National Economic Council in the White House during President Donald Trump's second term. During Trump's first term, he chaired the White House's Council of Economic Advisers. Hassett previously ...

There were about 600 employee cuts at the National Weather Service — about 100 probationary employees and 500 buyouts. The Trump administration’s proposed 2026 budget would increase the National ...

Some of the law’s provisions benefitting taxpayers of ordinary means — including tax cuts for tipped and overtime income — are set to expire in 2028. Multimillionaires will benefit from a permanent ...

As torrential rains slammed central Texas and the death toll from the resulting floods grew into the dozens over the weekend, rumors started to spread online about a sliver of good news.

Many of President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters are expressing outrage this week after his administration reversed course on the "Epstein files." A July 7 Justice Department memo revealed that ...

The Trump administration hasn't acted "immediately" to refill the reserve, as Trump said he would. But a fast refill is being prevented by maintenance concerns, and funding for both repairs and new ...

President Donald Trump’s "One Big Beautiful Bill" cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional ...

The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry dropping intense rain on a flood-prone region caused the deadly flood in Texas, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, the process of introducing particles into a ...

As signed, the bill gives an additional $6,000 tax deduction to people aged 65 and older. These deductions come on top of existing tax deductions for Americans over 65 years old — $2,000 if married or ...

A provision of the 1994 Immigration and Nationality Act allowed migrants who typically would not qualify for legal permanent residency status — because of the way they entered the U.S. or because they ...

Florida and federal officials announced the state will build a new immigration detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades, and because the facility will be partly funded by the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order for “a total border shutdown with no set reopening date” on July 1. An immigration law expert told PolitiFact that although the president has authority ...