Trump meets with Powell after months of trashing the Fed over interest rates
Jerome Powell emphasized the central bank’s policy decisions will be based solely on objective non-political analysis.
Day: May 30, 2025
‘America cannot function’: Karoline Leavitt lashes out at judges blocking Trump orders at record rate
Analysis: Spokeswoman’s breathless lambast ignores the fact that Trump’s unprecedented usage of executive actions could itself be responsible for his sky-high rate of failure in court, writes John Bowden
The Latest: Appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs under emergency powers law
A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies
Chinese paraglider survives after updraft lifts him up to 27,800 feet
A paraglider in the Qilian Mountains of China survived after a sudden wind took him to an altitude of 27,800 feet and left him unconscious for a brief time.
AFRICOM asks for help deterring terrorism, after Trump pulls aid to allied countries
Groups like al-Shabaab see USAID withdrawal as an opportunity.
GAO Reveals DoD Changed Guam Missile Defense Architecture, Canceled TPY-6 Radar
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed a top Biden administration DoD official changed the Guam Defense System (GDS) missile defense architecture in the final days of the administration, […]
Appeals court gives Trump tariffs a temporary lifeline
Temporary stay on enforcement of lower court’s order will allow tariffs to remain while legal battle continues
Why Israel’s Aid Delivery in Gaza Has Led to Chaos
Following a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on food going into Gaza, a new and contentious Israeli-backed aid distribution system has been unveiled in the territory. Critics, including the United Nations, say it is a dangerous plan that could accel…
Post-WWII Germany’s first Jewish cabinet member on past lessons, new risks
Karin Prien was warned in 1960s Germany to hide her Jewish faith. Now in the government, she says a lot still needs to change.
What to know about onetime Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover, whose federal sentence Trump commuted
One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations.