Kavanaugh defends emergency orders as Supreme Court faces more bids for intervention

Justice Brett Kavanaugh defended how the Supreme Court is handling an unprecedented number of emergency appeals from the Trump administration, saying that as presidents push the limits of their power, courts will have to respond. Speaking before a group of lawyers and judges Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri, Kavanaugh said presidents in both parties, stymied

PCE report shows U.S. inflation rose last month amid tariff hikes

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure — the Personal Consumption Expenditures, or PCE — ticked higher last month, signaling that President Trump’s tariffs are pushing some prices higher. Prices rose 2.6% in June compared with a year ago, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from an annual pace of 2.4% in May. Excluding the volatile

Trump’s tariffs face major test before federal appeals court today

Washington — A federal appeals court is considering Thursday President Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every U.S. trading partner. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is hearing arguments in the Trump administration’s appeal of a ruling from a trade-focused lower court that found the president

Cuts at a little-known federal agency pose trouble for local health programs

A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges. The cuts are “just a little astonishing,” said Carole Johnson, who previously led the Health Resources and Services Administration. She