Politics

President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on India took effect Wednesday. LiveNOW's Carel Lajara discusses the impact with Usha Haley, Barton Distinguished Chair in International Business at Wichita State University.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces new English proficiency rules for future U.S. Truck drivers looking to obtain a CDL. This comes after an undocumented immigrant made an illegal U-turn with his semi-truck in Florida killing three people. It was later uncovered that the driver, of the truck, Harjinder Singh was able to obtain a CDL without being able to speak proficient English.

President Trump has his sights set on Chicago for his next crime crackdown. The president has credited his federal takeover of Washington, DC?s police force and deployment of the National Guard there with driving down crime in the city. Meanwhile with with announcement of his newest target Chicago, the cities mayor is pushing back. Brandon Johnson says he was ?evaluating all of our legal options to protect the people of Chicago from unconstitutional federal overreach.? Joining LiveNOW's Josh Breslow to help break it all down is Gerard Filitti, serior counsel at the Lawfare Project.

Donald Trump believes Vladimir Putin is avoiding a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy due to personal animosity. This follows a summit in Alaska between Trump and Putin that appeared promising. Despite earlier claims that a meeting between Russia and Ukraine was being planned, Russia now seems to be backing out. According to a spokesperson, Russia?s president is ?not ready? to meet with Zelenskyy, though no reason was given. Brian Taylor, Political Science professor at Syracuse University weighs in.

U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack and lawmakers discussed Hezbollah at the U.S. embassy in Lebanon following a meeting with the Lebanese president.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he's removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, alleging she lied on mortgage forms by declaring two primary residences.

We are learning more after Kilmar Abrego Garcia surrendered to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Baltimore, just days after his release from jail. LiveNOW’s Andrew Craft is getting the latest information on what has become a flash point for the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown from James Rogers, who is Senior Counsel at America First Legal Foundation.

President Donald Trump renewed the political fight against the burning of the American flag Monday as he signed an executive order that cracks down on the act. LiveNOW’s Andrew Craft is looking at how the Supreme Court has ruled on flag-burning laws in the past with Robert Corn-Revere, a First Amendment lawyer and the Chief Counsel at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

We are hearing from a whole group of Illinois lawmakers after President Donald Trump on Monday lobbed personal insults toward Gov. JB Pritzker. This comes after reports that the Trump administration is planning to deploy National Guard members to Chicago to help fight crime. Pritzker, a Democrat, responded by saying the state would sue the Trump administration if troops are sent to the city.

President Trump hosted families of the 13 servicemembers who died during a 2021 suicide bombing attack in Afghanistan as U.S. troops were withdrawing from the country. Trump signed a proclamation commemorating Tuesday, August 26 as the fourth anniversary of the Abbey Gate attack.

National security analyst Hal Kempfer joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss where the Russia-Ukraine peace talks stand after the summit in Alaska between President Trump and Russian President Putin.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from a Tennessee jail and is en route to Maryland to reunite with his family as he awaits trial on human smuggling charges. Abrego Garcia, an El Salvador national, was mistakenly deported earlier this year and sparked a national controversy about the Trump administration's immigration policies. He was since brought back to the U.S. and detained on criminial charges. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke out against Abrego Garcia's release on social media. "Activist liberal judges have attempted to obstruct our law enforcement every step of the way in removing the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from our country. Today, we reached a new low with this publicity hungry Maryland judge mandating this illegal alien who is a MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator be allowed free," Noem wrote on X. "By ordering this monster loose on America’s streets, this judge has shown a complete disregard for the safety of the American people. We will not stop fighting till this Salvadoran man faces justice and is OUT of our country." Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D), who traveled to El Salvador in a push to bring Abrego Garcia back to the U.S., celebrated his release. "Despite Trump's efforts to defy our Constitution, the courts are upholding Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s due process rights. Following their ruling, I’m glad he’s finally returning to Maryland. He must be allowed to continue to assert his rights because when one person’s rights are denied, EVERYONE’S are at risk," Van Hollen said in a statement.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw will be held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump announced Friday afternoon. The president also took questions from the media regarding the FBI raid at John Bolton's home, DC crime, the Russia-Ukraine war and also Canada's tariff announcement.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to make an "announcement" at noon in the Oval Office on Friday. He spoke briefly inside the D.C. Museum ahead of that major alert.