财政部长斯科特·贝森特周日表示，美国人将开始感受到白宫在2026年前两个季度控制生活成本的努力。
“我认为美国人将在第一季度和第二季度感受到这一点，我认为由于特朗普总统的签名计划，2026年将是美国劳动者和市场的伟大一年，”贝森特告诉福克斯新闻频道的“周日早间期货”
与此同时，唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统面临着性侵犯者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦(Jeffrey Epstein)发布提及特朗普的信息的后果，两党压力正在加大，要求政府发布爱泼斯坦的其余文件。
诺姆向美国运输安全管理局的员工发放奖金支票
周六在波士顿参加海岸警卫队学院足球比赛时，国土安全部部长克里斯蒂·诺姆在波士顿洛根国际机场停留，向270名TSA员工发放奖金支票。
“尽管没有收到薪水，但我们在洛根机场的TSA官员在民主党政府关闭期间保证了旅客的安全，”诺姆发布于X。“洛根机场的270多名运输安全管理局官员没有错过一次换班。这些人都将获得10，000美元的奖金，因为他们在政府关闭期间为他们的美国同胞提供了更多的服务。感谢大家每天保护我们的安全。”
除了这条信息，诺姆还贴出了自己给TSA员工分发装有支票的信封的照片。
贝森特说，美国人明年将感受到白宫在生活成本方面的努力
财政部长斯科特·贝森特周日表示，人们应该在明年头两个季度开始感受到白宫控制生活成本努力的影响。
“我认为，我们将在第一、第二季度看到经济的大幅加速。我认为我们也是，我们已经看到了许多价格，”贝森特告诉福克斯新闻频道的“周日早间期货”“正如我所说，我们正在弯曲，弯曲曲线和实际收入的增加，我认为美国人将在第一季度和第二季度感受到这一点，我认为由于特朗普总统的签名计划，2026年将是美国劳动者的伟大一年，对于市场，我称之为平行繁荣——主街和华尔街都可以做得很好，但我认为主街将在2026年有一个伟大的一年。
贝森特的评论是在特朗普周五签署行政命令后发表的，该命令修改了他的互惠关税，以降低许多食品的价格。
特朗普威胁印第安纳州共和党人重划选区
继印第安纳州参议院未能确保投票通过重划该州的国会地图后，特朗普威胁要初选任何不支持重划选区努力的共和党人。
特朗普在他的社交媒体平台上写道:“任何投票反对这一重要选区划分的共和党人，都可能对美国本身产生影响。”
特朗普接着威胁要帮助推出印第安纳州参议员罗德里克·布雷(Rodric Bray)、格雷格·古德(Greg Goode)等人。
“参议员布雷，古德，和其他人今天下午晚些时候将向公众发布，应该做他们的工作，现在就做!如果没有，让我们尽快让他们下台，”特朗普写道。
美国航母进入加勒比海
根据美国海军的一份新闻稿，美国海军杰拉尔德·福特·航母打击群号航空母舰周日进入加勒比海。自11月11日以来，这艘航母及其三艘驱逐舰一直在西大西洋，同时向西南方向朝着加勒比海前进。这些船只通过分隔维尔京群岛和安圭拉的阿雷纳达海峡进入加勒比海。
根据特朗普政府的说法，打击组的四艘船与过去几个月在加勒比海开展行动的其他七艘船一起，参加了名为“南方之矛行动”(Operation Southern Spear)的行动，目标是拉丁美洲的毒品卡特尔。
这艘航母上有60多架飞机，其中大多数是战斗机，这引发了一个问题，即它们可能如何被用于打击毒品卡特尔的行动，这引发了人们对委内瑞拉的陆地目标可能是下一个目标的担忧。
现在有15，000名美国军人在加勒比海地区活动，这是几十年来最大的一次。
特立尼达和多巴哥政府周五宣布，从周日开始，来自第22海军陆战队远征部队(MEU)的2200名海军陆战队员将于周日在三艘两栖舰上开始联合训练。
在其最近点，特立尼达和多巴哥距离委内瑞拉海岸只有30英里。
MEU的一些直升机将参与晚上和夜间在农村和城市地区进行的训练。
特朗普:2000美元的关税红利将在“明年某个时候”支付
唐纳德·特朗普总统周五表示最近的承诺给美国人发2000美元的股息支票，从关税收入中分配，这将是未来的事情，也许是在“明年”。
“今年不行。明年的某个时候，”特朗普在空军一号上告诉记者。“这是一大笔钱，但我们已经从关税中赚了很多钱。关税允许我们分红。”
特朗普周日早上在社交媒体上发布的一条简短消息中宣布了这项政策提案，重点是与关税相关的税收。该消息没有具体说明谁有资格获得赔付，也没有说明该政策将如何运作。
特朗普表示，他不认为他需要降低更多关税
在签署一项行政命令，撤销他在4月份首次宣布的一些互惠关税后不久，唐纳德·特朗普总统表示，他认为没有必要进一步撤销他的关税政策。然而，他承认，对美国人来说，咖啡等商品的价格已经上涨。
“我认为没有必要，”特朗普周五在空军一号上就额外的关税下调对记者说。“我们只是稍微减少了一些食品，比如咖啡，咖啡的价格有点高。现在，在很短的时间内，它们将处于低位。我很擅长这个。”
当被追问他声称他的扩张性关税政策不会在几个月内提高消费者的商品价格时，特朗普回应说，“我说他们可能会”，并为他的关税政策辩护。
“我们目前最重要的事情就是使用关税。我多年来一直正确地使用它，”他说。“它们已经被用来对付我们，我想你知道，无论你称之为关税还是其他什么，如果你不使用它们，你真的会有一场毫无防备的灾难。”
特朗普降低了一些进口食品的关税，试图降低食品价格
唐纳德·特朗普总统周五签署了一项全面的行政命令，修改了他在4月份首次宣布的互惠关税。
这项命令取消了许多食品的互惠关税，这是白宫的一个逆转，因为许多美国人正在努力应对包括食品价格上涨在内的高生活成本。
白宫表示，某些农产品将不再征收互惠关税，包括咖啡和茶叶;热带水果和果汁;可可和香料;香蕉、橙子和西红柿;牛肉;和额外的肥料。
这项行政命令并不意味着这些商品将完全免关税，但它们将面临比总统今年夏天实施的税率低得多的税率。这些例外适用于所有国家，而不仅仅是那些与白宫达成贸易协议的国家。
特朗普周五发布命令之际，他的政府在全国范围内面临经济阻力。最近的一次ABC新闻/益普索民意调查发现超过十分之六的美国人不赞成特朗普处理关税、经济和管理联邦政府的方式。
消息人士称，爱泼斯坦文件在众议院的投票可能在周二进行
发言人迈克·约翰逊说，众议院将于下周就与出院请愿活动相关的爱泼斯坦档案法案进行投票。
据两位知情人士透露，共和党领导人初步计划周二下午对爱泼斯坦法案进行投票。
民主党众议员Adelita Grijalva在周三宣誓就职后签署了出院请愿书，获得了218个签名。
Trump admin live updates: Bessent says effort to rein in costs will be felt next year
