Tom Howell Jr.

U.S. sees unexpected loss of 92,000 jobs in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

The U.S. shed 92,000 jobs during February, a surprising downturn after a positive start to the year that complicates the political picture for President Trump as economic worries rise alongside the Iran war.

March 6, 2026

Two dozen blue states sue over Trump’s new tariffs

Blue states sued President Trump on Thursday over his latest attempt to impose global tariffs, saying the new batch of levies misapplies a law designed to deal with arcane monetary issues.

March 5, 2026

Democrats urge businesses to pass tariff refund to consumers

Top Senate Democrats urged large businesses Thursday to pass along a portion of forthcoming tariff refunds to consumers who faced higher prices as a trickle-down effect of President Trump's trade agenda.

March 5, 2026

Top Iranian security official blames Trump for school bombing, as U.S. probes strike

Iran's top security official blamed President Trump and Israel on Thursday for the deaths of children after a bomb hit an Iranian school on the opening days of the joint operation against the Islamic republic.

March 5, 2026

Trump announces steps to protect oil tankers as prices surge

President Trump took steps Tuesday to secure oil shipments in the Middle East as the U.S. continued to bombard Iran, and Tehran retaliated by striking oil-rich Arab states.

March 3, 2026

Trump lets loose on Spain, U.K. over reticence to help attacks on Iran

President Trump ripped into Spain and the U.K. on Tuesday over their reluctance to help the war effort against Iran.

March 3, 2026

Trump says he feared that Iran would ‘attack first’

President Trump said Tuesday he struck Iran because he was convinced that Tehran was going to "attack first."

March 3, 2026

Wall Street opens down again amid fears of higher oil prices, wider conflict in Middle East

Stocks on Wall Street opened sharply down Tuesday as investors digested surging oil prices and the realization that the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is likely deepening instead of abating after days of military strikes.

March 3, 2026

The president is calling: Trump uses whirlwind of interviews to sell his Iran war through the media

President Trump hasn't delivered a major address to the public to build support for his war against Iran.

March 3, 2026

Trump outlines objectives for war in Iran, as polling shows Americans question attack

President Trump outlined four objectives for success in Iran on Monday in his first formal appearance since authorizing strikes on Tehran's senior leadership and other targets.

March 2, 2026

Wall Street opens in negative territory in the first trading day since strikes on Iran

U.S. stocks fell on Monday as fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East took hold, driving oil prices higher.

March 2, 2026

Top Iranian official says Tehran won’t negotiate with U.S., decries Trump’s ‘wishful thinking’

Iran's top security official on Monday accused President Trump of being "delusional" and said the U.S. leader has betrayed his America First principles to put "Israel first."

March 2, 2026

Trump in video to nation says combat operations against Iran continue at ‘full force’

President Trump released a social media video Sunday declaring the first 36 hours of his military campaign against Iran a major success, with more to come.

March 1, 2026

Trump says he expected U.S. casualties in strike on Iran after three service member deaths confirmed

President Trump said Sunday he always expected there to be U.S. casualties given the scale of his operation against Iran's leaders, shortly after the military confirmed the deaths of three service members.

March 1, 2026

Trump speaks to Middle East leaders, gets briefing on Austin shooting

President Trump called three leaders in the Middle East on Sunday as he monitors the burgeoning conflict with Iran from his Florida estate, the White House said.

March 1, 2026

U.S. strikes destroy nine Iranian ships, Trump says

President Trump on Sunday said U.S. attacks delivered a major blow to Iran's navy.

March 1, 2026

Trump issues new warnings to Iran as he monitors Middle East turmoil from his Florida estate

President Trump threatened Sunday to hit Iran with the kind of force it "has never seen before" as Iran retaliated against joint, U.S.-Israel military strikes that killed its supreme leader.

March 1, 2026

Three U.S. troops killed in fight for what Trump calls ‘great deal’ for world

Three U.S. service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded in Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israel airstrike attack on Iran, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.

March 1, 2026

Trump orders federal government to stop using Anthropic in dispute between AI firm and Pentagon

President Trump is ordering all government agencies to stop using artificial intelligence from Anthropic after the company disputed the Pentagon's use of the technology.

February 27, 2026

Trump grows impatient with Iran nuke talks, floats military action

President Trump says he's "not happy" with Iran as he threatens the Islamic republic with a military strike if it does not satisfy U.S. demands to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

February 27, 2026