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Economic fears of investors are here — and fed by Trump’s reaction

For months, the U.S. economy appeared to be weathering the disruptive effects of President Donald Trump’s trade and ...

Trump Will Remake the Fed. Lower Rates Are Just the Start.

A bubbling movement to overhaul the Fed is ready to seize the moment. Big changes are in store for the central bank.

Federal agency opens probe into former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

A U.S. federal agency has opened a formal investigation into former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw two criminal ...

Fed Won't Budge on Interest Rate Cut Despite Trump's Demand for Mortgage Relief

As was widely expected, Fed policymakers on Wednesday left the central bank's overnight rate unchanged at a range of 4.25% to ...

Trump calls on Federal Reserve board to wrest full control of central bank from Fed Chair Powell

President Donald Trump is calling for the Federal Reserve’s board of governors to usurp the power of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Federal appeals court weighs Trump's tariffs in major legal test

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to review a trade court's decision ...

Trump administration paid federal employees billions not to work, report says

Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has spent nearly $21 billion in taxpayer funds on employees ...

Nearly 150,000 Federal Workers Have Left Under Trump, New Analysis Shows

Making employees miserable has helped the administration push them out the door through deferred resignation and early ...