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Americans will begin to feel the White House's efforts to rein in the cost of living in the first two quarters of 2026.
"I think Americans are going to feel it in the first quarter, second quarter, I think 2026, thanks to President Trump's signature plans, is going to be a great year for working Americans, for the markets," Bessent told Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump faces fallout from the release of messages sent by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that mention Trump, and bipartisan pressure is ramping up on the administration to release the rest of the Epstein files.
Noem hands out bonus checks to TSA employees
While in Boston for a Coast Guard Academy football game on Saturday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stopped by Boston Logan International Airport to hand out bonus checks to 270 TSA employees.
"Despite not receiving a paycheck, our TSA officers at Logan Airport kept travelers safe during the Democrats’ government shutdown," Noemposted on X. "Over 270 TSA officers at Logan Airport didn’t miss a shift. These individuals will all be receiving a $10,000 bonus for going above and beyond to serve their fellow Americans during the shutdown. Thank you all for keeping us safe everyday."
Along with the message, Noem posted photos of herself handing out envelopes containing checks to TSA employees.
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Bessent says Americans will feel White House efforts on cost of living next year
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that people should begin to feel the impact of the White House’s efforts to rein in the cost of living in the first two quarters of next year.
“I think we are going to see a substantial acceleration in the economy in the first, second quarter. And I think we are also, we're already seeing on many prices,” Bessent told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “As I said, we're bending, bending that curve down and the increase in real incomes, I think Americans are going to feel it in the first quarter, second quarter, I think 2026, thanks to President Trump's signature plans, is going to be a great year for working Americans, for the markets, I call it parallel prosperity — Main Street and Wall Street can both do great but I think Main Street is going to have a great year in 2026.
Bessent's comments follow Trump's signing of an executive order on Friday that modified his reciprocal tariffs to lower prices on many foods.
Trump threatens Indiana Republicans over redistricting
Following the Indiana state Senate failing to secure the votes to pass redrawing the state’s congressional map, Trump threatened to primary any Republican who does not support redistricting efforts.
