POLITICS
Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment
Read full article: Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictmentFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations.
Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
Read full article: Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meetingPresident Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro.
Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait
Read full article: Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portraitReferences to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a 'deal' before it's too late
Read full article: With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a 'deal' before it's too lateThere's another warning from President Donald Trump to Cuba in the wake of Nicolás Maduro's ouster in Venezuela.
A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
Read full article: A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlightPrediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be counted
Read full article: Lawsuits by Trump allies could shape how the 2030 census is done and who will be countedThe next U.S. census is four years away, but two lawsuits playing out this year could affect how the head count will be done and who'll be counted.
Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her last
Read full article: Transgender teen athlete in a Supreme Court fight knows the upcoming sports season could be her lastBecky Pepper-Jackson is a 15-year-old in West Virginia who knows the upcoming sports season could be her last.
Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover
Read full article: Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeoverMyanmar has begun a second round of voting in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago.
Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort
Read full article: Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effortVenezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months.
Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb case
Read full article: Virginia man pleads not guilty to charges in DC pipe bomb caseA Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing
Read full article: Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killingMembers of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in Minnesota.
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War
Read full article: Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary WarBritish-born Thomas Paine helped inspire the 13 English colonies to declare independence and form the United States of America.
Judge blocks Trump's elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump's elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and WashingtonA federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day.
No election for Windermere as qualifying ends without opponents for new mayor, council member
Read full article: No election for Windermere as qualifying ends without opponents for new mayor, council memberWhen Windermere’s qualifying period closed Friday at noon, three candidates had qualified to run for the three open seats on the town council. With no challengers, Windermere will not hold an election on March 10.
Trump administration can’t block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge says
Read full article: Trump administration can’t block child care money for 5 Democratic-led states for now, judge saysA judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now.
Head of FBI's New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino's departure
Read full article: Head of FBI's New York field office to serve as co-deputy director after Bongino's departureThe head of the FBI’s New York field office has been named co-deputy director of the bureau, replacing Dan Bongino following his departure last week.
Trump brushes off early posting of confidential jobs figures
Read full article: Trump brushes off early posting of confidential jobs figuresIn an unusual move, President Donald Trump posted a graph Thursday night on social media that reflected jobs data from December that weren’t supposed to be released until the Labor Department issued the monthly employment report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern.
Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new report
Read full article: Heritage Foundation calls on US to prioritize marriage and family in new reportThe Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues.
Supreme Court will take up Cisco's bid to shut down lawsuit by Falun Gong
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up Cisco's bid to shut down lawsuit by Falun GongThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up an appeal from tech giant Cisco seeking to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China.
Trial begins for Stanford students for occupying offices in pro-Palestinian protest
Read full article: Trial begins for Stanford students for occupying offices in pro-Palestinian protestOpening statements began Friday in the trial of five current and former Stanford students who overtook a university building during 2024 pro-Palestine protests.
Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year
Read full article: Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election yearPresident Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year.
Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders
Read full article: Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holdersA federal judge is expected to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered legal protections for more than 10,000 relatives of citizens and green card holders.
As tensions flare in Minnesota, Treasury Secretary Bessent pushes a crackdown on fraud
Read full article: As tensions flare in Minnesota, Treasury Secretary Bessent pushes a crackdown on fraudTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent says his agency is taking a closer look at financial transactions between Minnesotan residents and businesses and Somalia.
US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
Read full article: US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distributionThe U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela.
UN rights office cites 'widespread repression' in Uganda before next week's presidential election
Read full article: UN rights office cites 'widespread repression' in Uganda before next week's presidential electionA new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition and others.
US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stability
Read full article: US will provide $45 million in aid to Thailand and Cambodia in a bid to ensure regional stabilityThe United States will be providing significant aid to Thailand and Cambodia to ensure regional stability in the wake of the two nations fighting last year.