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Schumer: Trump 'Playing Jenga' With Fed by Firing Lisa Cook
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is sharply criticizing President Donald Trump's removal of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook, accusing him of "playing a dangerous game of Jenga" while risking the independence of the central bank and the stability of the...
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:29:10 EDTICE Remains Focused on 'Worst of the Worst'
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump administration continues to focus on apprehending and deporting the 'worst of the worst' illegal migrants.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:06:01 EDTMan Arrested After Burning Flag Near WH to Protest Trump Order
A man identifying himself as a 20-year combat veteran was arrested across from the White House on Monday after setting an American flag on fire in a nearby park to protest President Donald Trump's executive order to prosecute people who burn or otherwise desecrate a flag.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:52:04 EDTTrump's Immigration Push Tests ICE Workforce
Under President Donald Trump, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has taken a central role in immigration enforcement, supported by record funding and expanded authority to conduct raids, while staff report long hours and increased public criticism of the arrests.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:23:01 EDTSen. Cotton Urges IRS to Probe Palestinian Youth Movement's Funding
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter on Aug. 22 to Scott Bessent, acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, asking him to investigate the funding of the Palestinian Youth Movement to see if its 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt status should be revoked.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:15:32 EDTFutures Slip After Trump's Attack on Fed's Cook
U.S. stock index futures slipped Tuesday, pressured by a rise in longer-dated Treasury bond yields as President Donald Trump's decision to fire a Federal Reserve governor renewed concerns about the central bank's independence.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:35:24 EDTIDF Chief Orders Immediate Probe Into Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Monday ordered an urgent probe after 20 people were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:02:17 EDTChina's Xi to Host Global South Summit With Putin, Modi
President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off another diplomatic coup.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 07:20:37 EDTMerz: Germany Will Not Join Allies' Initiative to Recognize Palestinian State
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday Germany would not join an initiative of western allies to recognize the Palestinian state at next month's United Nations General Assembly. Merz was speaking at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,...
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:48:43 EDTUS Envoy Barrack: Lebanon Readies Hezbollah Disarm Plan
Lebanon will come up with a plan on Aug. 31 to convince Hezbollah to disarm, U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Lebanon Thomas Barrack said on Tuesday. Israel will give a counterproposal when it receives Lebanon's plan, Barrack said after meeting with the Lebanese president in...
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:33:04 EDTTrump Wanted to Leverage Energy Deal for Peace at Putin Summit
U.S. and Russian government officials discussed several energy deals on the sidelines of negotiations this month that sought to achieve peace in Ukraine, according to five sources familiar with the talks.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:32:59 EDTJudge Rules Utah's Congressional Map Must Be Redrawn for 2026 Elections
The Utah Legislature will need to rapidly redraw the state's congressional boundaries after a judge ruled Monday that the Republican-controlled body circumvented safeguards put in place by voters to ensure districts aren't drawn to favor any party.
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:31:16 EDTRuddy: Trump's 'Talk Therapy' Works for Peace
In psychotherapy, one of the cardinal rules is simple: It's better to talk than not to talk. Dialogue opens channels for understanding, and more often than not, solutions follow.
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:47:46 EDTVirginia Candidates for Governor: We Won't Redistrict
Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat nominee for Virginia governor, and Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears say they will not pursue redistricting if elected this November.
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:18:51 EDTBolton Blasts Trump's Ukraine Policy After FBI Raid
Former national security adviser John Bolton penned a blistering guest column in The Washington Examiner accusing former President Donald Trump of mishandling the war in Ukraine and sowing chaos in U.S. foreign policy.
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 22:05:22 EDTUS Weighs Sanctions on EU Officials Enforcing Tech Law
The Trump administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc's landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar with the matter said, over U.S. complaints that the law censors Americans.
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:50:23 EDTCommerce Dept. Voids $7.4B Biden-Era Semiconductor Deal
The Commerce Department said Monday it will take control of $7.4 billion in semiconductor research funds, saying that the private nonprofit established under the Biden administration "served as a semiconductor slush fund."
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:27:58 EDTTrump Adviser Says US May Take Stakes in Other Firms After Intel
The U.S. government could take stakes in other companies after doing so with chipmaker Intel, Donald Trump's top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Monday -- with the president himself expressing hope to have more cases like it.Hassett, director of the National Economic...
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:56:14 EDTTrump Moves to Remove Cook From Federal Reserve Board
President Donald Trump on Monday moved to relieve Lisa Cook from her position as governor on the Federal Reserve Board.Trump informed Cook of his decision in a letter dated Monday."You are hereby removed from your position on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve,...
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 20:19:28 EDTHarvard Poll: 54% Say Trump's D.C. Moves 'Justified'
More than half of registered voters, including 28% of Democrats, said President Donald Trump's actions in Washington, D.C., to tackle crime were "justified and necessary," according to a new Harvard Center for American Political Studies (CAPS)-Harris poll.
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