9 h. ago Exclusive: Fed should be independent but has made mistakes, Treasury Secretary Bessent says

Exclusive: Fed should be independent but has made mistakes, Treasury Secretary Bessent says  Reuters

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14 h. ago Lisa Cook Once Said 'Lack of Diversity' Root of Financial Crisis, Great Recession

Lisa Cook, whom President Donald Trump has sought to fire from her position as Federal Reserve governor over allegations of mortgage fraud, once said that economists could have caught the 2008 financial crisis earlier if they had paid attention to "mortgages that were pitched to African-Americans." The post Lisa Cook Once Said ‘Lack of Diversity’ Root of Financial Crisis, Great Recession appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 h. ago Fed losing independence would pose a serious danger, says Lagarde

Fed losing independence would pose a serious danger, says Lagarde  BBC

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18 h. ago Trump faces multiple legal setbacks as federal courts question broad presidential powers

President Trump contends with court battles over Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook's firing and legal challenges to his trade and immigration policies.

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19 h. ago Trump’s Push to Punish Flag Burning Puts Landmark Free Speech Ruling at Risk

The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning an American flag is speech protected by the First Amendment. President Trump says it should be punished.

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33 h. ago Already Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Rioters Push for Compensation

One of the rioters’ lawyers wants to create a panel that would decide on financial damages for what the rioters believe were unfair prosecutions.

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36 h. ago Fed independence ‘hangs by a thread.’ How that could affect Americans’ everyday lives

Fed independence ‘hangs by a thread.’ How that could affect Americans’ everyday lives  Los Angeles Times

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59 h. ago Opinion | Some mortgage fraud is inevitable. But Lisa Cook needs to come clean.

Opinion | Some mortgage fraud is inevitable. But Lisa Cook needs to come clean.  The Washington Post

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67 h. ago Top Senate Republican ready to 'roll over' Democrats with rule change to confirm Trump nominees

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., threatened to use the nuclear option to change Senate rules to push through Trump's nominees as Senate Democrats' blockade continues.

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3 d. ago Wasserman Schultz: Trump Will 'Tank the Dollar' by Eliminating Fed's Independence

On Friday, on MSNBC's "The Weeknight," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) said that President Donald Trump would "tank the dollar" if he eliminates the independence of the Federal Reserve. The post Wasserman Schultz: Trump Will ‘Tank the Dollar’ by Eliminating Fed’s Independence appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: How the Fed Destroyed Its Own Independence

This week saw a series of unprecedented events that may signal the end of the form of central bank independence as we have known it for more than a century. The post Breitbart Business Digest: How the Fed Destroyed Its Own Independence appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago An Atlanta condo is at the center of fraud allegations against Fed Governor Lisa Cook

One of the homes at the center of President Trump's allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud is in her home state of Georgia.

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3 d. ago Trump Asserts Expansive Power to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

Lawyers for the administration told a court it should be “highly deferential” to the president when it comes to firing a Federal Reserve governor “for cause.”

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3 d. ago FTC Accuses Ticketmaster of Cozying Up to Scalpers While Defying Trump’s Reform Orders

Ticketmaster is under fire again, this time by the FTC, which has accused the ticketing giant of turning a blind eye while scalpers gouge fans and then trying to twist President Trump’s ticket reform push into a scheme to grab even more power. The post FTC Accuses Ticketmaster of Cozying Up to Scalpers While Defying Trump’s Reform Orders appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Trump Live Updates: Lisa Cook Lawsuit, Kamala Harris Secret Service Protection and More

Trump Live Updates: Lisa Cook Lawsuit, Kamala Harris Secret Service Protection and More  The New York Times

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3 d. ago Trump's Chinese student visa push sets off alarm bells amid rising CCP ‘influence’ in US

President Trump says 600,000 Chinese student visas will likely be permitted as experts warn about national security risks and CCP influence operations on U.S. campuses.

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3 d. ago Unlikely allies: Trump, Pelosi and the push to ban congressional stock trading

Bipartisan legislation to prohibit congressional stock trading clears committee with support from Trump, Pelosi, and lawmakers across the political spectrum.

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4 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Lisa Cook Makes Her Bid to Cling to the Fed

Lisa Cook, who was confirmed as a Governor of the Federal Reserve in 2022, wants a federal judge to do something no court has attempted in the Fed’s 112-year history: define what “for cause” means when a president tries to fire a Fed governor. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Lisa Cook Makes Her Bid to Cling to the Fed appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Contributor: Trump is not the biggest threat to the Fed’s independence

Contributor: Trump is not the biggest threat to the Fed’s independence  Los Angeles Times

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4 d. ago Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block effort to remove her

Fed governor Lisa Cook sues Trump to block effort to remove her  The Washington Post

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