President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disputed President Donald Trump’s cost estimate of renovations at the central bank’s Washington headquarters. Trump and Powell briefly addressed reporters during a
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project on in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disputed President Donald Trump’s cost estimate of renovations at the central bank’s Washington headquarters. Trump and Powell briefly addressed reporters during a
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Paul Sancya/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Alyssa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Democrats remain split over how seriously to treat President Donald Trump’s second term and must adopt a tougher posture
Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to give it the green light to cancel hundreds of grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health because they were tied to issues like gender identity and diversity, equity and inclusion. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to halt a
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he understands President Trump’s frustration with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but reiterated that he’s uncertain about “what the legal parameters are” if the president fires him. Mr. Trump has lashed out at Powell, accusing him of not acting quickly enough to slash interest rates — the Fed
President Donald Trump signs the spending and tax legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” at the White House on July 4, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters President Donald Trump signed a bill on July 24 to claw back $9 billion in federal spending. Ahead of the signing, Trump said on Truth Social that the House’s
Ryan Wesley Routh is interviewed at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images Ryan Routh, the man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump two months before the 2024 election, can represent himself during his upcoming trial, a federal judge ruled on July 24. U.S. District Judge Aileen