Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday amid a tense trade standoff with the European Union over tariffs. Meloni’s visit to Washington makes her the first European leader to meet the president since he announced tariffs on European imports earlier this month.

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's meeting with Trump is testing her mettle as a bridge between the EU and the United States.

The Sidebar panel discusses if it is actually possible for President Donald Trump to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell.

President Trump lashed out at Powell for not acting sooner to lower interest rates. The president's own tariffs make that more difficult, by putting upward pressure on prices.

During a sit-down meeting with the Italian prime minister in the White House, Trump said Biden's administration was "useless" and "incompetent."

President Donald Trump took a shot at former President Joe Biden at an Oval Office press conference with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I think [Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell] is terrible,