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President Trump has escalated his global trade offensive this week, armed with confidence that the import levies will deliver manufacturing jobs and stronger growth in the U.S., along with declining concerns about inflation.

Less than a decade ago, Zohran Mamdani was a "C-list rapper" joking about living rent-free in his "plush" Manhattan apartment near Columbia University, where his father teaches political science and African studies.

Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio has called for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign, saying his "personal feelings" are keeping the interest rates up.

White House budget director Russell Vought suggested in a Thursday letter that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is in violation of government building rules in the renovation of the Fed's headquarters.

Despite assaults skyrocketing against ICE officers and federal agents, Democrats say the GOP is politicizing any attacks, adding that the feds should have more stringent rules related to the arrest and deportation of illegal aliens.

A federal judge in New Hampshire said Thursday he'll certify a class action lawsuit that includes all children who'll be affected by President Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship and issue a preliminary injunction blocking it from ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will match any tariffs imposed on his country's imports by the U.S.

A federal judge on Thursday will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia's request to be sent to Maryland to await trial on human smuggling charges, a bid aimed at preventing the Trump administration from trying to deport him again.

The Secret Service suspended six agents who worked the rally last July in Pennsylvania, where President Trump was shot in the ear by a would-be assassin.

Former CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday that he is "clueless" about what the Justice Department and FBI authorities could be investigating.