U.S. tariff rates under Trump will be higher than the Smoot-Hawley levels from Great Depression era
The tariff policy outlined by President Donald Trump on Wednesday appears set to raise the level of U.S. import duties to the highest in more than 100 years. The U.S.…
West Virginia’s Gold Rush returns to Pipestem State Park
PIPESTEM, W.Va. – Today was like Christmas morning for local anglers with something called West Virginia’s Gold Rush. Fishermen and women were anxiously waiting for the state’s DNR truck at…
Trump administration lifts sanctions on wife of Putin ally Boris Rotenberg
The Trump administration lifted economic sanctions on the wife of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, even as it imposed sanctions on six other Russian individuals…
‘Let the people vote!’ Abbott under pressure to call special election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District
State legislators and Democratic leaders are demanding Gov. Greg Abbott schedule a vote to fill the seat left vacant by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner. HOUSTON — Texas state lawmakers…
Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare, Medicaid agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Oz became the agency’s administrator in…
Federal judge to temporarily block Trump’s $11 billion health funding cuts
A federal judge will temporarily block President Trump’s administration from cutting billions in federal dollars that support COVID-19 initiatives and public health projects throughout the country. U.S. District Judge Mary…
Emails expose attack on Maine Social Security over Trump’s feud with governor
President Trump’s administration intentionally made a mess of Social Security operations in Maine as part of an unrelated feud with the state’s governor, according to emails released Wednesday. Trump’s pick…
HopeWords returns to Bluefield this weekend
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. – The HopeWords Writers’ Conference is making its return to the City of Bluefield this weekend. The conference will be taking place from Friday at 4 p.m. to…
Plans underway for Wytheville’s West Main Street Paving and Reconfiguration Project
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) – Wytheville drivers and residents could soon be seeing some major changes on West Main Street, thanks to the town’s new paving and reconfiguration project. From Grayson’s…
Virginia Senator hoping to stop the trade war on Canada
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – In what the Trump administration is calling ‘Liberation Day’, President Trump laid out his plans to impose tariffs on all foreign trading partners. “When those prices…