President Trump has tapped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the acting chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). “I look forward to working with the CFPB to advance President Trump’s agenda to lower costs for the American people and accelerate economic growth,” Bessent said in a statement on Monday. Trump designated Bessent as acting...
As President Trump's tariff war with Canada, Mexico and China heats up this week, fallout is expected in the markets and on Capitol Hill. Mexico and the U.S. struck at deal to delay that nation's tariffs for a month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday. Meanwhile, Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are engaged...
President Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said they have agreed to delay tariffs by at least one month, following a call between the two leaders Monday. The 25 percent tariffs on Mexico were to be implemented Tuesday. Both Trump and Sheinbaum said Mexico will send 10,000 soldiers to the border with the U.S. who will...
It's DOT's job to look out for consumers and protect the competitiveness of the airline industry. But Sean Duffy exemplifies the revolving door between government and the private sector.
Ahead of a vote on Tuesday, Senate Finance Committee Democrats said recent financial disclosures from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave them “grave concerns” about whether he should be confirmed as leader of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a letter to Kennedy dated Sunday, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)...
Senior Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday severely criticized former Vice President Kamala Harris, saying the Democratic Party’s decision to nominate her for president was akin to subbing a "seventh-string quarterback" into a "Super Bowl" election. "You can’t address a problem unless you’re honest about a problem," he said on PBS’s “Firing Line” with Margaret...
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said he had “candid” conversations with President Trump when asked about reports that he and Trump got into “screaming matches” during the president’s first term in office. “We had a candid relationship,” McConnell said with a chuckle when asked by Lesley Stahl about his screaming matches with Trump...
Americans are feeling optimistic that the stock market will rise and that the economy will grow, according to a Gallup poll taken in the weeks just before President Trump's inauguration. Sixty-one percent of those polled predicted the stock market would rise in “the next six months,” with just 18 percent predicting a drop in the...
A newly formed outside group aligned with President Donald Trump says its taking aim at Republican senators who remain undecided on RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary.