North Korea breaks silence on Trump’s return, sends message from ‘Rocket Man’
Trump-Kim relations aren't dead, says high ranking official Kim Yo Jong — but if denuclearization is on the table, Pyongyang says don’t bother picking up the phone.
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Mamdani’s rise, ‘vile hatred’ of US Jews the focus of ‘critical’ closed-door congressional huddle
The House Homeland Security Committee met with stakeholders to address rising antisemitic violence amid concerns about recent attacks and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
‘Critical’ closed-door congressional huddle focuses on growing antisemitism in US, Mamdani’s rise
The House Homeland Security Committee met with stakeholders to address rising antisemitic violence amid concerns about recent attacks and NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Is the Fed likely to finally cut interest rates at this week’s meeting?
During a meeting last week between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the president sought to underscore what he said is a “very simple” request: “Interest rates have to come down.” That wish isn’t likely to be granted when the Fed announces its next interest rate decision on Wednesday. Economists put the probability of
US Goods Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Shrinks in June
Shipping containers are stacked on a cargo ship as they are offloaded at PortMiami in Miami, Fla., on April 15, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June as imports declined, fueling expectations of a sharp second-quarter GDP rebound. The international goods trade gap declined by nearly 11 percent, or
US Goods Trade Deficit Shrinks in June
Shipping containers are stacked on a cargo ship as they are offloaded at PortMiami in Miami, Fla., on April 15, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June as imports declined, fueling expectations of a sharp second-quarter GDP rebound. The international goods trade gap declined by nearly 11 percent, or
Judge Rejects Bid to Open Fed’s Closed-Door Meetings on Interest Rates
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A federal judge in Washington has rejected an investment firm’s request to force the Federal Reserve to open its closed-door monetary policy meetings to the public. U.S. District