The Federal Reserve building is seen as it goes under construction on July 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with …
As President Donald Trump tiptoed away this week from the idea that he might try to win a third term, he opened the door to a fresh round of intrigue: Whom does he see as his successor? In practically the same breath in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump suggested …
David Espejo | Moment | Getty Images Weary consumers, already grappling with high prices, now face an added potential risk: stagflation. Stagflation — an economic term used to describe a combination of rising inflation, slower economic growth and high unemployment — may be on the horizon, according to economists. “The …
President Trump has periodically floated the idea of serving a third term in office since his first reelection campaign and seemed to double down on it Sunday during an interview with NBC News, suggesting “there are methods” to do it despite term limits set by the 12th and 22nd Amendments …
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the public face of President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk has an expansive portfolio that spans across …
People line up outside the Social Security Administration office in San Francisco. Getty Images New leadership at the Social Security Administration tied to the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has implemented swift changes. Many experts say Americans will notice a difference when seeking help from the agency following …
Elon Musk reacts on the day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency abandoned some of its plans to slash contract …
Then Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley testifies before the Senate Committee on the Budget on Sept. 11, 2024. Anna Rose Layden | Getty Images News | Getty Images Social Security has never missed a benefit payment since the program first began sending individuals monthly benefits more than eight decades ago. …
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter holds up his Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10, 2002, in Oslo, Norway. During his acceptance speech, Carter urged others to work for peace. Arne Knudsen | Getty Images News | Getty Images Jimmy Carter, the Georgia peanut farmer who became a U.S. president and a …
How hallucinatory AI helps science dream up big breakthroughs Artificial intelligence often gets criticized because it makes up information that appears to be factual, known as hallucinations. The plausible fakes have roiled not only chatbot sessions but lawsuits and medical records. For a time last year, a patently false claim …