OMB Director Questions Powell Over Fed HQ Renovation Spending

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought has criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in a letter dated July 10 and said he is concerned about the renovation cost for the central bank’s headquarters in

Trump to survey Texas flood damage as search for the missing continues

Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are heading to Central Texas on Friday to survey the devastation wrought by last week’s deadly flooding, as first responders and family members continue their search for the missing.  The Trumps will speak with local officials and first responders in Kerrville, Texas, as the death toll

Russia Downplays Cooling of Relations With US After Washington Threatens Sanctions

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in Moscow on April 12, 2023. The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Thursday downplayed the cooling of relations between Moscow and Washington after the United States threatened a new round of sanctions. When asked during a press conference in

Texas overhauls anti-abortion program that spent millions with little oversight

Texas health officials are overhauling a program designed to steer people away from abortion following a ProPublica and CBS News investigation that found that the state had funneled tens of millions of taxpayer dollars into the effort while providing little oversight of the spending. The money has been flowing to a network of nonprofit organizations

State Department Says Reorganization Plan to Move Ahead Quickly After Supreme Court Ruling

The seal of the United States Department of State in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters The State Department will move forward with its reorganization plan following a recent Supreme Court ruling, a department spokesperson said on Thursday. The move comes after the Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court ruling that