Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) blocked the effort, meaning the Trump administration will succeed in eliminating the funding it deemed “wasteful.”

The current farm bill expires at the end of September, but most of the funding for programs in the law will not run out until the end of the year.

The Senate fails to advance crypto bill. Democrats had raised concerns that the bill would not do enough to address President Donald Trump’s crypto empire.

Some GOP lawmakers and leaders said they had no notice about Trump's plan to propose $5,000 dividend checks if the GOP wins in November. Other Republicans say they are concerned about the plan's cost.

Fiscally conservative Republicans are concerned about the likely more than $1 trillion cost of the plan.

The unusually large shift comes amid revelations that the president’s ballroom project will rely more on taxpayer money than the administration acknowledged.

This year’s US manufacturing expansion extended into April even as the Iran war drove input prices sharply higher.

The AI growth engine was on full display in the first quarter, powering the US economy through fresh headwinds from a war-driven surge in inflation.

The AI growth engine was on full display in the first quarter, powering the US economy through fresh headwinds from a war-driven surge in inflation.

US consumer confidence unexpectedly edged up in April to the highest this year as Americans grew more hopeful about the outlook for the labor market.

US consumer sentiment fell in April from a month earlier to a record low, reflecting worries around the economic fallout from the Iran war.

Applications for US unemployment benefits rose last week, though they remain at a level consistent with low layoffs.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week, indicating that layoffs remain largely limited.

The war in Iran has fueled the biggest jump in US inflation in nearly four years and sent consumer sentiment tumbling to a record low. Economists say that’s just the beginning.

US consumer sentiment fell in recent weeks to a record low, indicating Americans’ increasing worries about mounting inflation due to the Iran war.

US consumer sentiment fell in recent weeks to a record low, indicating Americans’ increasing worries about mounting inflation due to the Iran war.

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to one of the lowest levels in the last two years, suggesting layoffs remain low.

US manufacturing activity expanded in March by the most since 2022, while input prices continued to surge amid the war with Iran.

US manufacturing activity expanded in March by the most since 2022, while input prices continued to surge amid the war with Iran.

US consumer sentiment slid to a three-month low in March and year-ahead inflation expectations jumped as the war in the Middle East drives up gasoline prices.