A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year. Courtesy: U.S. Treasury Department The Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump‘s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year. A first draft of…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walk into Statuary Hall for a news conference about the ongoing federal government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The Senate on Friday is poised to vote once again on…
President Donald Trump on Thursday said Democrats have given him an “unprecedented opportunity” to slash federal agencies, signaling plans to harm his political opponents during the two-day-old government shutdown while blaming them for causing it. Trump’s warning came a day after his administration froze about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York…
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, from left; Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget; Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota; and U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak to members of the media following a meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept….
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in her post pending oral arguments in January on whether President Donald Trump has legal cause to fire her. The court’s move is a blow to Trump, who has repeatedly and unsuccessfully asked federal courts to allow him to terminate Cook from…
The federal government will shut down early Wednesday, in large part because of a debate between Republicans and Democrats over enhanced Obamacare subsidies and whether some immigrants should get those financial benefits. Republicans claim Democrats want to give health care to “illegal immigrants.” Democrats, in turn, say that’s a lie. Democrats say they are only…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday will announce an agreement with Pfizer to voluntarily sell its medications for less, as his administration pushes to link U.S. drug prices to cheaper ones abroad. Trump will announce a drug pricing deal with Pfizer at 11 a.m. ET, a White House official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. Pfizer CEO Albert…
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts, as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., September 26, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving the suspension of President Donald Trump’s account following the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. The settlement “shall not constitute an…
A logo of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) displayed on a smartphone screen Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The Trump administration is pushing Taipei to shift investment and chip production to the U.S. so that half of America’s chips are manufactured domestically, in a move that could have implications for Taiwan’s…
A specialist trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory on Tuesday as investors keep an eye on U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs and more political deadlock…
