Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the Aug. 1 date set by President Trump for tariffs to hit countries that fail to negotiate deals with the U.S. is a “hard deadline.” Bessent during an interview on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” said countries without trade deals will be hit with the “reciprocal” tariffs Trump…
Public confidence in the future of Social Security has dipped in the last five years, with younger Americans found to be more pessimistic about it, according to a new AARP survey. The survey found that of the 3,599 respondents polled, 36 percent were very or somewhat confident in the future of Social Security – a…
OpenAI has upgraded the potential biological risk level for its latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, implementing additional safeguards as a “precautionary approach.” The AI firm on Thursday released ChatGPT agent, a new agentic AI model that can now perform tasks for users “from start to finish,” according to a company press release. OpenAI opted to…
General Motors (GM) said Tuesday that President Trump’s tariffs cost the company $1.1 billion in the second quarter, contributing to an overall decline of 35 percent in profit. But the company still outperformed Wall Street’s estimates and stood by its full-year financial outlook, which it had adjusted down in May. GM Chair and CEO Mary…
A third round of peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian officials is planned to take place later this week in Turkey, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Today, I discussed with Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkey with the Russian side. Umerov reported that the meeting is scheduled for…
President Trump on Tuesday is holding a bilateral meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House. Earlier this month, the Philippine ambassador to the U.S. said the talks would focus on how the nations can deepen their security and economic ties, including threats from China and potential trade negotiations. The meeting also…
While the Trump administration is busy slapping taxes on aluminum and auto parts, President Xi Jinping could be preparing to export cheap, clean and practically limitless energy.
The race turned into a straightforward binary: Are you for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Hunter is loyal to his dad, and that’s understandable. But the Biden family is simply delusional about this.
A House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee voted Tuesday to subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex offender and longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, as the Republicans on Capitol Hill push for the publication of more information related to Epstein’s case. During an unrelated subcommittee hearing, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) moved to direct the panel to authorize…
