WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has revoked U.S. Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, a senior adviser to Harris told NBC News on Friday. “The Vice President is grateful to the United States Secret Service for their professionalism, dedication, and unwavering commitment to safety,” the adviser said. A senior White House official confirmed Friday that Trump revoked …
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Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts played Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on Wednesday evening, and near the end of the main set, they debuted a new song titled “Big Crime” that absolutely scorches Donald Trump and his federal takeover of Washington, D.C. “Don’t need no fascist rules,” Young sings. “Don’t want no fascist school/Don’t want soldiers on …
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Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, and U.S. President Donald Trump. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images | Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday morning asked a judge in a court filing to deny a request by Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook to issue an order barring Trump from firing her as her …
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Donald Trump Federal agencies Joe Biden Diversity and equity See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. Former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life. Harris, as a former vice president, received six months of protection after leaving office, according …
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What is known about Lisa Cook’s mortgages at center of Fed standoff with Trump The Detroit News Trump’s Fed Feud Spotlights Mortgage Data Privacy: Is Your Information Public? The New York Times What is mortgage fraud? And how often does it happen? The Washington Post Fed Governor Cook’s mortgages: What’s known and what’s not Reuters Trump has accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook of mortgage …
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Donald Trump Federal agencies Investing Personal finance See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link A Trump administration housing official has sent a new criminal referral to the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as she sues the administration to fight the president’s efforts to fire her. The new criminal referral, made late Thursday and revealed in a social …
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Donald Trump’s battle to exert control over the Federal Reserve faces a key legal test today, with a governor of the central bank seeking a temporary block on his extraordinary attempt to fire her. Lisa Cook sued the US president on Thursday, with her lawyers describing his attempt to dismiss her as “unprecedented and illegal”, and based on “pretextual” allegations. …
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Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar top Trump administration officials — including Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi — from making “baseless public attacks” against their client, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year. The motion was filed in Nashville federal court less than a week …
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