trump called for the elimination of the debt ceiling on Thursday. Here’s what to know about the statutory limit

trump rejects bipartisan plan, causing Congress to spiral as lawmakers try to wrap up for holidays amid Friday deadline

Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government, or federal agencies will shutter

The president-elect claimed tariff is his ‘favourite word’ and threatened to impose a levy on all goods entering the US

Terms of the multi-year deal weren’t announced, but it should end specualtion that the ABC News anchor is on his way out after the network settled a defamation case with Donald trump.

‘If you have a family at home, are you really going to stand up to trump if there’s a chance you could end up in jail?’ Chris Murphy asks

‘It was a great conversation,’ Elon Musk writes on X after meeting with rival billionaire and president-elect

A network of nonprofit organizations intends to create a support system for those targeted

Tesla billionaire derided for undue influence over incoming commander-in-chief after his objections to Mike Johnson’s stop-gap resolution leaves government hurtling towards shutdown

Appeals court ruling determined her relationship with special prosecutor warrants dismissal

President-elect says Speaker should keep his post if he moves legislation to raise the statutory debt ceiling

British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage’s party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as 100 million pounds ($127 million), which would be the largest politica ...

The monetary policy committee voted six to three to hold interest rates steady despite consumers’ reticence to spend

Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney and Nancy Pelosi among those who could be spared from trump legal attacks by pardons

Central bank downgrades growth forecast amid threat from budget fallout, rising inflation and trump trade tariffs

The proposed continuing resolution, championed by GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson, would have kept agencies running at current funding levels through to mid-March 2025

 

Prime minister to be questioned for first time by liaison committee as No 10 says he spoke to trump on the phone on Wednesday

Donation adds to list of tech companies and executives seeking to foster favorable relationship with president-elect

Japan’s complex defence alliances built up over years as protection against China could be put at risk in a trump-launched trade war