Government and politics

Republicans projected to win House majority, securing GOP trifecta

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds the gavel onstage ahead of the start of the first day of…

New Senate Majority Leader elected in early test of Trump’s power

U.S. Sen. John Thune, (R-SD) speaks with reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington,…

Elon Musk, Trump will meet with House Republican conference

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and former US President Donald Trump, prior to a campaign event…

RFK Jr. site crowdsources Trump administration appointees

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend a campaign event sponsored by…

Trump’s tariff threats send lobbyists scrambling to find loopholes

In the days since President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential race, Nicole Bivens Collinson’s phone has barely stopped ringing. Collinson,…

Hedge funds performed better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones, history shows

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE There’s been a rush of enthusiasm on Wall…

Trump backer John Paulson bows out as possible Treasury Secretary pick

John Paulson visits “Mornings With Maria” at Fox Business Network Studios on October 23, 2024 in New York City.  John…

Trump deportation policy run by ‘border czar’ with more power, fewer hurdles

President Donald Trump (C) holds a law enforcement roundtable on sanctuary cities, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House…

Trump taps former Rep. Lee Zeldin as EPA administrator

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin speaks at a rally…

Trump tariffs could reheat inflation if countries retaliate

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at…