Politics

GOP Sen. Ron Johnson explains why he opposes Trump's budget in its current form

By Geoff Bennett, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura

One of the biggest sticking points in the Trump budget bill is its projected impact on the national debt, a concern shared by several key Republican lawmakers. Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is among them and he joined Geoff Bennett to…

Continue watching

How Trump and Musk's relationship flamed out

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. And then it blew up.

46 programs Trump wants to eliminate, according to his proposed budget

By Lisa Desjardins

Here are programs and agencies Trump proposes to eliminate in his budget.

Should you use a buy now, pay later loan? Here's what to know

By Tim McPhillips

Buy now, pay later programs are everywhere. Unlike layaway programs, buy now, pay later programs let you purchase goods immediately, paying them off over time through a loan from a third party company, like Klarna, Afterpay or Affirm.

In escalating public feud, Trump threatens to cut Musk's government contracts

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Hours after President Donald Trump lamented his breakup with Elon Musk and said he was “disappointed” in his former backer and adviser and Musk responded on social media, Trump escalated the feud by threatening to use the U.S. government to…

WATCH: Trump says he's 'very disappointed' in Elon Musk after criticism of president's budget bill

By Dan Cooney

“Elon and I had a great relationship. I don't know if we will anymore,” the president said during an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz that was opened up to reporters.

Former GOP congressman David Jolly running for governor in Florida as Democrat

By Kate Payne, Associated Press

A former Republican congressman and vocal critic of Donald Trump says he wants to become governor in the president’s adopted home state of Florida and is running as a Democrat.

WATCH: Trump holds roundtable discussion with Fraternal Order of Police

By Associated Press

“We’re backing the men in blue and we’re backing the blue very honestly,” President Donald Trump said.

Governments try to understand Trump's latest travel ban before it takes effect Monday

By Chris Megerian, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The new ban targets Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

More Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, rising to highest level in eight months

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

New applications for jobless benefits rose by 8,000 to 247,000 for the week ending May 31, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the most since early October.