Donald J. Trump
Fed votes to hold rates steady, notes ‘uncertain’ impacts from Iran war
WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voted to hold its key interest rate steady as policymakers navigate their way through higher-than-expected inflation readings, mixed signs on the labor market – and a war. In a widely expected decision, the Federal Open Market Committee voted 11-1 to keep the benchmark federal funds rate anchored in […]
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Mullin and Paul get off to testy start at DHS confirmation hearing: ‘We just don’t get along’
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, tesifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The Senate confirmation hearing of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security, […]
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Cuba partially restores power as President Díaz-Canel vows ‘unyielding resistance’ to U.S. oil blockade
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel gestures during the BRICS summit second plenary session in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 6, 2025. Pablo Porciuncula | Afp | Getty Images Cuba’s President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday lashed out at the “almost daily” threats from the U.S. and pledged to meet the Trump administration’s move to choke off the […]
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Jensen Huang says Nvidia has received orders from China and is ‘restarting our manufacturing’
After an extended delay in selling into the world’s second-largest economy, chipmaker Nvidia is gearing up to provide some customers in China with its H200 processors, CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday. “We have received purchase orders, and we’re in the process of restarting our manufacturing,” Huang told reporters at the company’s GTC conference in […]
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The Fed issues its latest interest rate decision Wednesday. Here’s what to expect
Key Points Markets are pricing in a near-zero chance that the Federal Reserve will be cutting interest rates at this meeting — or any other in the near future. Updates to economic and rate projections also aren’t expected to show anything dramatic when the decision is released Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. On top of […]
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Tesla to buy $4.3 billion of LG Energy battery cells from disbanded GM plant
A Tesla Megapack battery at the Harmony Energy Ltd. and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures BV battery energy storage project near Burgess Hill, England, May 11, 2021. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla is expanding ties with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution, striking a deal to buy $4.3 billion worth of battery cells for energy […]
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SAVE Act: Senate poised to take first vote on Trump-backed voter-ID bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks next to U.S. Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) at Senate Republicans’ press conference following their weekly policy lunch, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 10, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Reuters The Senate on Tuesday afternoon is poised to kick off what could be a […]
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Trump slams NATO allies for not joining Iran war effort, says U.S. never needed their help
President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the U.S.’ NATO allies over their reluctance to get involved in the Iran war, before asserting that the U.S. does not need any help with its ongoing military operations. The alliance of 32 European and North American nations is “making a very foolish mistake,” Trump said in the Oval […]
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Epstein files: House panel subpoenas AG Pam Bondi to appear for deposition
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice,” in Rayburn building Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Tuesday said it has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to sit […]
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Nissan joins Toyota, Honda in plans to export U.S. cars to Japan
The Nissan Murano is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT — Nissan Motor plans to join fellow Japanese automakers Toyota Motor and Honda Motor in exporting U.S.-produced vehicles to Japan following changes to the country’s vehicle import rules reached through a trade deal last […]
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