2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (795+ words) Speaking at Southern Methodist University on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dared currency traders, and indirectly the bond market, to challenge him as he wages a multi-front battle to stabilize markets amid Iran war turmoil while also trying to slow…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (638+ words) In February 1993, weeks into Bill Clinton’s presidency, James Carville famously quipped: “I used to think if there was reincarnation, I wanted to come back as the president or the pope or a.400 baseball hitter. But now I want to come…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (243+ words) President Donald Trump’s first-term stimulus checks were a response to a pandemic he didn’t cause. His second-term cash promises are mostly a response to problems his own policies created, and now stretch to an election he may lose because of…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (905+ words) Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities....

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (330+ words) President Donald Trump’s pledge to send every American adult a $5,000 check if Republicans hold Congress in November carries a price tag that economists say has no clear funding source — and would land on a federal balance sheet already strained by…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (612+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would most likely…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1003+ words) Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping package of tax breaks, social service cuts and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump signed into law. A…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (423+ words) The creators of the long-running and enthusiastically insolent TV show “South Park” aren’t known to be huge fans of President Donald Trump. However, they’ve decided to adopt one of his ideas — in a way. They’re changing — at least for the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (731+ words) It’s not just Republicans descending on Dallas for the midterm convention — Democrats are there too as they try to convince voters that the reality of Donald Trump’s second presidency doesn’t match the spectacle of his made-for-TV event. “This bizarre Republican…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (405+ words) China and the U.S. hope to reach an agreement on lowering import taxes soon, a Chinese government spokesperson said Thursday, fueling expectations that an announcement could come when the leaders of the two countries meet in two weeks. Negotiators are striving…...