Steven Nelson

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that his department is tightening international bank-reporting rules for two Minnesota counties to fight what he called “egregious, unchecked fraud” involving ill-gotten government benefits fl... See more

President Trump said Thursday he was “surprised” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized his Saturday raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro . Mamdani, who took office two days before the raid, publicly criticized Trump and even brie... See more

Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday that the Justice Department is creating a new assistant attorney general role to focus on nationwide fraud impacting taxpayer funds. “We are creating a new assistant attorney general position who will have nation... See more

WASHINGTON — President Trump is asking Congress to hike annual military spending by 66% to build a “Dream Military” — while demanding that arms contractors cap CEO salaries and halt investor dividends. Trump in December signed legislation with a record $9... See more

President Trump said Wednesday he will seek to ban large investors from buying and then renting out single-family homes – in a bold attempt to tackle the US housing crisis. Trump did not say exactly how his plan would work, but it represents a major new i... See more