Federal Reserve Officials Are Concerned About Inflation Effects of Trump Policies: Meeting Minutes

‘Almost all participants judged that upside risks to the inflation outlook had increased,’ the meeting summary states. Minutes from December’s policy meeting show that Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to continue moving toward the central bank’s 2 percent target. Still, officials believe the process could be slower amid upcoming changes to immigration and trade policies,

President Biden now a great-grandfather as Naomi Biden gives birth to baby boy

President Biden said he became a great-grandfather on Wednesday with the birth of his eldest granddaughter’s first child.  “I’m a great-grandfather as of today,” the president said at a news conference in California. “Baby boy. So I’ll remember this day.” Mr. Biden told USA Today in an interview at the White House on Sunday that

President Biden now a great-grandfather as Naomi Biden gives brith to baby boy

President Biden said he became a great-grandfather on Wednesday with the birth of his eldest granddaughter’s first child.  “I’m a great-grandfather as of today,” the president said at a news conference in California. “Baby boy. So I’ll remember this day.” Mr. Biden told USA Today in an interview at the White House on Sunday that

Blinken Responds to Trump, Says US Won’t Take Over Greenland

Trump has said that the United States should control the Danish island territory because of national security concerns. Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States likely will not take over Greenland anytime soon, referring to recent comments made by President-elect Donald Trump expressing interest in controlling the island. “The idea expressed

IDF Recovers Body of Hostage Youssef Ziyadne in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces recovered the corpse of Israeli hostage Youssef Ziyadne from an underground tunnel in the southern Gazan city of Rafah and have returned it to Israel, the military said Wednesday. Ziyadne, a 53-year-old father of 19, was killed after Hamas terrorists abducted him and three of his children on Oct. 7, 2023.

Jimmy Carter lies in state at the U.S. Capitol as Americans pay their respects

Former President Jimmy Carter‘s casket arrived at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday afternoon for a military tribute and to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, with lawmakers and members of public invited to pay their respects.  The streets of Washington, D.C., with the ground covered in snow from a recent storm, were quiet Tuesday

‘Where Is LA Mayor Karen Bass?’ Democrat Celebrates in Ghana While County Burns, Hydrants Run Dry

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass (D.) has been celebrating a presidential inauguration in Ghana while wildfires ravage thousands of acres in her city and first responders report that fire hydrants are running dry. Bass is part of President Joe Biden’s four-member delegation that attended Tuesday’s inauguration of John Dramani Mahama as Ghana’s president. Angelenos have