Washington CNN — President Donald Trump has blasted Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for months for not lowering interest rates, even threatening to fire the central banker. Now, the White House is seizing on a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, DC, as a potential legal opening to fire Powell as Trump calls for supersized rate cuts. …
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A federal judge sentenced a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer to 33 months in prison, with three years of supervised release, for his role in a botched raid that accidentally killed Breonna Taylor five years ago. The sentence for Brett Hankison, which came after the U.S. Department of Justice had suggested a punishment of one day in prison, closes the …
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Washington joins coalition of states suing Trump over access to public benefits KOMO Trump Live Updates: Epstein Fallout, Federal Programs Lawsuit and More The New York Times Dem AGs sue White House to counter cuts to Head Start, Medicaid for immigrants USA Today Democratic AGs sue to bar immigration requirements for Head Start and other federal programs Reuters Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday at the White House, as the two countries are seeking closer security and economic ties in the face of shifting geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region. Marcos, who met Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, is set to become …
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US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, left, speaks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, during a bilateral meeting between the United States and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he is likely to hash out an extension of President Donald Trump‘s upcoming trade …
Read More »Trump Live Updates: Justice Dept. Seeks Interview With Epstein Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell The New York Times Deputy AG seeks Ghislaine Maxwell meeting in Epstein investigation Fox News Deputy attorney general to meet with Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell NBC News Justice Department plans to reach out to Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting CNN Why the Supreme Court could take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal over Epstein …
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Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey says the company will “expand our trademark Coca-Cola product range with U.S. cane sugar” to give Coke fans a new option. President Donald Trump mentioned the plan last week, saying Coca-Cola had “agreed” to use real cane sugar, similar to its recipe for Mexican Coke. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty …
Read More »GM Profit Falls as Trump Tariffs Add $1.1 Billion in Costs Bloomberg.com G.M. Profit Shrinks on Billion-Dollar Tariff Hit The New York Times Trump tariffs take a $1 billion bite out of GM earnings; shares fall MSN GM beats earnings estimates as CEO says automaker works to ‘greatly reduce’ tariff exposure CNBC GM’s core profit slides in second quarter as Trump’s tariffs bite Yahoo Finance …
Read More »Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time Reuters US to withdraw from UN scientific and cultural agency UNESCO again, White House says CNN Trump Live Updates: Justice Dept. Seeks Interview With Epstein Conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell The New York Times U.S. again withdraws from UNESCO, citing anti-Israel bias and “woke” causes Axios The United States Withdraws from the United Nations …
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Stephen Colbert declared to Donald Trump that “the gloves are off” in his first broadcast since his Late Show was cancelled amid a political firestorm, as his fellow hosts lined up to defend him with Jon Stewart scathingly denouncing Paramount for trying to “censor and control” its hosts. Colbert, the top-rated late-night talk show host in the US, said last …
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