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US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Powell showed he's still 'firmly in control' after White House adviser Miran's first FOMC meeting, former Fed official says | Fortune

Jerome Powell secured an 11-1 FOMC vote to cut rates by 25 basis points, demonstrating strong consensus-building and authority within the Fed.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate for first time in 2025 DW 09/17/2025

The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to 4.00–4.25%, balancing sticky inflation, a weakening jobs market, and White House pressure.
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fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

Senate Democrats urged the Smithsonian to resist White House pressure, affirming congressional oversight and the institution's independence over historical, scientific, and artistic content.
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fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

BREAKING: White House leans on GOPers in Congress to withhold Epstein files, says Rep. Robert Garcia

White House pressure is keeping Republicans from releasing Jeffrey Epstein files, despite survivor appeals and evidence of Trump's association.
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

CDC Shooting 2.0 - It's Coming from Inside the House - emptywheel

Back in 2004, Dick Cheney and the Bush White House were desperate to get the Department of Justice to sign off on an extension to an NSA warrantless wiretapping program. Complicating matters was the fact that AG Ashcroft was in the ICU at George Washington University Hospital and had designated Deputy AG Jim Comey to be the acting AG while he was incapacitated.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Trying to Pressure Wall Street Journal Into Spiking Epstein Story: Report

Trump urged The Wall Street Journal to suppress a story about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein amidst scrutiny following DOJ's findings on Epstein's client list.
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