Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) denied that the Justice Department is being “weaponized” to help advance President Trump’s policy goals as it opens a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. “No, the Justice Department is not being weaponized,” Johnson told reporters Monday. “It was for four years under Biden-Harris, so… Source link
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican protests are growing louder on Capitol Hill as the Trump administration’s Department of Justice pursues a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve…
brooke priorJanuary 12, 2026, 06:00 am ET to close Brooke Pryor is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN, covering the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2019. He previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and the University of Oklahoma for The Oklahoman. pittsburgh–e.g. cameron hayward After warmups on Sunday night in Week…
The campaign of Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) announced on Monday that the senator had raised more than $7 million between October and December of 2025, as the senior Texas senator defeated two Republicans in a primary election. Cornyn’s campaign said the funding in the fourth quarter of 2025 came in conjunction with his campaign… Source…
Sen. Mark Kelly on Monday sued the Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, alleging the Trump administration’s efforts to punish the Arizona Democrat for his participation in a video to U.S. troops violate the Constitution. The federal civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington was filed one week after Hegseth said his department…
January 12, 2026, 01:14 PM ET There are only five undefeated teams left in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season, and four of those teams are in the top 10 of the AP Poll this week. Arizona holds the No. 1 spot, while Michigan dropped two spots after its first loss of the season to…
Former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on Monday criticized the federal investigation into the central bank and Chairman Jerome Powell. “I find this extremely disappointing for the Fed’s independence,” he told CNBC’s Sarah Eisen. Powell, who succeeded Yellen in 2018, confirmed the inquiry late Sunday. The Fed Chairman said that the Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Precious metals are jumping to records. The U.S dollar is dropping. Stocks are choppy. Monday is all about the “Sell America” trade after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s bombshell announcement that he’s under criminal investigation — which market participants see as a sign of President Donald Trump‘s interest in stripping away the central bank’s political…
It was a very interesting week in the NHL in general… and that’s an understatement. For starters, there were several explosions. Several games were won by four or more goals, and three were won by six or more goals: the New York Islanders vacated New Jersey Devils 9-0 Tuesday, The colorado avalanche made the best…
The past three chairmen of the Federal Reserve on Monday criticized the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the central bank and Chairman Jerome Powell. Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen were among 13 economic officials who, while serving under Republican and Democratic presidents, signed a statement… Source link
