Sidebar: Trump’s Legal U-Turns May Test Supreme Court’s Patience

The Trump administration has switched sides from its predecessor in two important cases, a practice that in the past has prompted testy exchanges with the justices.

US dollar’s status is in question as the euro hits two-and-half year high, investment manager says

The prestige of the U.S. dollar is being questioned as the currency weakens and competitors such as the euro and the renminbi gain strength, an investment manager told CNBC Monday. Though the U.S. economy has been performing well and the Federal Reserve has signaled...

Philippines’ Duterte says police can kill ‘idiots’ who resist arrest

Earlier, Duterte broke off midway through a prepared speech at the Hero’s Cemetery on the outskirts of Manila and addressed impromptu comments to Jovie Espenido, the police chief of a town in the south where the mayor was killed in an anti-drugs raid....