China added a 34% tariff on U.S. goods, and markets plummeted again Friday, but Vietnam had a "very productive call" with President Trump about lowering its trade barriers as the second-day fallout from his global trade crackdown unfolded.
President Trump called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates as the new tariffs shake the stock market and spark fear of inflation.
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday said he remains opposed to reinstituting any form of proxy voting, disputing an account from Rep. Anna Paulina Luna that he agreed to a scaled-back version of her proposal for new mothers.
A finalized TikTok deal was pulled Thursday after President Trump announced massive new tariffs against China, a source familiar with the negotiations told The Hill. Trump was poised to sign an executive order approving a deal that would have seen TikTok’s U.S. operations spun off into a new company, allowing the popular social media...
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump pressures Powell; Dow drops 2k points President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shared vastly different views Friday on the economic impact of Trump's sweeping tariff hikes that have sent stocks into a tailspin and sparked global economic concern. Powell warned of "higher inflation and...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Friday compared law firms that signed a deal with President Trump to Nazi regime “collaborators” in Europe. Several firms tied to past investigations of the president have agreed to forgo diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices in line with Trump’s executive order and donate millions to causes of his choice through legal aid. “Maybe you need to...
Hundreds of law firms and former judges have signed onto friend-of-the-court briefs in support of Perkins Coie as the law firm challenges President Trump’s executive order targeting it. More than 500 law firms and 300 retired judges asked for leave to file two amicus briefs condemning Trump’s order stripping security clearances from and severing...
A divided Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration by allowing officials to block $65 million in teacher development grants frozen over concerns they were promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. The 5-4 emergency ruling, for now, lifts a lower order that forced the Education Department to resume the grants in eight Democratic-led states...