President Trump’s widespread firing of federal workers threatens to destabilize a Washington economy closely intertwined with the fate of government employees. More than 80 percent…
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President Trump is entering a critical week for the economy amid growing fears that his penchant for tariffs could stall growth and undercut progress on…
Ex-British Ambassador to US who criticized Trump urges Starmer not to concede on retaliatory tariffs
Former United Kingdom ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats…
Elon Musk is pushing to improve the image of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting the Tesla CEO is aware of the boogeyman persona…
The hits keep coming for The Walt Disney Co. — and not in the way that the media empire would probably prefer. Federal Communications Commission…
President Trump escalated his trade war with partners when he announced this week he would impose a 25-percent tariff on foreign vehicles and automobile parts.…
President Trump on Wednesday announced he was imposing a 25 percent tariff on foreign-made vehicle imports, marking the latest escalation of his trade war against…
Leland Dudek, acting commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA), said as of Monday the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) no longer has access to…
President Trump is zeroing in on the Federal Reserve and setting up a fight with its leader, Jerome Powell. The president is eager for the Fed…
Federal workers in the U.S. are split on their support for President Trump’s return to office mandate, according to a new survey. The Washington Post-Ipsos…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick raised alarm over “fraudsters” receiving Social Security benefits, as Trump allies have ramped up rhetoric about potential waste in the program…
The White House is going to bat for Tesla as Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company suffers from financial woes and faces increasingly violent backlash.…
House Oversight and Accountability Committee ranking member Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) requested an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments urging Americans to buy Tesla stock as…
The Trump administration is taking advantage of the entanglement of university finances and government funding, seeking to put schools on a short leash tied to…
Nearly half of Americans said the economy is worsening, according to a Thursday The Economist/YouGov poll. Forty-eight percent of respondents said they believe the economy…
Most Americans don’t approve of President Trump’s handling of the economy just weeks into his second term, a survey released Thursday found. The Quinnipiac University…
The CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States on Wednesday warned that a European whiskey tariff would be “very, very devastating.” “We’ve…
Peter Navarro, a senior trade adviser to President Trump, said Wednesday that the U.S. is “in a difficult transition from Bidenomics to Trumpnomics.” “Help us…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that Canada becoming a U.S. state is the “best way” to merge the two countries’ economies. “The best way,…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said he supports President Trump using tariffs to stop the flow of fentanyl into the United States but said…