Jerome H. Powell stressed in his first meeting since the president returned to the White House that policy decisions would be “based solely on careful, objective and nonpolitical analysis.”

Trump administration officials are getting a second chance to try to sever ties with China by starting a trade war, imposing export controls and revoking student visas.

President Trump said that Beijing was not honoring the terms of a temporary agreement and warned of further confrontation.

The new blueprint shows that a vast array of education, health, housing and labor programs would be hit, including aid for college and cancer research.