Donald J. Trump
IRS furloughs nearly half of its workforce due to government shutdown
People exit the the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The IRS on Wednesday said that it was furloughing nearly half of its workforce due to the ongoing government shutdown. About 34,000 IRS workers are being furloughed, according to the tax agency. Another 39,870 […]
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Jensen Huang says Trump’s H-1B changes would’ve prevented his family from immigrating
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that his family’s immigration to the U.S. “would not have been possible” with the Trump administration’s current policy. President Donald Trump announced in September that employers would have to pay a $100,000 fee for each H-1B visa, a temporary worker visa granted to foreign professionals with specialized skills. Huang, […]
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AMD’s deal with OpenAI gives Nvidia much-needed challenger in market it dominates
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, left, and Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia Benoit Tessier | Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Reuters In the 1990s, when Intel dominated the PC chip market, the semiconductor maker needed Advanced Micro Devices to exist as a viable No. 2 to help avoid being charged with monopolistic behavior. […]
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5 things Nvidia’s Jensen Huang said about the state of the AI race with China
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the U.S. is “not far ahead” of China in the artificial intelligence race, and that the country needs a “nuanced strategy” to stay on higher ground. Huang has been walking a tense line between the two countries and has praised China’s AI models, including DeepSeek, Alibaba, and Baidu. […]
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Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks next to Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Senate is set to […]
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James Comey to be arraigned on criminal charges that Trump sought
FILE PHOTO: Former FBI Director, James Comey appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Hart Office Building on Thursday June 08, 2017 in Washington, DC. Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey is set to be arraigned Wednesday morning on criminal charges in Virginia that President Donald […]
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Trump suggests not all furloughed workers will get back pay: ‘It depends’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that some federal workers who have been furloughed during the government shutdown will not receive […]
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AG Bondi stonewalls question about Trump mentions in Epstein files at Senate hearing
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi attends a oversight hearing of Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday stonewalled a question at a Senate Judiciary Committee about who ordered FBI agents to flag any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump […]
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Gold prices keep rising, and jewelry companies are sounding the alarm
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering near the record high hit the day before, helped by expectations of further U.S. rate cuts and political uncertainty. David Gray | Afp | Getty Images Amid global economic turbulence, the prices of precious metals have been climbing higher and higher. The price of gold in particular has […]
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Constellation Brands reiterates lower full-year guidance
Modelo beer is displayed on a shelf at a Safeway store on Oct. 6, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Modelo owner Constellation Brands beat on the top and bottom lines in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report on Monday and reiterated its lowered full-year guidance due to macroeconomic headwinds. Shares of […]
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