U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters The Trump administration stepped in to stop U.S. Steel from idling operations at its Granite City, Ill., plant, exercising new powers tied to the company’s recent takeover, the Wall Street Journal…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press, on the day of U.S.-China talks on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters White House confidante Steve Bannon has an unusual solution for who should take over as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell next year….
A gamer plays soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on an Xbox console. Sezgin Pancar | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Microsoft said on Friday that it will increase the recommended retail price of several Xbox consoles in the U.S. starting in October because of “changes in the macroeconomic environment.” The company said it would…
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping failed to come to a final agreement on TikTok during a call Friday, but the two made significant progress toward a deal, a White House official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers. Later Friday, Trump said in the Oval Office that a TikTok deal “is well on its way,…
A sign is seen outside of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, from where the show is broadcast in Hollywood, California on Sept. 18, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Disney’s decision this week to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” from its broadcast network ABC…
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce an agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) between the two countries, at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept. 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal | Via Reuters A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Friday dismissed President Donald Trump‘s $15…
Michael Eisner, chairman of Topps Co. and former chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co., speaks during an interview in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner on Friday issued a statement supporting Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show has been suspended indefinitely by Disney’s…
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) presides over a subcommittee hearing hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for his comments related to late-night…
Ugur Karakoc | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Friday issued proposed regulations with more details about President Donald Trump‘s “no tax on tips” deduction. Enacted via Trump’s “big beautiful bill” in July, the provision allows certain workers to deduct up to $25,000 in “qualified tips” per year…
Show host Jimmy Kimmel delivers his opening monologue at the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 10, 2024. Mike Blake | Reuters President Donald Trump’s pressure on media companies is mounting. On Wednesday, the Walt Disney Co. pulled “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air “indefinitely” from its ABC network after the…
