President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks never went out, and neither did his earlier government-savings dividend. Now he says every adult citizen gets $5,000 if Republicans keep Congress on Tuesday, a plan that would need Congress and cost about $1.2 trillion.
A CBS News review found that President Trump's pardons and commutations wiped out at least $119 million in court-ordered repayments to victims. Democrats say they will investigate if they win subpoena power on Tuesday, while the White House says Trump is using his constitutional authority.
A Oct. 28 proclamation puts no tariffs on factory machinery for now. It gives trade officials 180 days to negotiate, which pushes any decision on new import taxes well past Tuesday's midterm election.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on House Judiciary, asked Trump for records on tariff exemptions given to industries whose leaders donated to him or gave him gifts. The White House had not responded as of the CNBC report, and Election Day is Nov. 3.
Reports from ABC, NBC and The Washington Post show that Trump's clemency grants ended payments owed to fraud victims. We could not confirm a new $119 million total, so this brief covers the record we could verify.
The top House Judiciary Democrat told three business groups that companies helping bring in Russian diesel under Trump's deal face civil and criminal liability. A 10-year statute of limitations means that exposure could outlast Trump's term.
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a staff report Monday saying there is enough evidence for a criminal investigation. The White House denies the allegations, and Democrats admit Trump's Justice Department is unlikely to act.
A new analysis from a nonpartisan research group counts about 980,000 deportations in the first 18 months of President Trump's second term. Most of the people deported had no criminal record, and the yearly totals are below the 1 million the White House promised.