Chris Liddell, then the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Friday announced it has appointed longtime executive and political operative Chris Liddell to…
Cranes unload shipping containers from a ship at the Port of Long Beach Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A record-breaking number of companies shipping products into the United States are coming up short on a federal government requirement to financially guarantee they can cover the import…
It was a tale of two markets last week: Industrials surged while financial and tech names buckled under the growing weight of artificial intelligence fears. A mixed bag of economic data complicated matters further. Although the S & P 500 bounced slightly Friday following an inflation print that bolstered the future case for lower interest…
For the 2025 tax year, eligible U.S. taxpayers can deduct up to $10,000 in auto loan interest under a temporary provision enacted as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. However, most eligible borrowers will deduct far less, largely because even sizable auto loans don’t generate anywhere near $10,000 in interest in…
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) takes part in the “Anti-Imperialist” protest in front of the US Embassy against the US incursion in Venezuela, where 32 Cuban soldiers lost their lives, in Havana on January 16, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s communist-run government is facing its biggest test since the collapse of…
D-keine | E+ | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared to about the same point in 2025, according to early filing data from the IRS. The 2026 tax season opened Jan. 26, and the average refund amount was $2,290 as of Feb. 6, up from $2,065 about…
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Samuel Corum | Sipa | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said he will “shortly” issue an executive order laying out…
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to board Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s iron grip on the Republican Party might be starting to loosen, just…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a ceremonial welcome with Li Qiang, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, ahead of their meeting at the Great Hall of The People during his visit to China, on January 29, 2026 in Beijing, China. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images The geopolitical tectonic plates…
The Senate should move to advance Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump‘s nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, even as a federal criminal investigation into current chair Jerome Powell continues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. Bessent, in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” said he believes after speaking this week to Republicans on the Senate Banking…
