Elections
Trump rips into ‘too late’ Jerome Powell after Fed holds rates steady
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters President Donald Trump ripped into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, calling him “destructive,” after the central bank kept interest rates steady on Wednesday. […]
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Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman’s home broken into 3 days after her murder
Law enforcement establish a security perimeter near the residence of senior Democratic state assemblywoman Melissa Hortman after Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed earlier in the day, in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S., June 14, 2025. Tim Evans | Reuters The home of murdered Minnesota Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman was broken into on […]
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Trump deploys additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles
A man faces members of security forces outside the Edward R. Roybal Federal building after days of protests against federal immigration sweeps and the deployment of the California National Guard and U.S. Marines, in downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 10, 2025. David Ryder | Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration is ordering an additional 2,000 […]
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Trump’s long-sought military parade becomes reality
A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to be used in the U.S. Army’s 250th Birthday Celebration and Parade, is seen near U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. Alexander Drago | Reuters WASHINGTON — Thousands of troops will descend on Washington, D.C., on Saturday, accompanied by dozens of tanks and helicopters overhead, as […]
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Trump loses bid for appeals court bid to rehear E. Jean Carroll case
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, […]
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Trump loses bid for appeals court bid to rehear E. Jean Carroll case
Writer E. Jean Carroll arrives at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump will arrive to ask a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, […]
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Yellen expects Trump’s tariffs will hike inflation to 3% year over year
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen predicts President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cause prices to rise and average household income to fall, despite a slowing trend in the U.S. inflation rate. “I would expect inflation, on a year-over-year basis of this year, to shoot up to at least 3%, or slightly over, because of the tariffs,” […]
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PBS, NPR funding on the line as House nears final vote on $9.4 billion in DOGE-backed cuts
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson react during an Invest America Roundtable in the State Dining room, at the White House, in Washington, U.S., June 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters The House on Wednesday moved a step closer to approving President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion spending cut package, which would […]
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Bessent floats extending tariff pause for countries in ‘good faith’ trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bessent testified on the priorities of the Treasury Department. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled the Trump administration’s openness on Wednesday to extending President Donald […]
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Trump says D.C. military parade protesters will be met with ‘very heavy force’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that protestors at his upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., will be met with “heavy force.” “We’re going to be celebrating big on Saturday,” Trump said […]
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