![The race to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell just got weirder]()
Bill Pulte, the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Authority that runs mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has lately surfaced as a possible pick alongside Kevin Warsh and...
![The Trump camp’s tug of war over Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s future]()
Under the law, Trump can fire Powell for what's known as "cause." What Trump’s inner circle is grappling with is what exactly constitutes “cause” in a way that can...
![Hill Republicans brace for another grueling fight over Trump’s spending cuts]()
The specter of another rescissions package isn’t being met with uniform enthusiasm among Hill GOP.
![House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble]()
The president’s budget director said Trump is likely to send more cutbacks requests to Congress “soon.”
![House passes rescissions package slashing $9B in federal funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS]()
The measure returns about $8 billion earmarked for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and upwards of $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds...
![Pelosi calls Epstein files uproar a ‘distraction’ – backtracks an hour later: ‘Release the files’]()
About an hour after suggesting that Americans should focus on the debate over the rescissions package being considered in Congress, rather than the so-called “Epstein files,” Pelosi weighed in...
![Republicans plot endgame on rescissions package — and Epstein files]()
House Republicans on the Rules Committee voted down a Democratic amendment Thursday night to advance a bipartisan bill calling for the release of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein...
![Trump directs AG Pam Bondi to release ‘pertinent Grand Jury testimony’ in Epstein case]()
“This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!" the president added. “This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!" the president added.
![NJ Rep. Josh Gottheimer introduces resolution condemning ‘Globalize the Intifada’ after Mamdani meeting]()
Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the slogan, which is frequently used by anti-Israel activists in the Big Apple. Mamdani has repeatedly refused to condemn the slogan, which is...
![Jerome Powell defends $2.5B Federal Reserve renovation: ‘Good stewards of public resources’]()
Powell has faced a firestorm of Republican criticism over the lavish renovation — as President Trump demands that Powell consider resigning after refusing to lower interest rates. Powell has...
