The US president’s new tariffs prompt retaliation and spark concerns over global trade disruptions and inflation.

He wanted his aides to tell diplomats, “I’m sorry ... he is out of control ... you don’t know the man,” or that he’s a ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Pardon power is almost unbounded — excluding only state crimes, civil liability, future crimes and crimes by the president ...

During the dismal days that followed Watergate and the resignation of President Richard Nixon, there was a dark-humored joke that made the rounds. It went something like this: As Nixon was making his ...

A wide-ranging pause on agency funds and grants remains on ice — even after the White House rescinded a contested OMB memo ...

The Trump administration has rescinded a plan for a sweeping pause on federal grants and loans totaling potentially trillions ...

The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.

President Trump is impounding funds already legally authorized by Congress, in defiance of law, precedent, and arguably the ...