Fed responds to Trump effort to fire Lisa Cook

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it would abide by any court decision on…

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Trump says Cracker Barrel should restore old logo

A Cracker Barrel sign featuring the old logo hangs on the outside of a restaurant on August 21, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images President Donald Trump weighed in Tuesday on the controversial rebranding of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, writing that, “Cracker Barrel should go back to the old logo, admit…

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Trump Pentagon is ‘thinking’ about taking equity stakes in defense contractors, says Lutnick

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick attends an interview, outside the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 11, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Trump administration military leaders are “thinking about” whether the U.S. should acquire equity stakes in top defense contractors such as Lockheed Martin, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. This is breaking…

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French PM takes confidence vote gamble over budget woes

France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou speaks during a press conference in Paris on August 25, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images France’s minority government on Tuesday faced the prospect of collapse within weeks, after opposition parties said they would not back Prime Minister Francois Bayrou in a Sept. 8 confidence vote tied to…

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