Trump is breaking US diplomacy, State Department staffers say
More than 60 ambassadorships don’t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they’re being evaluated on their “fidelity.” President Donald Trump promised to reform...
Obama says America is at “inflection point” after killings of Charlie Kirk, Melissa Hortman
Former President Barack Obama addressed political violence in the United States on Tuesday night, telling a group in Pennsylvania that the country is "at an...
Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an ‘excuse’ to silence free speech at universities
Four out of ten American Jews say they have personally experienced antisemitism in the past two years, yet a majority disapprove of how the Trump...
Americans expect inflation to be far higher than it really is, polling shows
American voters often rank inflation as the most important issue facing the US. But something odd has happened to inflationary expectations since Donald Trump became president...
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution:...
Trump’s tariffs could push nearly 1 million Americans into poverty, report finds
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime is already reshaping global trade and spiking government customs revenue. But these historic import taxes could also push more...
A new era of American political violence is upon us. How did we get here? How does it end?
Two assassination attempts on President Trump. The assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of others. The shooting death of...
The U.S. is losing thousands of manufacturing jobs, analysis finds
Manufacturers in the U.S. are cutting thousands of jobs even as President Trump pushes economic policies that he says will revitalize the industry. Employers shed 12,000...
MoneyWatchAmericans’ confidence in finding a new job falls to record lowMoneyWatch
Job seekers' confidence in finding new employment has fallen, a new survey reveals. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Survey of Consumer Expectations, the average "perceived...