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President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank. In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed to Cook in which he informed her of his decision to remove her from the bank’s …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics. Trump said in a letter posted on his Truth Social platform that he is removing …

President Donald Trump is removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately, according to a letter he posted to Truth Social on Monday night. In the letter, Trump writes: “Pursuant to my authority under Article II of the Constitution of the United States and the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, as amended, you are hereby removed from your position on …

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As President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on the Federal Reserve, the typically staid, consensus-driven institution could take on some qualities of the more bitterly divided Supreme Court. Since returning to the White House, he has demanded that the Fed cut rates and routinely insults Chairman Jerome Powell for not doing so. After teasing that he could fire Powell then …

Alina Habba — Trump’s former personal lawyer who, a court recently ruled, has been illegally serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey — accused federal judges of “a collusion” against her. U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann said last week that Habba “is not lawfully holding the office of United States Attorney” because the Senate has not confirmed her position, and …

JD Vance defends federal investigation into former Trump adviser John Bolton  Politico What the 2020 investigation of John Bolton says about the new probe  CNN Capehart and Ponnuru on the FBI’s raid on Trump critic John Bolton  PBS Former DHS official signals he could be next after Bolton FBI raid: ‘We expect it’  The Hill Opinion | When the rule of law becomes rule …

In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests  The New York Times Trump’s DC takeover produces moderate drop in crime — and huge spike in immigration arrests  CNN As Trump touts D.C. arrests, experts caution they’re not the best indicator of public safety  NPR What Trump’s crime crackdown in DC looks like in photos  AP News National Guard’s presence slashes D.C. …

Trump’s new chief design officer aims to make federal websites ‘satisfying’  The Washington Post IMPROVING OUR NATION THROUGH BETTER DESIGN  The White House (.gov) New Trump design chief aims to improve thousands of US government websites  Reuters Design without privacy is just a cover-up: USDS co-founder’s take on Trump’s EO  FedScoop Scoop: Trump seeks “Apple Store-like experience” for government websites  Axios Source link