A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that Trump can fire Democratic members of the National Labor Relations Board and the Merit Systems Protection Board after a lower court had them reinstated.
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After years of planning, the Trump administration is overhauling a federal universal broadband initiative to open the door to Musk's Starlink satellite service.
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February's unadjusted unemployment rate was 5.5% for California and 4.5% for the nation during the same period.
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President Trump's new executive order ends collective bargaining for wide swaths of federal employees, as part of his broader campaign to reshape the government's workforce. Unions are vowing to sue.
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President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.
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Last year California passed a law that prohibits schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as transgender. The U.S. Department of Education alleges the law violates parents’ rights.
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President Trump's newly announced 25% import tariffs on foreign cars will increase vehicle prices by thousands of dollars, experts say, but Tesla is likely to fare better than other carmakers.
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Some prominent conservative media figures suggested that adding a prominent journalist to the group chat was evidence of the "deep state" though others said it was a security breach.
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The appointment of Catherine Eschbach could raise conflict-of-interest concerns. She will also lead the downsizing of an agency that holds contractors accountable to federal civil rights laws.
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Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.
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