Damian Paletta

An excerpt from the book ‘Nightmare Scenario’ details how Trump’s illness was far more severe than the White House acknowledged. Advisers thought it would alter his pandemic response. They were wrong.

In a new recession, the mortgages could cost taxpayers billions.

Agriculture will be a key element, Trump said. It was unclear whether any auto tariffs were in play.

The president said in a tweet that he would pass a “major” middle-class tax cut, the latest in a string of varying tax pledges that he has made in the past week.

The presidential request has bewildered aides, some of whom continue to believe it isn’t serious. Greenland’s foreign minister said Friday that the island is not for sale.

The treasury secretary had repeatedly refused to pin China with such a designation.

Hold on tariffs on cellphones, laptops, footwear reflects concerns about trade war’s potential effect on the U.S. economy.

Aides scrabbled to fulfill Trump’s declaration that China is a currency manipulator.

The agreement still must be passed through Congress.

The president stepped up his jawboning of the Fed on Friday, days before the central bank is set to meet to decide what to do with interest rates.

Trump’s mixed messaging on the debt has left aides unsure of how to approach current negotiations.

Lawmakers must craft a new budget deal by the end of September, because that’s when funding for many agencies is set to expire.

Action awaits on key issues even as the House speaker tends to a Democratic caucus fractured by border vote.

Political and economic forces appear to have combined this year in a way that has darkened the outlook, which could be problematic for the president’s reelection efforts.

President Trump on Thursday said he would be imposing a 5 percent tariff on all Mexican goods imported to the United States beginning June 10 until undocumented workers cease crossing the border, a move that could have major consequences for the U.S. economy.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi directly cautioned U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer not to take the action until Democrats had spent more time working with the White House on the plan.

The move benefited a Chinese-backed company with a plant in the House minority leader’s California district.

The president also signed an executive order to protect U.S. networks from foreign espionage, a move that appears to target China.

They say tariffs are hurting their rural constituents, and they’re considering options to aid farmers.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Cain as a pick hours before House Democrats are set to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Powell at their annual policy retreat.