Mexico and Canada are putting aside their differences and forming a more united front as they try to head off US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on them as soon as next week. Since winning the election in November Trump has repeatedly threatened his country’s two largest trading partners with tariffs of 25 per cent on all exports to the US in retaliation for what he says are rising levels of illegal immigration and the trafficking of the opioid fentanyl into the country.

Gavin Newsom said he had yet to hear from Donald Trump on the eve of the president’s planned tour of wildfire damage in Los Angeles on Friday. Whether he’s invited or not, Newsom confirmed he’s planning to show up at the airport for a customary greeting.

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe, which has been pursuing federal recognition for decades, received a big boost from President Donald Trump. Trump signed a presidential memo on Thursday instructing the Secretary of the Interior to develop a plan for the tribe's full federal recognition,

A January 6 defendant's criminal case remains open despite President Donald Trump's executive order pardoning offenders.