Republicans are evenly split as the White House copes with MAGA demands for more disclosures from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

The unusual challenge to the president from lawmakers within his party offers the clearest sign of dissent to-date from within conservative ranks after the Education Department halted the distribution of roughly $7 billion in grants.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ten Republican U.S. senators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday urging it to reverse its decision to withhold $6.8 billion in congressionally approved federal funding for K-12 schools.

President Donald Trump has said it is "highly unlikely" he will fire the head of the US central bank, hours after asking lawmakers whether he should sack Jerome Powell. Stock markets and the dollar slipped following reports Trump had broached the idea with Republicans on Tuesday but quickly bounced back after he downplayed the discussions.

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to the idea of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a source told Reuters on Wednesday. Trump polled some Republican lawmakers on firing Powell and received a positive response,

Indonesia's president said U.S. counterpart Donald Trump was a "tough negotiator" after the two countries reached a trade deal that led to a reduction of proposed tariff rates to 19% from 32%. The deal is among only a handful reached so far by the Trump administration ahead of an August 1 deadline for negotiations,