Politics

President Trump delivered a speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which was rescheduled after a shooting at the event originally-scheduled back in April. This marks the first time Trump attended the dinner as president. 

We are learning more this week as former special counsel Jack Smith is maintaining his innocence after House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan referred Smith to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for potential criminal charges. The Republican from Ohio has accused Smith of lying while under oath during a deposition before his House GOP-led panel in late 2025. LiveNOW’s Andy Mac is speaking with David Spunt with Fox News in Washington, D.C. as Smith faces increased scrutiny from Republicans. 

We are learning more as federal employees will now have the ability to download TikTok onto their government devices. This comes after a reported yearslong ban. This reversal comes after ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, transferred control of the app's U.S. user data and operations to TikTok U.S. Data Security (TikTok USDS). LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with Adam Kovacevich, the Founder and CEO of Chamber of Progress, as a number of Trump admin officials and departments start to post on the social media site. 

President Donald Trump traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday morning to attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members who recently lost their lives in the Middle East. After the event, Trump was scheduled to depart for Georgia, and when he found out that the family of one of the service members killed was headed there too, the president offered one more gesture to them to show the nation’s appreciation. 

We are learning more as Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks after the House adopted a $95 billion budget proposal Wednesday. Experts are saying this represents a long-shot effort to fund ongoing conflict against Iran. A number of House Republicans were divided over the plan. The vote tally was 216-214, with all Democrats opposed. 

We are learning more this Tuesday after reports of a new multi-decade deal that could potentially pave the way for the United States to help Saudi Arabia with uranium enrichment capabilities. This comes as the United States continues to strike Iran, with the conflict between the two nations showing no signs of stopping. LiveNOW’s Shawna Khalafi is speaking with political scientist Dr. Benjamin Radd as the Trump administration balances diplomatic efforts across the Middle East. 

We are now learning this Monday that the U.S. military is continuing strikes on Iran for a 10th straight night. “Today at 4 p.m. ET, U.S. forces began a new round of strikes against Iran at the Commander in Chief's direction,” U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media. Reports indicate that the fresh wave of strikes came at the direction of President Donald Trump. “The strikes are designed to further degrade Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz,” the command added. 

We are now learning this Monday that the Trump administration is planning to impose a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports. This comes as members of the Trump admin officials blame "discrimination" against American businesses as the reason behind the decision. "I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada," the order said, according to Fox Business.