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Trump won’t recommend Jeffrey Epstein special prosecutor, White House says
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 17, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump “would not recommend a special prosecutor” to review the handling and files of the criminal case against the late serial sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein, the White House […]
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Trump diagnosed with common vein condition after ankle swelling raises concerns
First Lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his wife, Leena Al Ashqar, attend the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 final football match between England’s Chelsea and France’s Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, July 13, 2025. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump […]
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House passes crypto industry-backed market structure bill
The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on July 16, 2025. Alex Wroblewski | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that would develop a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s oversight of the industry. The move is a major win for […]
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DOJ demands names, release dates of noncitizens in California jails as Trump deportation efforts ramp up
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi discusses a drug enforcement-related announcement during a press conference at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 15, 2025. Umit Bektas | Reuters The Department of Justice on Thursday asked California sheriffs for data on their inmates who are not U.S. citizens — including the crimes they committed and their […]
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Fired Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor Comey: ‘Fear is the tool of a tyrant’
FILE PHOTO: Maurene Comey, assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, stands at a news conference announcing the upcoming arraignment of Jeffrey Epstein, who faces charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, in New York, U.S., July 8, 2019. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The Jeffrey […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren targets price gouging in new bill as tariff costs, inflation increase
With expectations that prices will rise throughout the economy over the summer as more tariffs stack up, a group of legislators on Capitol Hill, highlighted by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), introduced a bill to target price gouging by the market’s biggest companies. The Price Gouging Bill of 2025 — introduced on Thursday by Warren along […]
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Taiwan Semi is speeding up U.S. chip production due to demand, CEO says
Signage for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at it’s fabrication plant in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Monday, March 3, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company CEO C.C. Wei on Thursday said the company is seeing “strong interest” from its leading U.S. customers and is working to speed up its […]
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Markets will ‘crash’ if Trump fires Powell, Sen. Warren warns
Stock and bond markets and the value of the U.S. dollar will plunge if President Donald Trump fires Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Sen. Elizabeth Warren warned Thursday. “I think they crash,” Warren, D-Mass., said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” when asked what would happen if Trump succeeds in pushing Powell out as head of the […]
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First the shoes went back on. Now, at U.S. airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand
People wait in a security line operated by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport on May 24, 2016 in New York, New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something […]
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Trump administration pulls $4 billion from California high-speed rail project
A rendering shows a high-speed rail train as it enters a station during an informational open house by the California High-Speed Rail Authority at the Hilton DoubleTree in downtown Fresno, California, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Craig Kohlruss | Fresno Bee | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has formally terminated […]
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