Politics

(AFP) - Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the powerful US Federal Reserve Board of Governors, has come under the spotlight as President Donald Trump steps up pressure...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court appeared likely on Wednesday to allow a Federal Reserve governor fired by President Donald Trump to remain in her post for now in a...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump for the first time ruled out using force to take Greenland as he addressed world leaders in Davos Wednesday, but demanded "immediate negotiations" to...

(AFP) - A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump demanded immediate talks on acquiring Greenland in a hardline speech at Davos Wednesday, but said that while the United States possessed "unstoppable force" it would...

(AFP) - To muted applause and not a few stony faces, US President Donald Trump took the stage before hundreds of the world's rich and powerful Wednesday for the most...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump touched down in a tense Davos on Wednesday to give an "America First" speech that will push his world-shaking bid to seize control of...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump descended on Davos on Wednesday for a tense showdown with world leaders, as allies push back on his global order-shaking bid to seize control...

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday of "politicising" the institution, ratcheting up pressure on the central bank. President Donald...

Davos (Switzerland) (AFP) - NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday "thoughtful diplomacy" was needed to deal with tensions over Greenland, as President Donald Trump headed to Davos pushing US claims...