President Donald Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act, which aims to combat the fentanyl crisis into law, during an event in the East Room of the White House. Trump was accompanied by various lawmakers and family members who have lost loved ones to the epidemic.

Barron’s spoke with Tobin Marcus, head of U.S. policy and politics with Wolfe Research and a former White House advisor during the Obama era, about what could unfold if Trump follows through on such a move. An edited version of our conversation is below.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursdayresponded to a Trump administration official's demands for information about cost overruns for a renovation project at the central bank's Washington headquarters campus,

The central bank is poised to hold interest rates steady this month, but there could be a path to cut as early as September.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is under fire from the White House, which accuses him of bungling a yearslong renovation of the Fed's headquarters and has suggested that it could be cause to fire him.

If President Donald Trump were to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, it could have unintended and severe consequences that reverberate throughout the US economy and global markets.

Privately, White House officials acknowledge uncertainty about Trump firing Powell solely based on accusations he mismanaged a multi-year renovation project.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to escalate his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a step investor call dangerous.