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Trump pledges to uncover leftist groups countering ICE
President Donald Trump suggested that the woman shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis was a professional agitator and that the government will probe funding for anti-law enforcement agitation....
Trump's Greenland push escalates as GOP lawmaker moves to make it America's 51st state
House Republican introduces bill to make Greenland America's 51st state as President Donald Trump pushes for U.S. control of the strategic Danish Arctic territory....
Minnesota fraud scandal sparks push to scrutinize billions in Biden-era energy grants
Power the Future founder Daniel Turner calls for congressional oversight of Biden-era Energy Department spending, citing ignored red flags and potential political favoritism....
Record number of Americans identify as political independents, rejecting 2 major parties, poll finds
Americans are abandoning party labels in record numbers, as a new Gallup survey shows a dramatic rise in those declaring political independence....
GOP eyes Venezuela's untapped oil wealth as Democrats sound alarm over taxpayer risk
Lawmakers are split on who will foot the bill for running Venezuela, a country flush with eye-popping oil reserves but an economy that's been reduced to a hollowed-out shell....
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Yellen says Powell probe 'extremely chilling' for Fed independence, market should be concerned
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen spoke Monday to CNBC about a Department of Justice investigation into current Chair Jerome Powell....
Greenspan, Bernanke, Yellen and other past officials say Trump using 'prosecutorial attacks' to undermine Fed
Previous Federal Reserve chairs, Treasury secretaries and prominent economists came together Monday to support Jerome Powell....
Trump's credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, 'devastating' risks, bank insiders say
A 10% rate cap would make large swaths of the credit card industry unprofitable, especially tied to customers with less-than-ideal credit, banks say. ...
Apple picks Google's Gemini to run AI-powered Siri coming this year
Google's market value surpassed Apple for the first time since 2019 as it rolls out updated artificial intelligence features....
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis vows to block Trump's Fed nominees following Powell probe
Trump will face an important obstacle — from within his own party — as he seeks to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell....
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Inside Democrats’ Brewing Debate Over Which States Should Vote First in 2028
Does Iowa deserve another shot? Is South Carolina too red? New Hampshire too white? Nevada too far-flung? Democrats are starting their calendar from scratch, and there’s a lot to consider....
F.D.A. Decisions on Abortion Pill Were Based on Science, New Analysis Finds
A study of more than 5,000 pages of agency documents on mifepristone over 12 years found that agency leaders almost always followed the evidence-based recommendations of scientists....
Stocks, Bonds and the Dollar Slip on Threat to Fed Chair Powell
The broad shift out of U.S. financial assets revived last year’s trend called the “sell America” trade....
Mary Peltola Runs for Senate in Alaska, Lifting Democrats’ Hopes
The former congresswoman is the latest top-tier recruit for Democrats, who face a difficult Senate map this year as they try to retake control of the chamber....
The Battle Over House Maps Spills Into 2026, Where an X-Factor Awaits
As the race to gerrymander House districts narrows to a few states, Democrats are trying to go on offense. But a Supreme Court ruling could give Republicans a major edge....
