First Lady Melania Trump (C) looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump as he dons his MAGA hat before greeting members of the military and their families during the Military Family Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Say…
President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that he has narrowed the field of potential future Federal Reserve chairs to four candidates, a list that does not include Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. While the president did not disclose who is in contention, he revealed that Bessent, previously considered a leading candidate, has taken himself out…
The United States is launching a pilot program that could require some inbound travelers to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter. The 12-month program is aimed, in part, at visitors from countries with historically high visa overstay rates, according to an unpublished temporary final rule posted in the Federal Register on Tuesday….
Students from Gurukul School of Art, carry a poster of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump on India outside their school. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India along with penalties for buying oil and military equipments from Russia. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images India…
Caution tape hangs near the steps of Federal Hall across from the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Though it may have been controversial, the July jobs report helped confirm the notion that the U.S. economic engine is sputtering. Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 73,000 for the…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters from Marine One at at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors on Monday stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data, suggesting without evidence that Friday’s weaker-than-expected employment…
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain, July 27, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The European Union announced Monday that it will suspend for six months its planned countermeasures against the United States’ tariffs, which which were set to take effect this week. “On 27…
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 3, 2025 as returns to the White House from his Bedminster residence, where he spent the weekend. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump plans over the next several days to name replacements for two…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters in the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., March 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, without citing…
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Images Health care remained a resilient sector for jobs in July even as the broader labor market showed further signs of slowing, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday shows. Health care and social assistance saw 73,300 jobs added last month, far and away the…
