President Trump once called Rupert Murdoch "my very good friend."

But the 94-year-old media baron, whose fortunes have risen in tandem with Trump's political ascent, has turned into an unlikely foe.

Trump has bristled over a Wall Street Journal report that he allegedly sent a suggestive letter to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th ...Read more

President Donald Trump went off script during a recent speech in Pittsburgh with a strange attack against U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, one of two House Republicans to vote against his signature domestic policy package.

Without using his name, Trump accused the moderate Bucks County Republican of being disloyal for opposing his “big beautiful ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming days, two appointments that may dramatically shape his economic agenda amid global anxiety.

Trump made the comments to reporters Sunday on his way back to the White House from a weekend in Bedminster, New Jersey. He has ...Read more

The nine candidates vying to become Detroit's next mayor hit the final stretch of the campaign on Sunday, doing everything they can to reach voters, from hitting local airwaves and knocking on doors to making phone calls and canvassing neighborhoods.

Tuesday's primary will narrow the number of candidates to two who will go head-to-head in the ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s firing of the chief labor statistician was criticized by her predecessor, who called it an unfounded move that will undermine confidence in a key data set on the U.S. economy.

“This is damaging,” William Beach, whom Trump picked in his first term to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said on CNN’s "State of ...Read more

Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Yass along with crypto industry donors helped President Donald Trump raise $236 million for his political operation in the first six months of 2025 — an unprecedented sum for a second-term president.

The latest filings to the Federal Election Commission show that the fundraising haul, which includes donations ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley's bipartisan proposal to ban members of Congress from trading stock advanced through a Senate panel last week and stirred a dustup with the White House, just a week after U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., was cited for an ethics violation following a years-long insider trading probe.

Hawley's bill was originally ...Read more

Secretary General Antonio Guterres is slashing more than $700 million in spending and laying plans to overhaul the United Nations as its largest sponsor, the U.S., pulls back support.

Guterres’s plan calls for 20% cuts in expenditures and employment, which would bring its budget, now $3.7 billion, to the lowest since 2018. About 3,000 jobs ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s firing of the chief labor statistician was criticized by her predecessor, who called it an unfounded move that will undermine confidence in a key data set on the U.S. economy.

“This is damaging,” William Beach, whom Trump picked in his first term to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said on CNN’s "State of ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — A jar of pickled mango, a popular Indian condiment, costs $2.99 at Pioneer Cash & Carry in Artesia. But that price won’t hold for long.

The grocery store, nestled in the heart of Artesia’s Little India, has to raise prices to keep up with its rising costs in light of President Donald Trump’s trade policy with India.

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MAYFIELD, Ky. — Mitch McConnell has heard the messaging, and he’s seen the ads.

Saturday morning, in front of a crowd of Republicans gathered before the famous political speaking event Fancy Farm, the retiring Senator offered his first direct rebuke of Nate Morris, a wealthy Lexington tech entrepreneur who’s been bashing McConnell’s ...Read more

Canada’s decision to retaliate against U.S. tariffs earlier this year appears to be driving a divergence in how President Donald Trump is dealing with America’s neighbors.

Until this week, Canada and Mexico received similar treatment in White House trade actions. Each was subject to a 25% base tariff, with a large exemption for goods ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — University of California leaders face a difficult choice after the U.S. Department of Justice said this week that UCLA had violated the civil rights of Jewish students during pro-Palestinian protests and federal agencies on Wednesday suspended more than $300 million in research grants to the school.

Do they agree to a costly ...Read more

Six months into his comeback term, Donald Trump has taken full ownership of the U.S. economy. For better or worse, his party must now sell it to voters.

The president has hailed the world’s “hottest” economy – and found others to blame for any wobbles. When Friday’s jobs report showed a dramatic slowdown in hiring, he fired the head ...Read more

President Donald Trump suddenly has a chance to fill an opening at the Federal Reserve earlier than expected, after Fed Governor Adriana Kugler announced her resignation Friday.

It may also force him to pick the next Fed chair months sooner than he’d anticipated.

“The ball is now in Trump’s court,” said Derek Tang, an economist at LH ...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s been roughly six months since President Donald Trump brought a slew of Floridians with him to Washington, appointing them to key positions in the White House and across the federal government.

The country’s third-largest state, which had never before produced a president, has become a national hub for conservative ...Read more

Shock, dismay and angst swept across India as businesses, policymakers and citizens digested U.S. President Donald Trump’s sharp remarks and a surprise 25% tariff rate earlier this week.

While Indian government officials weighed a response and business groups tallied the cost of the trade barrier, the local social media flared up with users ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Voters are increasingly souring on President Donald Trump’s handling of the U.S. economy, according to a raft of new polling, but that disapproval still isn’t translating into a political windfall for Democrats.

Just 37% of voters approve of Trump’s approach to the economy as of July, according to Gallup polling, down from...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Jerome Powell should follow in the footsteps of Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler and resign from the central bank, ratcheting up his feud with the central bank chair.

“‘Too Late’ Powell should resign, just like Adriana Kugler, a Biden Appointee, resigned. She knew he was doing the wrong thing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court indicated it will consider outlawing the use of race in drawing voting maps, setting up a blockbuster showdown with implications for dozens of congressional districts with predominantly minority populations.

Expanding a Louisiana case already on their docket, the justices on Friday said they will consider ...Read more