President Trump’s top economic adviser told reporters Friday the White House is exploring how to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite the legal guardrails on his position. Kevin Hassett, chair of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), backed away from his previous concerns about Powell’s firing and said the White House was looking…

Acting IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley is departing the agency amid disagreements between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and presidential advisor Elon Musk, multiple media outlets reported Friday. The ouster comes after a complaint from Bessent to President Trump about Shapley’s appointment, which was made without Bessent’s approval at the request of Musk, The New York Times…

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Friday afternoon will brief reporters on his trip to El Salvador, where he met with the man who was mistakenly deported in mid-March. Van Hollen faced an uphill battle with officials in El Salvador when he requested a meeting with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was sent…

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) announced Friday that his adult daughter, Cosette, died after battling cancer. “Earlier this week, our daughter Cosette lost her battle with cancer. We are devastated by her passing, but take comfort knowing she is at peace with the Lord. We are grateful our family could gather together to spend her final…

Longtime Republican strategist Karl Rove that President is arguing Trump is exhausting many Americans with his various moves on tariffs, causing confusion and concern that in Rove’s view could boomerang on Trump. “We aren’t 100 days into Donald Trump’s second term and many Americans are already exhausted. They’ve had way too much thrown at them,” Rove…