Tag: politics
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...
State legislators fleshing out details on $500M in additional Hurricane Helene relief
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina House members advanced Wednesday a Republican package to boost state recovery funding after Hurricane Helene as committees fleshed...
Hegseth makes first visit to NATO with allies impatient to hear about US plans for Ukraine
BRUSSELS -- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday made the first trip to NATO by a member of the new Trump administration,...
Japan says it has asked the US to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs
TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's government said Wednesday it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs,...
White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office over AP policy on 'Gulf of America'
NEW YORK -- The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the...
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of opioid
OTTAWA, Ontario -- Canada on Tuesday named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar, hoping...