Scott Horsley

The federal debt passed an uncomfortable milestone this year, outgrowing the entire U.S. economy. That poses risks, but policymakers show little sign of addressing it.

In a victory for importers and a setback for the Trump Administration, the Court of International Trade struck down a second round of worldwide

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The U.S. war with Iran has pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years.

President Trump travels to China this week to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping. Trump wants to reshape the trading relationship between the world's two biggest economies.

President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve won Senate confirmation on Wednesday, just in time to officially take over as the leader of the central bank this week.

CBS Radio signs off for the last time Friday night, after almost a century that helped define broadcast news.

Temperatures are climbing, and so is the price of electricity. That's a one-two punch that could result in sharply higher utility bills this summer.

More people in the United States are going hungry now than during the depths of the pandemic six years ago.

Gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years. That's likely to make the Federal Reserve cautious about cutting interest rates, regardless of pressure from President Trump.