Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, during a news conference following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump‘s controversial pick serve as acting director of National Intelligence,…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that he’s open to sending details of the agreement with Iran to members of Congress, as lawmakers from both parties are raising questions, asking to see the accord and saying they should vote on any final deal. Arriving at a bilateral meeting in France with United Arab Emirates President…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announces charges in connection with an international car theft ring during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. Nathan Howard | Reuters A federal judge in Washington on Thursday denied a prosecutor’s request to erase the record of the…
President Donald Trump on Wednesday doubled down on his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, despite bipartisan pushback on the pick that could result in the lapse this week of a foreign surveillance program with major national security implications. Earlier this month Trump tapped Pulte, who leads the Federal Housing Finance…
It has taken 8½ years, but on Wednesday President Donald Trump finally succeeded in reversing one of the few mistakes he has admitted to making as president. In November 2017, Trump chose Jerome Powell to chair the Federal Reserve, opting for someone he saw as malleable over a charismatic but youthful former Fed governor, Kevin…
Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., listens to testimony by Kevin Warsh in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A major rules-of-the-road bill for the crypto industry is set to get an initial vote on May 14 in the Senate Banking Committee. The step to move the…
Committee Chairman Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) delivers an opening statement during the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Senate…
Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Feb. 6, 2026. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro may have suspended her criminal investigation into outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but she…
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters outside the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end…
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Ferris Pirro speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 12, 2025. Annabelle Gordon | Reuters President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked the independence of the Federal Reserve. Friday’s dropping of a Justice Department probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
