Caroline Kenny

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Rebecca Shabad |Caroline Kenny

/ Updated President Donald Trump said in a new interview that he was joking when he promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war in the first 24 hours of his second term. Trump also said China’s President Xi Jinping called him about tariffs, and he addressed the Supreme Court's order that his administration work to facilitate the release of Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia from an El Salvador prison.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Shabad |Caroline Kenny

Now“We had the highest inflation we've ever had as a country, or very close to it. And I believe it was the highest ever. Somebody said it's the highest in only 48 years.” The Facts: The Federal Reserve has long viewed 2% as its target inflation rate for the US economy. In January 2020, at the end of …

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Carlo Angerer |David Hodari |Caroline Kenny |Yixuan Tan

Updated President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs went into effect at midnight, including a total of 104% on goods from China, the world's second-largest economy. Two of Trump's closest advisers, Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, are publicly feuding over the tariffs.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Caroline Kenny

Updated President Donald Trump is hosting the first White House Crypto Summit with industry leaders, which begins at 1:30 p.m. ET. Ahead of the summit, Trump signed an executive order last night establishing a strategic bitcoin reserve. Trump will sign more executive orders at 2:30 p.m. ET. Stocks have taken a hit this week as Trump implemented — and then walked back — sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The Supreme Court is releasing orders around 10 a.m.Sens.

Jan 24, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Alexandra Marquez |Caroline Kenny

President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he was "surprised" Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins — both moderates and sometime critics of Trump — planned to vote against former Fox News host Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Defense Department. "I was very surprised that Collins and Murkowski would do that," Trump told reporters.