Politics

China announced a 34% retaliatory tariff in response to President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plan.

World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab will "start the process" of stepping down as chair of its board of trustees, The Financial Times reports.

South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, removing him from office.

Former Vice President Mike Pence received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for certifying the 2020 election.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy issued a temporary restraining order on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) move to cut $11 billion in public health funding.

Georgia House Democrats staged a walkout Thursday in protest of Senate Bill 185, which bans taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments for prison inmates. The bill, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Randy Robertson, passed the House 100-2 and now heads to Republican Governor Brian Kemp for his signature.

Russia’s top economic envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, arrived in Washington this week for high-level meetings with officials from President Donald Trump’s administration, marking the most significant visit by a Russian official to the U.S. since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The visit signals an intensifying diplomatic effort by the Trump administration to broker a ceasefire in the prolonged Ukraine conflict.

Los Angeles County is advancing plans to establish a registry for individuals with disabilities and mobility challenges following the January wildfires that killed 17 people. County supervisors unanimously approved a motion on Tuesday directing officials to explore creating the registry to improve emergency response for vulnerable residents.

The University of Oregon (UO) is dealing with fallout after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) abruptly canceled an international student’s visa without notifying the university in advance. The action, taken on March 28, left university officials unaware of the termination until after it occurred.

A proposed bill in Illinois is drawing sharp criticism from lawmakers and families alike for potentially criminalizing parents who homeschool their children. House Bill 2827, dubbed the “Homeschool Act,” would require parents to register with their local public school through a “homeschool declaration form,” with failure to comply punishable by a misdemeanor.