNN reported Burrough's decision from a Boston courtroom as the details were still being hashed out in court.

'I want to maintain the status quo,' the judge said.

She told Harvard and Justice Department attorneys to work out an agreement that would stop the revocation of foreign student visas.

'It doesn’t need to be draconian, but I want to make sure it’s worded in such a way that nothing changes,' Burroughs said.

The Trump administration had tried to prevent a ruling in Harvard's favor ahead of the mid-morning hearing by backing away from plans to immediately revoke the university's ability to enroll international students.

Judge delivers blow to Trump's ban on Harvard's foreign students

Allison Burrough's decision was reported from a Boston courtroom as the details were still being hashed out.

The Trump administration signaled on Thursday it might back away from plans to immediately revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students and would instead pursue a lengthier administrative process.

According to a court filing, the Department of Homeland Security sent Harvard a notice of intent on Wednesday to withdraw the school's certification under the federal Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which allows Harvard to enroll non-U.S. students.

Harvard has denied Trump administration charges of alleged bias against conservatives, fostering antisemitism on campus and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.

It has 30 days to respond to the notice.

The notice came ahead of a scheduled hearing before U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston over whether to extend a temporary order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump's dministration from revoking the Ivy League school's right to host international students.

The hearing kicked off at 10:30 a.m.

Trump gives Harvard 30 days to challenge foreign students ban

The Trump administration signaled on Thursday it might back away from plans to immediately revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students.

By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor

Trump border czar Tom Homan defended ICE enforcement actions on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard Tuesday after agents descended on the liberal havens, promising further worksite enforcement actions.

‘We're all over the country, every city, and you're seeing expansion of that, he said when asked about the raids by DailyMail.

‘So you will see see more teams on the street than you’ve ever seen before. We're going to see more worksite enforcement than you've ever seen in the history of this nation,’ said Homan, dismissing any partisan motivation for going after migrants in the community. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis famously bussed Venezuelan migrants from his home state to Martha's Vineyard, just across the Nantucket Sound. The islands host the Kennedys and the Obamas in the summer, and President Biden spends Thanksgivings on Nantucket.

Homan warned so called sanctuary cities that ‘we’re going to flood the zone.’

He said when agents go to find a ‘bad guy’ at a work site, often ‘there’s 10 more illegal aliens there. They’re coming, too.’

He spoke after dramatic footage showed migrants detained through ICE and FBI raids ferried back to the mainland under guard while wearing life jackets.

Business leaders and American companies breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday night when Trump's tariffs were struck down in the U.S. Court of International Trade

Vice President for General Economics and Stiefel Trade Policy Center Scott Lincicome called the ruling a 'huge and immediate relief' and Trump's initial move a 'costly and embarrassing episode.'

The decision, he said, 'gives foreign governments... significant new leverage in ongoing trade talks,' Lincicome added in a statement.

Lincicome said in a statement on the action that thousands of American companies were feeling stressed over 'crippling new costs' they were facing after Trump announced tariffs on nearly every foreign trade partner.