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Trump continues attacks on Federal Reserve chair as he demands lower interest rates – live updates | Trump administration
Trump continues attacks on Federal Reserve chair Donald Trump has continued his attacks on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell today, calling him a “stupid guy” and a “knucklehead”. He told reporters at the White House earlier: We have a bad Fed chairman, really bad … I tried being nice to the guy. It doesn’t help. […]
Kane board considers reallocating RTA sales tax funds
Debate about how to close a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall next year continues in Kane County, as the board considers diverting some sales tax revenue from funding transportation to public safety costs. Among other cost-cutting and revenue-generating ideas that have been floated in recent months, this idea being proposed at the county board level involves changing […]
TX Overhauls Wasteful Anti-Abortion Program That Has Had Little Oversight — ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Texas health officials are overhauling a program designed to steer people away from abortion following a ProPublica and CBS News investigation that found that the state had funneled tens of millions of taxpayer […]
The AI Civil War Is Here
The story unfolds so rapidly that it can all seem, at a glance, preordained. After transferring to Columbia last fall, as Chungin “Roy” Lee tells it, he used AI to cheat his way through school, used AI to cheat his way through internship interviews at Amazon and Meta—he received offers from both—and in the winter […]
Crew abandons Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship attacked in the Red Sea, UK military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Crew members aboard a Liberian-flagged ship set ablaze by a series of attacks in the Red Sea abandoned the vessel Sunday night as it took on water, marking the first serious assault in the vital corridor for trade after a monthslong campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels there. Suspicion for the attack on […]
Russia hits Ukraine with largest aerial attack as Trump talks to Zelenskyy and Putin : NPR
Smoke rises after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, July 4, 2025 Yehor Konovalov/AP hide caption toggle caption Yehor Konovalov/AP Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago. The attack came shortly after President Trump […]
House passes preliminary motion on Trump bill but Republican fiscal hawks demand big changes – US politics live | Trump administration
House GOP fiscal hawks demand big changes to megabill As we’ve reported, members of the House Freedom Caucus were expected to meet with the president this morning. Earlier, caucus chairman Andy Harris earlier told CNN: I’m still voting no on the rule. We have to get this thing right. And Texas representative Chip Roy, among […]
Senadores evalúan enmiendas propuestas al proyecto de recortes fiscales y de gastos de Trump – Chicago Tribune
Por LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING y JOEY CAPPELLETTI WASHINGTON (AP) — Los senadores se atrincheraron el lunes para considerar las enmiendas propuestas al gran proyecto de ley de recortes de impuestos y gastos del presidente Donald Trump en medio de distintos desafíos, incluido el anuncio que se produjo durante el fin de semana por parte […]
States Fear Uncertain Future of FEMA Grants Under Trump — ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Upheaval at the nation’s top disaster agency is raising anxiety among state and local emergency managers — and leaving major questions about the whereabouts […]
Yes, the Iran Mission Was Successful. No, We Are Not Taking Questions.
Pete Hegseth here. Wow. Wow. I’ve called you members of the Fake News together for this special meeting because I can’t believe you could have gotten it so wrong. I am personally ashamed of you. You are the reason that people are saying that the mission “only set back Iran’s nuclear program for months” and […]
