President Donald Trump said tonight that he's removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position with the central bank. Cook, who h

President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday tasking his secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, with establishing “specialized units” in the National Guard that will be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public order issues” — the clearest sign yet he intends to expand the US military’s role in domestic law enforcement activities across the country.

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is still prepared to order National Guard troops to American cities besides the nation's capital, but that he wanted local officials to request his help. The comments come after Trump threatened Chicago as the next city he would target after his administration's federal takeover of Washington,

“I don’t like a dictator. I’m not a dictator. I’m a man with great common sense, and I’m a smart person. And when I see what’s happening to our cities, and then you send in troops. Instead of being praised, they’re saying, ‘You’re trying to take over the Republic.’ These people are sick.”

When I see what’s happening to our cities and then you send in troops, instead of being praised, they’re saying you’re trying to take over the Republic,” Trump said of

President Donald Trump said some Americans may "like a dictator” while defending his stance on violence in Chicago.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago and is ready to go anywhere on short notice to crack down on crime. Citing a purported wave of lawlessness, Trump seized control this month of the police force in Washington,