Politics
Analysis: The Fed’s Powell just delivered a new blow to Warsh’s plans for swift rate cuts
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh wants to lower interest rates. Fed officials signaled Wednesday that it […]
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Powell says he will stay on as head of the Fed until Warsh is confirmed
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, DC, on Jan. 28, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he will keep serving as head of the central bank if his nominated successor, Kevin Warsh, is not […]
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AI, crypto industries dump millions into Illinois primaries to mixed results
Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois and Democratic US Senate candidate, speaks during a primary election night event in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images A major crypto PAC suffered a blow after the Illinois Senate Democratic candidate it spent millions opposing won the Tuesday primary […]
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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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Israel says it has killed Iran’s intelligence minister in third assassination in two days
Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Esmail Khatib (C) sits with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian (C-R) before a speech to members of parliament in the capital Tehran, on August 17, 2024, as he defends his cabinet selection. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images Israel’s Defense Forces said Wednesday that Iran’s Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib had been […]
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Iran conflict looms large over Takaichi’s upcoming summit with Trump, experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) hold up signed documents for a critical minerals/rare earth deal with Japan during a meeting at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is on a visit to Asia that takes in the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, followed by a […]
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Illinois Lt Gov Stratton wins Senate Democratic primary for Dick Durbin’s seat
Juliana Stratton, lieutenant governor of Illinois and Democratic US Senate candidate, speaks during a primary election night event in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton on Tuesday won the Democratic Party primary to replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, U.S. media projected, putting her in position to win the November election in […]
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Iran launches retaliatory strikes on Israel and U.S. assets after security chief Larijani is killed
A smoke plume rise from an ongoing fire near Dubai International Airport in Dubai on March 16, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran intensified attacks against U.S. assets in the Middle East and Israel on Wednesday in apparent retaliation against the killing of the country’s security chief Ali Larijani overnight, as the weeks-long […]
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Arizona charges Kalshi with criminal misdemeanors, alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation
The Kalshi market “Will Iran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz for 7+ days?” appears on a smartphone screen, with the Kalshi logo displayed on a laptop computer screen in the background, in this photo illustration taken in Chania, Greece, March 9, 2026. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Arizona’s attorney general has filed […]
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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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