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Boasberg blocks subpoenas against Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Judge Boasberg described the Department of Justice's effort as an attempt to pressure Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates or resigning....

Hegseth announces Pentagon probe into deadly strike on Iranian school

Pentagon investigates deadly Iran strike that Tehran regime claims killed 168+ children at school by IRGC military site. U.S. investigation is underway....

Trump-backed voter ID bill faces GOP resistance as Tillis vows to stop it

Senate Republicans are ready for a floor battle over a voter ID bill despite internal divisions, with Sens. Thom Tillis , R-N.C., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in opposition....

Federal judge’s reduced sentence for ISIS supporter resurfaces after fatal ROTC classroom attack in Virginia

Accused ODU shooter was previously convicted for ISIS support but released early in 2024 after serving reduced sentence, court documents show....

Hegseth cranks up pressure on US war colleges

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared that a task force will scrutinize senior service colleges to ensure they provide quality education without wokeness....

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DOJ to appeal judge's decision to block Fed subpoenas in Powell criminal probe

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is purportedly being investigated for comments he made about the pricey renovations of the Fed's headquarters....

Mortgage rates surge to highest since September, hitting spring housing market

Mortgage rates jumped to a seven-month high Friday as war in Iran pushed bond yields higher....

Analysis: The U.S. is running out of ways to get oil prices down. It is up to the military.

Iran's threat to the Strait of Hormuz can't be fixed by releasing oil from strategic petroleum reserves....

Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: 'Don't need to worry about it'

The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran....

Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran

Russian leaders told President Trump they aren't sharing intelligence with Iran as it fights the U.S. and Israel, special envoy Steve Witkoff said this week....

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Judge Orders V.A. to Restore Union Contract With 300,000 Workers

Doug Collins, the V.A. secretary, had moved to nullify the contract in August, after Trump sought to eliminate collective-bargaining rights for federal workers....

Kennedy Center’s President, Richard Grenell, Is Leaving After a Tumultuous Year

Since Richard Grenell was appointed by President Trump, the arts center has endured a wave of cancellations and departures. It will soon close for lengthy renovations....

Judge Quashes Justice Dept.’s Subpoenas Targeting Federal Reserve Chair

Judge James E. Boasberg derided the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington for pursuing a case against Jerome H. Powell that appeared to be motivated by President Trump’s desire for vengeance....

Trump’s Move to Seize Oil Tankers Costs the U.S. Tens of Millions of Dollars

Although President Trump said seizing tankers would be a financial boon, the cost of maintaining just one aging ship has already reached $47 million....

Lewis E. Lehrman, Store Chain Heir Who Ran for N.Y. Governor, Dies at 87

After helping his family’s Rite-Aid drugstore empire flourish, he waged a surprisingly close but losing race as a Reagan Republican against Mario Cuomo in 1982....