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WATCH: Johnson says Trump wants U.S. allies to help reopen Strait of Hormuz

By Associated Press

Speaker Mike Johnson said on Wednesday he spent three hours at the White House with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as the president is working on “that final piece” to reopen commerce…

U.S. says it plans extra tariffs of 10% or more for most trading partners after forced labor probe

By Paul Wiseman, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago.

Canada calls on U.S. and Mexico to renew free trade agreement for another 16 years

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Trump posted "51st State!" on social media late Monday.

U.S. job openings climbed to 7.6 million in April despite economic fallout from Iran war

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The job vacancies that U.S. employers posted in April were up from 6.9 million in March and much higher than the 6.8 million economists had forecast.

Trump faces a new inflation warning from the bond market, adding to his midterm challenges

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government.

Older Americans often compelled to keep working — and face criticism for doing so

By Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation

Over the past several decades, demographic and economic changes have significantly altered how people experience work and aging.

Trump plans to appeal ruling letting importers seek refunds of paid struck-down tariffs

By Mae Anderson, Associated Press

Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country.

Tomatoes become latest symbol of America's affordability squeeze

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Tomatoes, ubiquitous in everything from fast-food burgers to haute cuisine, are taking on a new role beyond the plate: A nagging reminder of rising costs.

Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans' income and spending power erodes

By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans' finances and creating political challenges for President Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Iranian agency trying to control shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The sanctions were announced late Wednesday after U.S. forces carried out strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.