The Senate on Monday confirmed economist and Trump adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, giving President Trump more influence over the Fed just one day before central bank officials will meet to decide whether to cut interest rates. Miran was confirmed 48-47 for a term that runs until January, filling a
Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a bid from President Trump’s administration to allow the president to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, leaving intact a lower court order that reinstated her to the post. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit divided 2-1 in declining
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office in Washington, on Sept. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would support designating the antifa movement a terrorist organization in the wake of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week. In response
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing a presidential memorandum in the Oval Office on Sept. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Three people were killed in a U.S. strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 15. It is the second strike in less than two weeks. We had
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino leaves after meeting with Republican lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on Monday that the FBI is “looking into” other possible accomplices in the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk last week. “If this was a
President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing a presidential memorandum in the Oval Office on Sept. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to the Oval Office to announce the deployment of National Guard members and a specialized task force to Memphis to address high crime rates. Trump said
Then-Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano addresses reporters after a rally at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Manheim, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2022. Mark Makela/Getty Images Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, has voiced strong concern over the Chinese Communist Party’s growing campaign of transnational repression and criticized a Chinese flag-raising ceremony