Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) praised President Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve for the resilience of the U.S. economy during an interview on Fox News Channel’s America Reports on Friday. While acknowledging weaknesses in the latest jobs report, Kennedy emphasized that America’s economy remains strong compared to global competitors and credited conservative fiscal policy for delivering a soft landing.
On August 1, President Trump swiftly dismissed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer hours after a weak jobs report, accusing her of manipulating numbers to favor Democrats.
The Smithsonian Institution quietly reverted its presidential impeachment exhibit to a 2008 design, omitting any mention of President Trump’s two impeachments.
President Trump announced that he has "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" following "foolish and inflammatory statements" made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
New Jersey may soon force over 1.7 million independent contractors to abandon their self-employed status under a radical reinterpretation of the ABC test, a move critics warn mirrors California’s disastrous Assembly Bill 5. The proposal would tighten classification rules, pushing freelancers and gig workers into union-eligible 9-to-5 jobs.
President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariff policy—dubbed “Liberation Day” tariffs—will take effect next week, applying new import duties on goods arriving by sea starting October 5. The executive order targets more than 70 nations, with tariff rates ranging from 10% to 41%, depending on economic cooperation and diplomatic standing with the U.S.
President Donald Trump has raised tariffs on South African goods to 30%, delivering a major economic blow despite a recent Oval Office visit from President Cyril Ramaphosa. The White House announced the move Thursday through an executive order targeting nations that failed to negotiate favorable trade deals with the United States.
The U.S. economy added just 73,000 jobs in July, far short of the 104,000 expected by economists, according to Friday’s Labor Department report. Unemployment rose to 4.2 percent, with significant downward revisions to previous months raising alarm about the true state of the labor market.
