Trump sends feds to clean up Potomac River sewage spill
President Trump on Monday directed federal authorities to step in and aid the cleanup efforts of the wastewater spill in the Potomac River. Source link
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'The system sucks': Government lawyer says feds not prepared to handle immigration enforcement surge
A government lawyer begged a federal judge to hold her in contempt of court so she could spend 24 hours behind bars and finally get some sleep, rather than deal with the tsunami of legal…
Warsh’s return revives tensions over the fed’s US$6.6 trillion QE hangover
For much of the time that US President Donald Trump was mulling his potential choice for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the debate in markets swirled around whether his pick would…
Feds Arrest 4 Black People—Including Don Lemon—Over ICE Protest
Federal agents arrested two Black journalists—Don Lemon and independent Minnesota journalist Georgia Fort—and two Black activists on Thursday night. “At my direction, early this morning…
Can the Feds Really Prosecute the Minnesota Church Protesters?
Conservatives should be wary of supporting a federal prosecution like this. Source link
Local Prosecutors Launch “FAFO” Team to Go After Feds Breaking the Law
“The coalition launches amid growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents, and it’s intended to ensure that…
Feds Knew Who Alex Pretti Was—and Broke His Rib in Earlier Fight
Normally, the FBI would handle such an investigation, considering that it has the lab facilities and investigators experienced with shootings. In fact, Border Patrol agents requested the…
Fed’s first meeting of 2026 likely to be dominated by threats to central bank’s independence
ALL eyes are on what US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell will say and do this week. While he is unlikely to change policy at the end of the central bank’s two-day meeting on…
Who Was Alex Jeffrey Pretti? Man Shot and Killed by Fed Agents in Minneapolis Was US Citizen Who Threatened Feds Trying to Arrest Illegal Migrant
The man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis has been identified as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen, local police said. The…
Minneapolis Shooting: Man Shot and Killed by Federal Agents Was American Citizen, 37, Who Waved Gun at Feds Trying to Arrest Illegal Criminal
The man who was shot and killed during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, local police said. The man was killed after a confrontation with…
Bank of Japan puts self-defence ahead of solidarity with Fed’s Powell
The Bank of Japan’s absence from a list of central banks lining up to support Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reflects its aversion to politics and the government’s reluctance to cross…
Trump says Dimon ‘wrong’ to criticise DOJ Probe of Fed’s Powell
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump dismissed Jamie Dimon’s criticism over the Justice Department probe into the Federal Reserve, saying the JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer was “wrong”…
Fed’s Barkin says central bank independence means better economic outcomes
RICHMOND Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin on Tuesday declined to comment on “stuff that’s been in the news,” a reference to the Trump administration’s threat of indictment against Fed…
Global central bankers defend Fed’s Powell after Trump threat
Central bankers fear that political influence over the Fed would erode trust in the bank’s commitment to its inflation target Central Bank chiefs from around the world lined up in support…
US Fed’s Williams says monetary policy well positioned amid a favourable outlook
He said that it’s critical for the Fed to get inflation back to its 2 per cent target Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said on Monday he expects a healthy economy…
Why the Fed’s independence from the White House is guarded so closely
The Justice Department has threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations, Powell…
Feds detail 3 more noncitizen voting cases
Federal authorities this week won a guilty plea from an illegal immigrant who cast votes in Michigan, plus announced indictments against two men they accused of voting illegally in New…
DNC threatens lawsuits against states that cooperate with feds to scrub voter rolls
The Democratic National Committee warned 10 GOP-led states Friday that it will sue them if they cooperate in a Trump administration effort to clean up their voter rolls. Source link
Trump moves to address housing costs by ordering feds to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds
In a move he says will lower monthly mortgage costs and put more money in homeowners' pockets, President Trump has directed the federal government to purchase $200 billion in mortgage…
Feds Violently Crack Down on Minneapolis Protesters After ICE Shooting
“The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran…
Feds Discovered Steve Bannon’s Photo of Trump and Ghislane Maxwell
“As you know by now, I have taken the ‘short route’ home,” Epstein wrote, appearing to reference his later death by suicide. “Good luck! We shared one thing… our love and caring for young…
The Fed’s Phantom Tradeoff
A predictable, rules-based monetary policy would deliver the price stability that labor markets require to thrive. Source link
Feds sue D.C. police over de facto ban on AR-15s
The federal Justice Department sued the Metropolitan Police Department on Monday over its treatment of would-be gun owners in the city, accusing the office of refusing to register common…
Fed’s Hammack signals holding rates steady for months
FEDERAL Reserve Bank of Cleveland president Beth Hammack said she saw no need to change US interest rates for months ahead after the central bank cut borrowing costs at its last three…