Fact Check of the Day Three sources of government data contradict Friday’s claim by the White House economic adviser, showing instead that the federal budget deficit is actually increasing. what was said “The deficit, which was one of the other criticism, is coming down, and it's coming down rapidly.” — Larry Kudlow, the White House…
From mustard to motorboats, Canada’s firing back against Donald Trump on its national holiday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will mark Canada’s 151st birthday Sunday by imposing tariffs finalized Friday on about C$16.6 billion ($12.6 billion) worth of U.S. imports in response to American levies on Canadian steel and aluminum that went into effect a month…
President Donald Trump said Friday he has narrowed down his search for a nominee to fill a Supreme Court vacancy to about five finalists, including two women, and will announce his pick on July 9. Trump said that he may interview one or two candidates this weekend at his resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, as…
For much of his 30-year tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy served as the decisive vote in several closely watched, divisive cases. His retirement at the end of next month will pave the way for a contentious fight to determine the future direction of the Supreme Court. A Trump appointee would likely…
WASHINGTON — Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced on Wednesday that he would retire this summer, setting in motion a furious fight over the future of the Supreme Court and giving President Trump the chance to put a conservative stamp on the American legal system for generations. Justice Kennedy, 81, has been a critical swing vote…
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said he expects to continue raising interest rates in spite of mounting trade tensions because inflation has already hit the central bank’s 2 percent target, even as he remained non-committal on the timing and pace of future hikes. Poloz, speaking to reporters following a speech in Victoria, said the…
Federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh, a former Anthony Kennedy law clerk with close ties to the retiring justice, is emerging as a top contender to replace his former boss, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the Trump’s administration thinking. Photographer: Chris Maddaloni/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty ImagesIt remains early in the selection process…
At a shelter in downtown El Paso, Digna Emerita Pérez, a factory worker from El Salvador who spent a month in jail after her arrest for crossing the border without documentation, broke into tears when she found out that her son, 9, and daughter, 6, were in the same city. But Nelvin Hernández, 48, a…
“Oh, those are the families!” said Christina Boston, a school principal in the Phoenix area who had been in Mexico for a basketball tournament and a visit with a cousin. She leaned over from the walkway to look. “It breaks my heart.” On the ground, playtime was in full force. Dana Taylor, 24, in a…
The shutdown of a key oil-sands facility in Canada is flipping the global oil market on its head and slamming shares of producers that depend on the plant. Just as OPEC and allied producers agreed to pour more oil into global markets, a transformer blast first reported by Bloomberg News last week cut power to…
