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Trump downplays recession fears, saying the US would be ‘OK' in the long term
Speaking to NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump said the U.S. is in a “transition period” but will “do fantastically” in the long run.
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Connecticut families navigate increasing grocery prices
Connecticut families tell us they are feeling the strain of high prices. We spoke with some savvy shoppers who have some tips to save wherever possible.
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Connecticut families navigate increasing grocery prices
Connecticut families tell us they are feeling the strain of high prices. We spoke with some savvy shoppers who have some tips to save wherever possible. “We use what we have,” Keisha Taylor-Davis, of New Haven, said. Taylor-Davis may as well be a grocery shopping expert. She works diligently to navigate skyrocketing prices to feed her family. “It’s the...
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Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz was photographed using a Signal-like messaging app during Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, more than a month after he first came under intense scrutiny for accidentally including a journalist in a group chat that discussed military plans.
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Trump vows to revoke Harvard's tax-exempt status: ‘It's what they deserve!'
President Donald Trump has sought to extract concessions and changes from Harvard and other schools by threatening to withhold federal research grants.
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Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS
The president said public funding of the media networks was “outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.”
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Live updates: Trump's budget proposes slashing health, education and clean energy programs
President Donald Trump released a 40-page budget proposal including a mix of cuts to domestic programs. Follow along for live updates.
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China says it's evaluating the possibility of trade talks with the U.S.
The development could potentially pave the way for the world’s two largest economies to start negotiations to resolve a trade war that has rumbled financial markets.
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Trump's ‘Liberation Day' tariffs are threatening Independence Day fireworks
President Donald Trump’s massive China tariffs are jeopardizing American fireworks shows, threatening to drive up prices and limit supplies.
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Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it ‘illegal DEI'
For the last 14 years, when it rains in Lowndes County, Alabama, contaminated standing water builds up around Annye Burke’s home. When the septic tank breaks down, raw sewage backs up into her toilet, she said.
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Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under wartime law
A federal judge on Thursday barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.
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Ex-federal worker fired twice describes having insurance canceled, backdated after surgery
A former federal employee who was fired, rehired after a judge’s order and then fired a second time says her health insurance coverage was canceled and backdated after she had surgery, leaving her with the bill.
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Trump says he's nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz to be ambassador to United Nations
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would nominate national security adviser Mike Waltz to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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Trump shakes up national security team
Trump said he’s nominating national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was at the center of the Signal chat controversy, to be United Nations ambassador.
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Activists to rally worldwide on May Day, with US protests targeting Trump policies
Activists around the globe are kicking off May Day demonstrations with workers’ rights rallies and marches for social justice causes.
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Auto giants ditch financial guidance as industry reels from Trump tariff chaos
The corporate updates come shortly after Trump imposed a 25% tariff on automotive imports into the U.S. earlier in the month.
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Stratford gift and décor shop braces for impact of tariffs
Small businesses across the country and in Connecticut are bracing for the impacts of tariffs. Mellow Monkey in Stratford is one of them.
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US and Ukraine sign long-awaited minerals deal
The White House announced an economic partnership with Ukraine that includes an agreement on the ownership and extraction of natural resources from the war-torn nation.
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This one auto part crosses the border four times on its way to your car
Reshoring more of the U.S. auto industry would require untangling supply chains that leave many components vulnerable to a series of tariffs Trump has repeatedly revised.
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Education Department opens investigation into Chicago Public Schools
The U.S. Education Department is investigating Chicago Public Schools amid allegations that a new program designed to improve academic success and retention among Black students and educators violates federal law.