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Trump Tells Fed to Cut Rates ‘FAST’ as Warsh Signals More Inflation-Fighting Hikes
President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. interest rates be cut to 1% or lower Wednesday, pushing back against the Federal Reserve hours after Chair Kevin Warsh led the central bank's first rate increase in three years and signaled that additional tightening could follow as policymakers confront persistent inflation. 
President Donald Trump demanded that U.S. interest rates be cut to 1% or lower Wednesday, pushing back against the Federal Reserve hours after Chair Kevin Warsh led the central bank's first rate increase in three years and signaled that additional tightening could follow as policymakers confront persistent inflation. -
Kash Patel Pressed Over 37 Unreleased Epstein Pages Tied to Trump Allegation as FBI Cites 3.5 Million-Page Disclosure
FBI Director Kash Patel faced pointed questioning from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse over 37 pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related records that the Rhode Island Democrat says remain undisclosed, including what Whitehouse believes could be contemporaneous FBI notes connected to a woman's unsubstantiated allegations against President Donald Trump. 
FBI Director Kash Patel faced pointed questioning from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse over 37 pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related records that the Rhode Island Democrat says remain undisclosed, including what Whitehouse believes could be contemporaneous FBI notes connected to a woman's unsubstantiated allegations against President Donald Trump. -
FBI Director Kash Patel Grilled Over Bestiality Hiring Rule, Says Change Was Meant to Protect Trafficking Victims
FBI Director Kash Patel faced bipartisan scrutiny Tuesday over the bureau's decision to remove bestiality from its list of automatic hiring disqualifications, telling senators that the change was intended to prevent victims of trafficking and sexual abuse from being barred from FBI employment because of acts they were forced to perform. FBI Director Kash Patel faced bipartisan scrutiny Tuesday over the bureau's decision to remove bestiality from its list of automatic hiring disqualifications, telling senators that the change was intended to prevent victims of trafficking and sexual abuse from being barred from FBI employment because of acts they were forced to perform. -
Melania Trump Tests Robotics With Pupils While Her Rare 2001 ‘Extraordinary Ability’ Green Card Draws Fresh Attention
First lady Melania Trump promoted artificial intelligence and robotics during a visit to a North Carolina elementary school Tuesday, joining pupils for technology demonstrations as online commentary about the appearance revived scrutiny of the rare immigration category through which she obtained permanent U.S. residency in 2001. 
First lady Melania Trump promoted artificial intelligence and robotics during a visit to a North Carolina elementary school Tuesday, joining pupils for technology demonstrations as online commentary about the appearance revived scrutiny of the rare immigration category through which she obtained permanent U.S. residency in 2001. -
Christian Legal Movement Has ‘Gone Astray,’ Rutherford Institute Founder John Whitehead Warns as Trump Ties Deepen
John W. Whitehead, founder of The Rutherford Institute and an early architect of the modern Christian legal movement, says the cause he helped build has "gone astray," arguing that some religious-liberty organizations have become too closely intertwined with conservative politics and President Donald Trump's administration. 
John W. Whitehead, founder of The Rutherford Institute and an early architect of the modern Christian legal movement, says the cause he helped build has "gone astray," arguing that some religious-liberty organizations have become too closely intertwined with conservative politics and President Donald Trump's administration. -
Mitch McConnell Returns to Senate After Three-Month Absence, Says Recovery Has Been ‘Long and Often Frustrating’
Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the U.S. Senate on Monday after a three-month absence caused by a June fall and subsequent hospitalization, telling colleagues and constituents that his recovery had been "long and often frustrating" and acknowledging that he remains short of a full recovery. 
Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the U.S. Senate on Monday after a three-month absence caused by a June fall and subsequent hospitalization, telling colleagues and constituents that his recovery had been "long and often frustrating" and acknowledging that he remains short of a full recovery. -
Trump Jr. and Wife Defend Lavish Wedding Gift From Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Anderson, defended substantial wedding-related spending by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev after ProPublica reported that the Putin-linked boxing executive paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward their Bahamas celebration, prompting questions from Democratic lawmakers and former U.S. counterintelligence officials. 
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Anderson, defended substantial wedding-related spending by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev after ProPublica reported that the Putin-linked boxing executive paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward their Bahamas celebration, prompting questions from Democratic lawmakers and former U.S. counterintelligence officials. -
Trump Rejects AI Slowdown Backed by Amodei, Altman and Musk, Warning ‘WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!’
President Donald Trump rejected calls from leading U.S. artificial-intelligence executives to slow development of increasingly powerful models, singling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and arguing that additional restrictions could jeopardize America's technological lead over China. 
President Donald Trump rejected calls from leading U.S. artificial-intelligence executives to slow development of increasingly powerful models, singling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and arguing that additional restrictions could jeopardize America's technological lead over China. -
Critics Blast Trump as ‘Wannabe Cult Leader’ After He Leads GOP Crowd in Personal Loyalty Pledge
President Donald Trump closed the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas by asking supporters to raise their right hands and repeat a pledge to him to vote in November, an unusual exercise that underscored his effort to make congressional elections in which he isn't on the ballot a referendum on his presidency. President Donald Trump closed the Republican Party's midterm convention in Dallas by asking supporters to raise their right hands and repeat a pledge to him to vote in November, an unusual exercise that underscored his effort to make congressional elections in which he isn't on the ballot a referendum on his presidency. -
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Unlawfully Seized FEMA Staffing Authority, Faults Deleted Signal Messages
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by allowing the Department of Homeland Security to take control of Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing decisions, including a plan that would have cut FEMA's workforce roughly in half. The court also found that senior officials intentionally deleted Signal messages relevant to the dispute, complicating its review of how the staffing targets were developed. A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated federal law by allowing the Department of Homeland Security to take control of Federal Emergency Management Agency staffing decisions, including a plan that would have cut FEMA's workforce roughly in half. The court also found that senior officials intentionally deleted Signal messages relevant to the dispute, complicating its review of how the staffing targets were developed.
