Politics

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, in their first sit-down since the Republican returned...

(AFP) - The White House on Thursday vowed that its massive federal government slashing drive would continue, even after the departure of cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk, who the administration thanked for...

(AFP) - The White House on Thursday blasted a federal court's decision to block many of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs -- and said it could take the matter to...

(AFP) - The White House downplayed questions about its flagship report on children's health, but edited the document Thursday after authors listed in the paper confirmed it cited studies that...

(AFP) - Thousands of Harvard students in crimson-fringed gowns celebrated their graduation Thursday, as a judge extended a temporary block on Donald Trump's bid to prevent the prestigious university from...

(AFP) - Beijing reacted in fury Thursday at the US government's vow to revoke Chinese students' visas, condemning President Donald Trump's crackdown on international scholars as "political and discriminatory". Trump's...

(AFP) - Harvard University has been flooded with requests from foreign students to transfer to other institutions as US President Donald Trump's administration seeks to ban it from hosting international...

(AFP) - Billionaire Elon Musk has said he is leaving his role in the US government, in which he was tasked with reducing federal spending, shortly after his first major...

(AFP) - US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday canceled a $590 million contract with Moderna to develop an avian flu vaccine, the US biotech company said. It marked the...

(AFP) - Harvard began its annual graduation ceremony Thursday as a federal judge considers the legality of punitive measures taken against the university by US President Donald Trump that threaten...