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Proposed tariffs by President-elect Trump may impact interest rates and inflation, prompting Fed analysis.

Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal warned against Trump's intended use of military force

Reading the news about United States president-elect Donald Trump’s picks for cabinet positions, one might wonder why so many of his choices include men accused of sexually abusing women and girls, such as Elon Musk, Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as a woman alleged…

Plus: Media figures and politicians react to the news, Donald Trump appoints Kash Patel to head the FBI, and more...

The outgoing president’s abuse of the constitution opens the door to more abuse by the next one. The rules were never meant to condone crime, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

President-elect Trump is deliberating between Kash Patel and Andrew Bailey for FBI Director, with concerns over Patel's confirmation process. Trump's inner...

Organisation asked supporters if they ‘want to feel different on our election night’ in an ad with half of Trump’s face and half of Dutton’s

Patel's vision for the FBI involves a sweeping restructuring, which includes dismantling its intelligence-gathering functions and purging its ranks of employees who are viewed as disloyal to Trump.

As President-elect Donald Trump announces his prospective Cabinet nominations, The Conversation U.S. Politics Editor Jeff Inglis spoke with John E. Jones III about how the U.S. attorney general – the head law enforcement officer of the executive branch of government – deals with federal judges, who are part of the…