People in Tijuana, Mexico, look though the U.S.-Mexico border wall at Border Field State Park on Aug. 17, 2025 in Imperial Beach, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Early evidence suggests that White House policy is reducing the size of the immigrant labor force, in turn contributing to a recent drawdown…
When Texas Instruments announced a $60 billion manufacturing megaproject in July, it was a bold bet that companies would want to mass produce foundational microchips on U.S. soil. In August, Apple vowed to do just that. During the same Oval Office press conference where President Donald Trump announced a 100% tariff on chips from companies…
President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position. “What she did was bad,” the president told reporters who asked about Cook, an appointee of former President Joe Biden who has come under fire from the Trump administration over allegations about her mortgages….
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., participates in a subcommittee hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., in a statement on Saturday criticized the release of the first trove of documents related to the late convicted sex offender…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks, as he has been released from the Putnam County Jail in Cookville, Tennessee, U.S., August 22, 2025. Seth Herald | Reuters U.S. immigration officials have notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia of their intent to deport him to Uganda, his attorneys said in a Saturday filing that accuses the government of pressuring Abrego Garcia to…
A student studies in the Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas at Austin on February 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images When the Trump administration first announced in April that it would soon resume student loan collection efforts, it said notices for wage garnishment would resume “later this summer.” It’s…
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Current and former Federal Reserve officials struck a common note when asked about Lisa Cook’s situation: It’s imperative the central bank’s independence is preserved….
FBI members carry boxes to the home of the former White House national security adviser John Bolton as it is searched by FBI, in Bethesda, Maryland, U.S., August 22, 2025. Tasos Katopodis | Reuters The law enforcement investigation of former Trump national security advisor John Bolton is “in the very early stages,” Vice President JD…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave a tepid indication of possible interest rate cuts ahead as he noted a high level of uncertainty that is making the job difficult for monetary policymakers. In his much-anticipated speech at the Fed’s annual conclave in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the central bank leader in prepared remarks cited…
Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., departs following a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | Bloomberg | Getty Images Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Friday that the U.S. government has taken a 10% stake in embattle chipmaker Intel, the Trump administration’s…
