U.S. President Donald Trump has told U.S. troops he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into U.S. cities if needed, in the latest demonstration of his willingness to escalate a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments which oppose the deployments.

What do residents in Florida and across the US think of Trump and how he’s doing as president? His latest approval ratings during government shutdown

Rare earths aren’t the only leverage China has. American farmers — among Trump’s most loyal supporters — have traditionally depended on China to buy about a quarter of the soybeans they produce. But China has stopped buying American soybeans this year, choosing to use Brazilian and Argentinian suppliers instead.

A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block preventing President Donald Trump's administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.

US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.

Billionaire Ray Dalio said the majority of the population was "almost becoming useless or unproductive" to the future economy.

The US Transportation Department is cutting 13 current or planned routes by Mexican carriers into the US, in response to the country’s alleged noncompliance with a 2015 air transport agreement, Secretary Sean Duffy announced late Tuesday.