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Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?
The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has ...
Columbia University on the cusp of a deal with Trump administration, paying millions to unlock federal funding
The university is expected to pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to victims of alleged civil rights violations and ...
Trump Wants a 3-Point Fed Rate Decrease. But You Can't Always Get What You Want.
The right to freedom of speech allows Trump to make demands of the Fed to his heart's content. But legally, he cannot compel ...
Trump administration wants to increase logging on federal land. Not everyone agrees.
When the Trump administration announced executive actions aimed at increasing timber production on federal lands​, Oregonians ...
Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship
A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to ...
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Trump defends federal government’s response to Hill Country floods during Texas visit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Texas lawmakers on Friday defended the federal government’s response to the deadly ...
US court pauses block on Trump eliminating union bargaining for federal workers
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday placed a brief pause on a judge's ruling that had blocked President Donald Trump's ...