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Todd Blanche attorney general nomination on edge as Cornyn questions Trump-IRS settlement
Sen. John Cornyn says the DOJ has failed to satisfy his concerns about a deal to shield President Donald Trump and others from IRS tax audits.
Warren, Schiff urge SEC to probe Trump Media’s paid service giving faster access to Trump’s posts
Trump has frequently posted policy announcements or other newsworthy information on Truth Social that have sent global markets hurtling up or down.
Warsh’s plan for a more opaque Fed will get put to the test by markets on edge
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s words at his second FOMC meeting will test markets as he plans to say less than his predecessors.
Secret Service ‘illegally’ surveilled Comey in Trump ‘8647’ threat case: court filing
Ex-FBI Director James Comey says he’s the subject of vindictive prosecution for posting on Instagram of a photo of seashells forming the numbers “8647.”
Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado’s Hickenlooper tells CNBC
Housing and healthcare need big policy changes as voters raise concerns about affordability, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., tells CNBC.
Inside the financial network managing Trump’s $858 million investment portfolio
JPMorgan, Schwab, UBS and Stephens Inc. are among the firms that have managed Trump’s fortune in accounts worth at least $858 million, a CNBC analysis found.
Warren probes Pentagon program to hire highly paid private sector workers
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said she is concerned about a Pentagon program to pay high salaries to Wall Street recruits.
Ukraine has found a new pressure point in Russia’s wartime economy
Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russia’s biggest online retailer Wildberries have ratcheted up the pressure on Moscow’s wartime economy.
Iran launches surprise ballistic missile attack on U.S. forces in the Middle East
Centcom in a post on X said that the attack originated from Iran, but all missiles were intercepted.
Trump asks Supreme Court to toss $83.3M defamation award to E. Jean Carroll
President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to overturn a civil court verdict that ordered him to pay the writer E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her while denying her claim that he sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Read more Visa is cutting […]