Politics Jul 16 How Trump could use an expensive Fed building renovation to oust Powell President Donald Trump says he has finally found a way to achieve his goal of removing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, who has resisted the Republican president's calls to slash interest rates out of concerns about the administration's tariffs sparking…
World Jul 10 Brazil vows retaliatory tariffs if Trump follows through on 50% tariff threat Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Thursday that he will impose retaliatory tariffs on the United States if President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to boost import taxes by 50% over the South American country's criminal trial against his predecessor, Jair…
World Jul 09 Trump sends tariff letters to 7 more countries but avoids major trade partners President Donald Trump has sent out tariff letters to seven smaller U.S. trading partners in his first batch of import tax announcements of the day.
Economy Jul 02 Trump’s tariffs would cost U.S. employers $82.3 billion, potentially causing price hikes and layoffs President Donald Trump says he's reached a trade deal with Vietnam. Trump says Vietnam will pay a 20% tariff on goods sent into U.S. territory and a 40% tariff on transshipping, which usually means exports from China that pass through…
Politics Jun 22 Trump suggests regime change in Iran after Hegseth said that wasn’t the goal of strikes President Donald Trump on Sunday called into question the future of Iran's ruling theocracy after a surprise attack on three of the country’s nuclear sites, seemingly contradicting his administration's earlier calls to resume negotiations and avoid an escalation in fighting.
World Jun 16 WATCH: Trump says ‘not a bad idea’ to include China in G7, removing Russia ‘a mistake’ The U.S. leader indicated that he would rather have the G7 become the G8 or possibly even the G9, although Russia and China would notably be authoritarian governments in an organization whose members are democracies.
Politics Jun 16 G7 summit to focus on trade, wars — and avoiding conflict with Trump If there is a shared mission at this year's G7 summit, which begins Monday in Canada's Rocky Mountains, it's a desire to minimize any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.
Economy Jun 11 Trump says U.S. will get rare earth minerals from China and tariffs on Chinese goods will total 55% under new trade framework Trump didn’t fully spell out what concessions the U.S. made. Beijing has not confirmed what the negotiators agreed to, and Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump himself have yet to sign off on it.
Politics Jun 04 WATCH: OMB Director Vought testifies in House budget hearing after Trump seeks to rescind $9 billion in spending The White House on Tuesday officially asked Congress to claw back $9.4 billion in already approved spending, taking funding away from programs targeted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Politics Jun 02 Can Trump fix the national debt? Republican senators, many investors and even Elon Musk are skeptical The White House has viciously lashed out at anyone who has voiced concern about the debt snowballing under Trump, even though it did exactly that in his first term after his 2017 tax cuts.