Politics

Supreme Court insulates Federal Reserve while backing Trump firing of agency leaders
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly suggested that Federal Reserve board members would have greater protection against being fired by a president in a ruling that for now allows President Donald Trump to fire two members of other federal agencies’ boards. […]
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Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students: NYT report
A general view of the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center on February 17, 2024, at Harvard Business School in Allston, MA. Erica Denhoff | Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images The Trump administration has blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students, The New York Times reported Thursday. CNBC has requested comment from […]
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Trump tax bill clears the House in a victory for Republicans, advances to the Senate
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives came together early Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill out of the chamber on a narrow vote. Every Democrat on the floor voted no, as did Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who […]
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Person shot outside CIA headquarters by security guards
Guards at CIA headquarters opened fire on an individual early Thursday morning in what the agency called a “security incident.” Source
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Trump tax bill clears the House in a victory for Republicans, advances to the Senate
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives came together early Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill out of the chamber on a narrow vote. Every Democrat on the floor voted no, as did Republican Reps. Warren Davidson of Ohio and Thomas Massie of Kentucky. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., who […]
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Trump urged to make Musk, DOGE workers certify they won’t use government data for personal benefit
Elon Musk listens as reporters ask U.S. President Donald Trump and South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa questions during a press availability in the Oval Office at the White House on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Sen. Jeanne Shaheen urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to require billionaire Elon Musk […]
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Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia dies after battling cancer
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) questions witnesses during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing titled “A Hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors” in Washington, DC on March 5, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia has died at the age of 75 after a battle with esophageal cancer, […]
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump rolled out plans for a multibillion dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield […]
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Noem says Trump can deport who he wants, botches what ‘habeas corpus’ means
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security budgetary hearing in Washington, DC on May 14, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has an absolute right to deport people without due process, after she incorrectly defined the meaning of the […]
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Trump fails to convince SALT caucus to back tax bill
President Donald Trump arrives for a House Republican meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump failed during a visit Tuesday to Capitol Hill to sway key House Republicans from blue states to drop opposition to a major tax […]
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