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The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

WASHINGTON -- There's the executive in a U.S. supply-chain company whose voice breaks while facing the next round of calls telling employees they...

Trump says he'll sign sweeping reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners on Thursday

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll sign an order that increases U.S. tariffs to the rates other countries charge on...

What to know about the federal workforce under Trump

Since President Donald Trump began his second term last month, he has focused on dramatically reducing the federal workforce at a breakneck pace....

What does having the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on hold mean for consumers?

NEW YORK -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which Congress established to monitor credit card companies, mortgage providers, debt collectors and other segments...

Trump's comments won't affect interest rate decisions by the Fed, Powell says

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's calls for lower interest rates won't lead the central bank...

Volunteers are now tracking what's already been lost in the USAID freeze

When U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department told their contractors to pause all work, Sadie Healy expected the impact to...