Politics
Bessent made mortgage claims similar to ones Trump cited to try to fire Fed’s Cook: Report
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent once agreed to call two different houses his “principal residence” at the same time — a similar claim to the one that President Donald Trump cited when he tried to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a report Wednesday. Documents show that on the same day in September 2007, […]
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China’s defense minister urges greater unity to avoid ‘law of the jungle’
China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun speaks at the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center in Beijing on September 18, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China’s defence minister on Thursday urged greater efforts for global unity, warning against an increasingly divided world “defined by the rule of […]
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Johnson says Democrats will ‘lose that battle’ if shutdown hinges on ACA subsidies
House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Democrats in Congress on Wednesday of inserting “partisan political preferences” into the government funding fight, and said they are risking a shutdown if they don’t drop their demands. “It doesn’t make any sense, and they’re going to lose that battle,” Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” of his Democratic colleagues. […]
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Trump pick Stephen Miran confirmed to Federal Reserve Board; will also keep White House job
Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, following a television interview outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve, Stephen Miran, just one day before the central […]
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Trump cannot fire Fed’s Lisa Cook before FOMC meeting, appeals court rules
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Thomas Laubach Research Conference hosted by the US Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 19, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump cannot fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa […]
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Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson charged with murder, faces possible death penalty
Utah County Attorney Jeffrey S. Gray speaks during a press conference about the charges and next steps in the case of Tyler Robinson, who is suspected of fatally shooting U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Provo, Utah, U.S., Sept. 16, 2025. Jim Urquhart | Reuters Utah […]
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Three things Britain wants from Trump’s state visit — aside from business deals
Viscount Hood, Lord-in-Waiting, right, greets U.S. President Donald Trump, center, and First Lady Melania Trump as they disembark from Air Force One after arriving at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s second state visit to the U.K. — and business […]
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Images of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein projected on Windsor Castle as U.S. president visits the UK
An image of U.S. President Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein is projected on Windsor castle, after U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrival for a state visit to the country, in Windsor, Berkshire, Britain Sept. 16, 2025. Phil Noble | Reuters Four people were arrested Tuesday night in the United […]
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RCI Hospitality strip club execs bribed tax auditor with comped dances: NY AG
Five top executives of publicly traded strip club operator RCI Hospitality Holdings — including its CEO Eric Langan — have been indicted in connection with a multi-million-dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. The scheme included RCI executives allegedly bribing a New York state Department of Taxation […]
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Trump sues The New York Times for $15 billion, alleging defamation and libel
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, for a surge against local crime, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a $15 billion lawsuit […]
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