Trump official criticizes Fed chief Powell as Trump takes aim over interest rates

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A top Trump administration official accused Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell of leading an “ostentatious” office renovation project that may be “violating the law” on Thursday, a new broadside against the central bank chief as President Trump tangles with him over interest rates. “The President is extremely troubled by your management of the Federal Reserve

Fired Justice Department official warns we are “driving straight into an abyss”

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A 17-year former Justice Department official is warning of a wave of retribution inside the agency. Patty Hartman, who served as a top public affairs specialist at the FBI and federal prosecutors’ offices, told CBS News, “The rules don’t exist anymore.” Hartman, who was fired Monday via a letter from Attorney General Pam Bondi, is

Debate over Trump plan to increase logging on federal lands

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Debate over Trump plan to increase logging on federal lands – CBS News Watch CBS News When the Trump administration announced executive actions aimed at increasing timber production on federal lands, Oregonians had mixed responses. Loggers and timber towns celebrated the attention from the White House, while environmentalists sounded the alarm over fears of deregulation

Treasury official Julia Hahn to leave as tariff and trade negotiations intensify

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Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves Explaining Trump’s latest tariff moves 01:16 A senior official in the Treasury Department has told colleagues she is leaving the Trump administration, in the midst of intensifying trade negotiations, to seek a role in the private sector, according to sources familiar with her plans. Julia Hahn, assistant secretary for public