Washington — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over whether President Trump can fire Lisa Cook from her post on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Mr. Trump moved to oust Cook last August over allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud. A senior official in his administration, Federal Housing Director Bill Pulte, had claimed that
Washington — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments at 10 a.m. on Wednesday over whether President Trump can fire Lisa Cook from her post on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Mr. Trump moved to oust Cook last August over allegations she engaged in mortgage fraud. A senior official in his administration, Federal
“We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his speech at Davos on Monday. “Great powers have begun using economic integration as weapons, tariffs as leverage, financial infrastructure as coercion, supply chains as vulnerabilities to be exploited.” “You cannot live within the lie of mutual
Washington — As many as 25 countries have signed on to join President Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff says. But sources familiar with the discussions told CBS News not all have said so publicly. “I think we have north of 20, maybe 25 world leaders who have already accepted,”
Former television sports reporter Michele Tafoya is jumping into the U.S. Senate in Minnesota as a Republican. She submitted federal filings Tuesday afternoon and released a campaign video announcing her candidacy Wednesday morning. Tafoya is seeking the open seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, as Republicans target a pickup opportunity in a state
8m ago Trump: “I should have gotten the Nobel Prize” Mr. Trump lamented again on Tuesday that he was not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end conflicts around the globe. He blamed Norway’s government for the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s decisions, though the country’s leader has stressed that the committee makes
The move by the board to add President Trump’s name to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., has triggered a series of legal and legislative challenges. At least one federal lawsuit and two congressional measures seek to strip Trump’s name from the exterior signs and website of the historic