Apr 17 Trump administration targets Harvard's tax-exempt status and international students By Annie Ma, Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Trump administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status. Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court sets date in May to hear arguments on Trump's birthright citizenship order By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Thursday kept on hold President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but agreed to hear arguments on the issue in May. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 7:40 Chicago Fed president on Trump's trade war and threats to fire Powell By Amna Nawaz President Trump took aim at Jerome Powell, calling interest rates cuts and saying the Fed Chair's termination “cannot come fast enough.” It comes as his administration's tariffs continue to cause global fallout. The International Monetary Fund warns it expects slower… Continue watching
Apr 17 What is the bond market, and why does it matter for the economy? By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact Even more than the stock market, experts say, the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump into pausing his country-by-country tariffs. Here's why. Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Trump meets Italy's Meloni at White House as Europe seeks bridge to U.S. By Josh Boak, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Trump said Thursday he is in “no rush” to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy. But he suggested while meeting with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni that it would be easy to find… Continue reading
Apr 17 WATCH: Trump criticizes Powell over interest rates, suggests he can remove Fed chair By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press “If I want him out, he’ll be out of there real fast, believe me," Trump said in the Oval Office while taking questions from reporters during a visit with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. “I'm not happy with him.”… Continue reading
Apr 17 Judge to hear arguments from watchdog groups seeking to block Trump's order on elections By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The hearing will determine if the judge should grant a preliminary injunction blocking the order as the cases play out. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:42 Challenge to Trump deportations morphs into a battle over executive and judicial power By Amna Nawaz, Ian Couzens What started as a challenge to the Trump administration’s deportation policy has morphed into a battle over executive and judicial power. A federal judge said there is probable cause to hold the administration in criminal contempt after officials defied his… Continue watching
Apr 16 S&P 500 sinks as tech stocks fall amid thickening fog of Trump's trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after Nvidia warned new restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they and the… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 5:29 A look at the Trump administration's efforts to slash public media funding By William Brangham, Ali Schmitz The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts… Continue watching