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Former Vice President Mike Pence said Donald Trump had the right to publicly share his views about Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell and decision-making on interest rates — and that he had his own concerns about the central bank’s policies.
Fed officials are increasingly split on rate cuts, though UBS’s Paul Donovan says their indecision currently amounts to little more than “masterful inactivity.”
Trump hopes to get lower rates by replacing Fed Chair Jerome Powell with someone who would do what the president wants. But Powell’s term as chair does not end until May 2026. He’s insisted he won’t resign early.
The City of Chicago has joined a coalition of local governments suing the Trump Administration over the withholding of federal funding for sanctuary cities.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Donald Trump's administration to pursue mass government job cuts and the sweeping downsizing of numerous agencies, a decision that could lead to tens of thousands of layoffs while dramatically reshaping the federal bureaucracy.
President Donald Trump slammed a pair of Democratic lawmakers for introducing a bill that would require ICE and CBP agents to not wear face masks.
President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule.
Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national security.