"Any Republican that votes against this important redistricting, potentially having an impact on America itself, should be PRIMARIED," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
Trump went on to threaten to help push out Indiana state Sens. Rodric Bray, Greg Goode and others.
"Senators Bray, Goode, and the others to be released to the public later this afternoon, should DO THEIR JOB, AND DO IT NOW! If not, let’s get them out of office, ASAP," Trump wrote.
US aircraft carrier enters the Caribbean
The USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group entered the Caribbean Sea Sunday, according to a U.S. Navy press release. The carrier and the three destroyers accompanying it have been in the western Atlantic Ocean since Nov. 11 while they made their way in a southwest direction towards the Caribbean. The ships entered the Caribbean through the Arenada Passage, the body of water separating the Virgin Islands from Anguilla.
The four ships in the strike group join the seven others that have been operating in the Caribbean for the last couple of months in what is known as Operation Southern Spear, targeting Latin American drug cartels, according to the Trump administration.
The carrier has more than 60 aircraft aboard, most of them fighter aircraft, raising the question of how they may be employed in the operations against the drug cartels, which has raised concerns that Venezuelan land targets might be next.
There are now 15,000 U.S. military forces operating in the Caribbean, the largest such presence in decades.
The government of Trinidad and Tobago announced on Friday that beginning Sunday, some of the 2,200 Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard three amphibious ships would begin joint training on the islands on Sunday.
At its closest point, Trinidad and Tobago are just 30 miles from the coast of Venezuela.
Some of the MEU’s helicopters will be involved in the training that will take place during evening and nighttime hours in rural and urban areas.
$2,000 tariff dividend payments will happen 'next year sometime': Trump
President Donald Trump said Friday that hisrecent promiseto send Americans $2,000 dividend checks to be distributed from tariff revenues would be something that happened down the line, maybe in the "next year."
"Not for this year. It'll be next year sometime," Trump told reporters on Air Force One. "It's a lot of money, but we've taken in a lot of money from tariffs. The tariffs allow us to give a dividend."
Trump announced the policy proposal in a brief message on social media on Sunday morning, focused on tariff-related tax revenue. The message did not specify who would qualify for the payout or how the policy would operate.
Trump says he doesn't think he'll need to roll back more tariffs
A short time after signing an executive order to reverse some of the reciprocal tariffs he first announced in April, President Donald Trump said he doesn't think additional rollbacks of his tariff policies will be needed. He conceded, however, that prices have gone up for Americans on goods such as coffee.
"I don't think it'll be necessary," Trump told reporters on Air Force One on Friday regarding additional tariff rollbacks. "We just did a little bit of a rollback on some foods, like coffee as an example, where the prices of coffee were a little bit high. Now they'll be on the low side in a very short period of time. I'm very good at this."
When pressed on his statement claiming that his expansive tariff policy won't increase the price of goods for consumers for months, Trump responded, "I said they may," and defended his tariff policies.
"The single greatest thing we have right now is the use of tariffs. And I used it properly for years," he said. "They've been used against us, and I think you know, whether you call them tariffs or anything else, if you didn't use them, you really would have an unguarded disaster on your hands."
Trump rolls back tariffs on some food imports in attempt to lower grocery prices
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Friday that modifies the reciprocal tariffs he first announced in April.
The order removes reciprocal tariffs on many foods -- a reversal from the White House, as many Americans struggle with the high cost of living, including rising grocery prices.
The White House said certain agricultural products will no longer be subject to reciprocal tariffs, including coffee and tea; tropical fruits and fruit juices; cocoa and spices; bananas, oranges, and tomatoes; beef; and additional fertilizers.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive for the signing ceremony for the "Fostering the Future" executive order in the East Room of the White
This executive order does not mean these goods will be completely tariff-free but that they will face significantly lower rates than those imposed by the president this summer. These carve-outs apply to all countries, not just the ones that have struck trade deals with the White House.
Trump's order on Friday comes as his administration faces economic pushback across the country. A recentABC News/Ipsos pollfound that over six in 10 Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling tariffs, the economy and managing the federal government.
-ABC News' Elizabeth Schulze, Isabella Murray and Hannah Demissie
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Nov 15, 2025, 6:02 AM +08 Epstein files vote in the House could happen Tuesday, sources say
Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will hold a vote next week on the Epstein files bill associated with the discharge petition effort.
GOP leaders are tentatively planning for a Tuesday afternoon vote on the Epstein bill, according to two sources familiar with the planning.
The discharge petition secured 218 signatures when Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva signed on after being sworn in on Wednesday.
