As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, a union ...

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that interest rates should be lowered, adding that they would "go hand in hand" ...

But Trump's new steel, aluminum and reciprocal tariffs will boost inflation. Big tariffs on Canada, Mexico, Europe, Japan and others will weaken those economies, encourage retaliation against the U.S.

Ukraine could trade territory in potential peace talks with Russia, Zelensky says Ukraine strikes Russia's Saratov oil ...

As we reported earlier, Donald Trump has suggested that Ukraine "may or may not be Russian someday" (see 8.17am post). We've been keeping an eye on reaction in Ukraine, where the comments are ...

Most US allies fear Vladimir Putin will not stop at Ukraine's borders if he wins, and that Europe's biggest land war in decades poses an existential threat to their security.