Donald J. Trump
Trump loses latest bid to get Central Park Five defamation lawsuit tossed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington D.C., June 27, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters A federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to President Donald Trump’s […]
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What’s in the Senate’s version of Trump’s spending bill — and who stands to benefit
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference following the U.S. Senate Republicans’ weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters After weeks of sparring over the specifics of the “one big, beautiful bill,” the package is poised to soon head to […]
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GOP Rep. Don Bacon to retire, Omaha swing district now a top target for Dems
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Rep. Don Bacon, a centrist Republican in Nebraska, is preparing to announce his retirement from Congress. Bacon’s retirement from Congress creates a […]
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Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing their own crypto tokens
A $44 billion IPO. A Senate bill with bipartisan momentum. And now, a wave of Fortune 500 firms launching crypto tokens of their own. Stablecoins — once a niche corner of the cryptocurrency world — are entering the corporate and policy mainstream, potentially reshaping how money moves in the United States and around the world. […]
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Trump shrugs off July tariff deadline: ‘We can do whatever we want’
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday he may not stick to the deadline in early July when massive U.S. tariffs are set to snap […]
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Trump calls New York Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani ‘a communist’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, after the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship, in the Press Briefing Room […]
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Trump ends all U.S. trade talks with Canada over digital services tax
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada” in response to Ottawa’s decision to impose a […]
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Deep inside U.S. economy, more sticker prices start going up due to tariffs, and inventory is headed down
Albany Times Union/hearst Newspapers | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images On the surface of the U.S. economy, prices are higher. The latest inflation data out on Friday from the government showed a bigger uptick than forecast. On Thursday, Nike said it took a $1 billion hit due to tariffs and the fact that price increases […]
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Nike stock soars 17% after CEO soothes investors, says recovery is on the horizon
Nike stock soared 17% on Friday after the company said the worst of its struggles are behind it, following a better than feared fiscal fourth-quarter earnings report. Nike on Thursday reiterated it would take the biggest financial hit from its turnaround plan during the quarter, soothing investors who worried President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on […]
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Supreme Court limits judges’ power to halt Trump’s birthright citizenship order
People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025. Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday limited federal judges from issuing universal […]
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