The Yale Budget Lab noted that the letters sent Monday would hike the effective tariff rate on U.S. consumers to the highest ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked whether President Donald Trump was concerned trading partners won’t take him seriously because he’s shown a pattern of not ...

The last time President Donald Trump rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and ...

Former President Biden spoke out against efforts to erase history during a Juneteenth speech in Texas, while President Trump did not formally recognize the holiday and expressed concern about havin… ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sought to downplay his feud with billionaire Elon Musk over the best course of action for the Trump administration, saying the two "had disagreements" but "want to ...

“The biggest misunderstanding about him is his love for people,” Bessent went on. “He regards himself as the mayor of America, and he cares deeply about the 330 million Americans.” The ...

MIDDLETOWN — “All things joy” is the theme of the fifth annual Middletown Liberation Day festival, a time for people of kinds to unite during a “perilous time” in American history ...

Bessent has claimed that cutting costs and trimming staff haven't lowered tax collection. Warren scoffs at that and insists those reductions are penny-wise and pound-foolish. Driving the news: In a ...

During his remarks in a Senate hearing this week, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over what he labeled a "looming economic disaster." ...

During his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee yesterday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reveals he is unaware of Trump illegally withholding CDFI funds. 'This is the first I heard of ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted he wasn't aware that a considerable amount of the 2025 budget approved by Congress was not being allocated to a particular program under his watch. Sen ...