Cami Mondeaux is the congressional correspondent for the Deseret News. She covers national news driving the day with a special focus on policy issues affecting Utah and the West.

We’re bringing you an afternoon Inside Congress update because we just got our hands on what the White House is telling rattled Capitol Hill Republicans about President Donald Trump ‘s latest wave of tariffs.

With President Donald Trump's tariffs taking effect soon, state officials have differing opinions on the outcomes and implications Iowans will face.

The tariffs hit allies and rivals alike. The Republican president is placing a 10% baseline tax on trading partners around the globe and is setting heftier levies on major partners with which the U.S.

Elon Musk and DOGE have taken a blowtorch to federal agencies. But the tariffs are a helpful reminder that it's Donald Trump who's fiddling while it all burns.

Wis., admits there could be “some short-term pain” to President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The White House denies that the SpaceX CEO would step away before his work with DOGE is complete The post Megyn Kelly Blames Dems for Elon Musk’s Reported White House Exit,

Republican and Democratic U.S. Senators react to the impacts of President Trump's sweeping new tariffs which are causing financial markets to nosedive. (AP Video: Nathan Ellgren)

As businesses worry about the impact of a possible trade war, Democrats pan the tariffs, while Republicans remain supportive, for now.

Two high-ranking senators unveiled a bipartisan bill Thursday morning to restrict President Donald Trump’s ability to unilaterally impose tariffs without Congress’s approval. Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley

In over 1,000 cities, including at all 50 state capitols, the U.S. Capitol and in Puerto Rico, people unhappy with the Trump administration are gathering to protest “everything” on Saturday. Organizers say at least 250,

A series of protests taking place nationwide Saturday against the Trump administration will include several in San Diego County.

"The fight for democracy is not a left versus right issue," one organizer said. "It's an up versus down issue."

Protests under the banner “Hands Off!” are set to take place in more than 1,000 US cities on Saturday, April 5, as demonstrators rally against what organizers call a sweeping abuse of power by the Trump administration and its allies.