Politics

Washington (United States) (AFP) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has generally avoided escalation in the face of Donald Trump's relentless criticism -- but in recent months, the central...

(AFP) - Washington announced Monday Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado will meet President Donald Trump this week as pressure grew on the interim leadership in Caracas to speed up...

(AFP) - Former Federal Reserve chiefs on Monday sharply criticized a US criminal probe into current chair Jerome Powell, calling it an "unprecedented attempt" to undermine the central bank's independence....

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump is considering air strikes on Iran to stop a crackdown on protesters, the White House said Monday, adding that people were being "killed on...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States would be "screwed" if the Supreme Court rules that some of his tariffs are illegal. Trump, in a post...

(AFP) - Former Federal Reserve chiefs sharply criticized on Monday a US criminal probe into current chair Jerome Powell, calling it an "unprecedented attempt" to undermine the central bank's independence....

(AFP) - US prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, prompting his rare rebuke against escalating pressure from President Donald Trump's administration -- and sharp criticism from...

(AFP) - Venezuela said Monday it had freed dozens more political prisoners as rights groups questioned the numbers and family members clamored for speedier releases after the US military ouster...

(AFP) - Cuba's leader on Monday reacted defiantly to President Donald Trump's threats to "make a deal" or pay the price in the aftermath of key ally Nicolas Maduro's ouster...

(AFP) - US prosecutors have opened an inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, prompting his rare rebuke against escalating pressure from President Donald Trump's administration -- and sharp criticism from...