Politics

Tech’s Titans Tiptoe Toward Monopoly

Amazon, Facebook and Google may be repeating the history of steel, utility, rail and telegraph empires past—while Apple appears vulnerable...

Trump Has Cut Federal Payroll by 24,000 Jobs

The federal government cut 3,000 jobs in May and federal employment has now dropped by 24,000 since President Donald Trump took office...

Trump: ‘I wish’ I had not picked Sessions for attorney general

President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Wednesday that he wished he had picked someone other than Jeff Sessions for attorney general, stoki

Another 'informant' attempted to infiltrate Trump campaign under Obama, campaign aide says

At least one additional government "informant" attempted to infiltrate the Trump campaign under President Barack Obama...

Trump to Cut Planned Parenthood Funding, Administration Will Announce Friday

The executive action is based on a 1988 Reagan regulation, but can't eliminate most of Planned Parenthood's federal funding.

Pence Is Trying to Control Republican Politics. Trump Aides Aren’t Happy.

Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas needed a favor: Before retiring at the end of his term, Mr. Hensarling, a powerful conservative, wante

The Latest: Haspel says she doesn’t believe in torture

President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as CIA director says “I don’t believe torture works.”

Trump says US detainees in North Korea have been freed

President Trump said on Wednesday three Americans imprisoned in North Korea have been freed and are on their way home with Secretary of State

President Trump Announces Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal

President Trump announced Tuesday that he will not renew the Iran nuclear deal, defying European allies and escalating tensions with an Irani

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 164,000 in April, vs 192,000 jobs expected

The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, an 18-year low, even as nonfarm payrolls rose by just 164,000, according to a report Frid