The U.S. added 139,000 jobs in May and the jobless rate held steady at 4.2 percent, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The May jobs report showed the U.S. economy keeping pace despite uncertainty driven by President Trump's trade policy, largely matching the expectations of economists. The U.S. was projected to add...
Former White House chief strategist and MAGA stalwart Steve Bannon leaned into his tirade against Elon Musk after the world’s richest man got into a public feud with President Trump, warning the tech billionaire that “we’re going to go to f---ing war.” “The president treated him almost like a son. He invited his family to...
The size of the National Security Council staff matters not nearly as much as both its mission and the cohesion — or lack thereof — of the agency heads that constitute the council itself.
Electric vehicle giant Tesla’s stock is on the rebound Friday morning as the public spat between CEO Elon Musk and President Trump shows signs of cooling. The company’s stock went up by over 5 percent on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange after Politico reported late Thursday that Trump’s aides scheduled a call with Musk on Friday...
Tech mogul Elon Musk offered a modest sign of peace toward the White House late Thursday after an all-out social media war with his ally, President Trump. The peace signal was small and came in the form of a reply to an X post by Bill Ackman, the CEO of Pershing Square and an ally...
A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked President Trump’s proclamation that blocks visas for foreign students planning to attend Harvard University until after a hearing later this month. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs’s order came swiftly after Harvard rushed to court to ask the judge to immediately block Trump’s proclamation, which he signed a day earlier. Burroughs...
The U.S. on Thursday said it is sanctioning four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges via a part of a prior executive order President Trump issued in February. The four judges that the U.S. said it is sanctioning are Reine Alapini-Gansou, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, Solomy Balungi Bossa and Beti Hohler, according to a fact...
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Thursday referred to the feud between tech billionaire Elon Musk and President Trump as a circus sideshow as the Senate focuses on passing Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” “This is a little speed bump, it’s a little side circus show,” Marshall told NewsNation’s Blake Burman on “The Hill.” “We are absolutely...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said the dramatic fallout between President Trump and his former special adviser, Elon Musk, is "incredibly unfortunate" after the two had a heated public exchange via social media posts on Thursday. During a Thursday interview with Sean Hannity on his Fox News show "Hannity," Cruz expressed his disappointment over the feud, which began...
Former Vice President Harris made a surprise appearance at a Los Angeles high school graduation ceremony on Thursday as she weighs her future political options. Harris was at Compton High School graduation, where she did not address the crowd, but was engaging with and taking selfies with students. The former vice president was invited by...