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Americans are starting back-to-school shopping earlier this year out of concern over tariffs, according to a new study.

During a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince of Bahrain today, Donald Trump lashed out at Fed Chair Jerome Powell again. "I was surprised he was appointed," Trump stated, seemingly unaware that he was the one who nominated him in the first place.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for mass firings within the Department of Education. Former Data Coordinator in the U.S. Dept. of Education Jason Cottrell, who worked there for more than nine years and was impacted by the DOGE cuts,

Trump's Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk faced resistance while attempting to reduce federal workforce and address the $37 trillion national debt.

The Trump administration must disclose certain information about the Department of Government Efficiency to a watchdog advocacy group and make DOGE’s administrator Amy Gleason available to testify, a US appeals court in Washington ruled.

Live updates and the latest news as former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing for United Nations ambassador and Trump travels to Pittsburgh for an AI summit.

Senate Democrats are warning the Trump administration’s effort to claw back funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting programs threatens bipartisan negotiations to fund the government