US job openings decline as labor market steadily slows

U.S. job openings fell by the most in 14 months in December, but steady hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market was not abruptly slowing down and that the Federal Reserve probably can hold off on cutting interest rates until at least June.

In shock announcement, Trump says US wants to take over Gaza Strip

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere, actions that would shatter decades of U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

US military trying to remove transgender service members, legal filing says

President Donald Trump's administration has started taking steps to remove at least one transgender service member and is turning away transgender applicants looking to join the military, an emergency legal filing that seeks a temporary restraining order said on Tuesday.

New York judge resigns after saying he can't be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty

An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn't be impartial because he thought everyone brought before a court was guilty.

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to oversee US spy agencies, clears Senate committee

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, has moved a step closer to Senate confirmation.

Trump to ban transgender girls, women participating in female sports events, White House says

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday effectively banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports events in schools and colleges, a White House official said.

Sea power: US Navy plans to spend $1 trillion over 30 years to fortify fleet

China is advancing its massive effort to transform its navy into a high-tech, global armada. American military planners are responding in similar fashion: "We're going to need a bigger fleet."

Senate panel backs Trump health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The Republican-led U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm him as soon as this week.

Trump makes Musk, the world's richest man, a 'special government employee'

Elon Musk, who has moved swiftly to shrink the size of the U.S. government at President Donald Trump's behest, is now considered a "special government employee," the White House said on Monday.

Economist: Effects of 2018-19 trade war still linger, shows what to expect from another trade war with China

Logan – Though many of us might have forgotten about it, the impacts of a trade war with China in 2018 and 2019 still