White House Seeks to Inspect Fed Renovation in Bid to Pressure PowellJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 Russell T. Vought, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said he and other administration officials wanted access…
Republicans on Senate Panel Vote to Advance Bove’s Nomination After Democrats Storm OutJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 An even more intense battle is expected on the Senate floor over the nomination of a Trump immigration policy enforcer…
Maurene Comey, Prosecutor of Jeffrey Epstein, Is FiredJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 Maurene Comey, who is the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey, worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey…
Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. BoomJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt…
Elissa Slotkin Wants Democrats to Reclaim Their ‘Alpha Energy’Justin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 In a wide-ranging interview, the junior senator from Michigan took stock of her party’s deep-seated woes, warning Democrats not to…
Squabble Over Safety in N.Y.C. Subway Erupts at Congressional HearingJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 Government officials from opposite sides of the aisle clashed in Washington over just how dangerous the New York City subway…
Senate Approves Trump’s Bid to Cancel Foreign Aid and Funds for NPR and PBS StationsJustin M. LarsonJuly 17, 20250 The bill to claw back $9 billion in congressionally approved spending passed over the objections of Republicans who said it…
Trump Says Coca-Cola Agreed to Use Cane Sugar in Coke Made in U.S.Justin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The company began using corn syrup in Coke in 1980, blending it with sugar to help defray the cost of…
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Question Evidence in Criminal CaseJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The exchanges unfolded at a hearing in Federal District Court in Nashville intended to determine whether Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia…
The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the FutureJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control. Source…
Vance Tries to Sell the Benefits of Trump’s Megabill but Ignores the CostsJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 In a visit to Pennsylvania, Vice President JD Vance stressed tax cuts and savings accounts for newborns, with no mention…
Can Trump Fire Powell? He Likely Lacks Case to Remove Fed Chair, Experts Say.Justin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The Trump administration is toying with removing Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, accusing him of mismanaging…
Documenting L.A.’s Surge in Immigration ArrestsJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 Jennifer Medina, a political reporter at The New York Times who is based in Los Angeles, speaks with a witness…
Ex-Justice Dept. Lawyers Urge Senate Not to Confirm Emil Bove as Federal JudgeJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The lawyers wrote that Emil Bove III, the face of some controversial moves by President Trump’s Justice Department, had disgraced…
Congress Was Supposed to Vote on 3 Crypto Bills This WeekJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The crypto industry was headed for a landmark moment in the House with three bills that it helped push going…
Republican Tax Bill Is a Losing Deal for GamblersJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The law is creating backlash from the gambling industry and bettors who could owe taxes even if they break even.…
Public Views of the Fed Chair Are Polarized as Trump Mulls His FiringJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 Few Americans have confidence in the chairman, Jerome Powell, to do the right thing on the economy, though attitudes are…
20 States Sue Trump Administration Over Ending FEMA Funding for Disaster MitigationJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers…
How Republicans Supersized Silicon Valley’s Favorite Tax BreakJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 Tucked into the huge set of tax cuts that Republicans passed into law this month was the expansion of an…
Tribal Media Leader Implores Senator to Reject Public Broadcasting ClawbackJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 In a letter to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, the head of a network of Native radio and…
Massie Moves to Force House Vote on Epstein Files ReleaseJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The Kentucky Republican, a frequent critic of President Trump, teamed with a Democrat in a maneuver that could force G.O.P.…
RFK Jr. Fires Two Top Aides in H.H.S. Shake-UpJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The health secretary ousted his chief of staff and a deputy chief of staff, both of whom were seen as…
Trump Attacks ‘Past’ Supporters Upset Over Epstein CaseJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 Trump asserted that outrage over the Justice Department’s decision to not release additional information and close the investigation was just…
Trump Has Penned Letter To Fire Fed Chair Jerome PowellJustin M. LarsonJuly 16, 20250 The president waved a copy of a draft letter firing Jerome H. Powell at a meeting in the Oval Office…
