US politics

Trump administration seeks delay in tariff refund fight

Importers have paid about US$170 billion in contested duties by the time of the Supreme Court ruling

Former US President Bill Clinton (left) on Friday became the first former American president forced to testify to Congress.

Bill Clinton tells House panel he wasn’t aware of Epstein crimes

The former US President took several trips on Epstein’s private plane before Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, Feb 27, 2026.

Trump touts economy, energy in Texas, and stays mum on his favourite in Republican Senate race

Midterm elections are historically seen as a check on the sitting president

The planned designation as a supply-chain risk means that contractors could be barred from deploying Anthropic’s AI as part of work for the Pentagon.

Trump directs US agencies to toss Anthropic’s AI as Pentagon calls startup a supply risk

Tech companies and the Pentagon have repeatedly locked horns since at least 2018

Despite its earlier assurances that it would repay the money, the Trump administration has now signalled it may be ready for a fight.

Businesses push for tariff refunds as Trump aides hint at fight to come

Companies have filed an early barrage of lawsuits in search of hefty tariff payouts

U.S. President Donald J. Trump delivering the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb 24, 2026.

Trump touts economic record in State of the Union, seeking reset ahead of midterm elections

The US president spends the first hour of his televised speech focused on the economy but flashes his combative side while discussing his immigration crackdown

US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Feb 24, 2026.

Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union

[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, saying he would not allow the world’s biggest sp...

US President Donald Trump started his address by defending the US economy.

Tariffs, Big Tech and economic ‘golden age’: 10 things Trump said in the State of the Union address

He says his tariff strategy is directly responsible for bringing a new ‘golden age’ to the US

President Trump will likely tackle the question of affordability, which market participants expect to be a hot-button issue during midterm congressional elections in November.

Watch live: Donald Trump’s State of the Union address

The annual speeches have historically had little impact on financial markets but Trump’s unpredictability fans uncertainty