The decision marks the first major move from the central bank under President Trump’s second term and follows Trump’s assertion that he should have some influence over Fed policy. Fed officials must now determine whether this pause is temporary or the beginning of a longer period of steady rates.
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The Trump administration is expected to submit a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress within days, opening the door for expanded U.S.-Saudi cooperation on civilian nuclear technology. The agreement, known as a 123 Agreement, is expected...
President Trump has directed federal agencies to waive prior nondisclosure agreements for former government employees and contractors who may have information relevant to investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs. Under the new process,...
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was properly convicted for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Navarro had argued that President Trump invoked...
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The Trump administration has activated a never-before-used legal process to quickly deport foreign nationals designated as alien terrorists or their immediate family members. The Justice Department filed the first-ever application with the Alien Terrorist...
A new State Department report released Monday exposes the Cuban regime’s nearly seven-decade campaign of subversion, espionage, and ideological warfare aimed at undermining the United States from within. Far from a simple economic failure, Havana operates as a...
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