Washington Examiner Search Washington Examiner UAW backs Detroit worker whom Trump flipped off January 14, 2026 3:52 pm The United Auto Workers issued a statement on Wednesday defending a Michigan member who heckled President Donald Trump during a visit to a Ford plant earlier this week. The confro»»»

WASHINGTON: Two officials who voted against the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates again this week cited a need for more economic data and too-hot inflation in explaining their decisions on Friday. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee had joined Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Sc»»»

1 of 3 | Waddle, the alternate to the national Thanksgiving turkey, visits the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump issuing pardons to Waddle and the official turkey, Gobble, in a ceremony in the Rose Garden. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | Lic»»»

The United States and Japan are both employing a novel inflation-fighting tool: fiscal stimulus. U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are looking to placate angry electorates squeezed by cost-of-living issues. But offering lavish fiscal giveaways to cool inflation i»»»

Trump frequently socialized with the late child sex trafficker and once said admiringly that Epstein liked beautiful women “on the younger side.” WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who once said admiringly that sex-trafficking child rapist Jeffrey Epstein liked women “on the younger side,” may ne»»»

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said he could work efficiently at the Federal Reserve from the start, due to his 1990s experience as an economist for the Fed Board. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said yesterday that he would be able to get to work»»»

Government shutdowns have become a recurring feature of US politics, the product of partisan standoffs over spending that force federal agencies to halt a wide range of services. The latest shutdown - the third under President Donald Trump across his two terms - began at midnight on Oct 1, when Con»»»

The putrid smell emanating from breakfast turned Daniela’s stomach, which wailed internally from hunger and nausea. For months, she had lived mostly on bread and the pantry items she could cobble together from the commissary in her ICE detention facility. Pregnant and trapped at the Northwest ICE P»»»

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Oct 1 barred Donald Trump from immediately firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, as the president mounts multiple challenges that have tested the independence of the central bank. In an order, the court said it had deferred the request “pending oral argumen»»»

Washington, 17 September 2025 (dpa/MIA) - The US Federal Reserve has lowered the key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points for the first time this year due to a weak labour market, with the range now between 4 and 4.25%, the board of governors said in Washington on Wednesday. The Fed also said it»»»

BusinessUnited States of AmericaTrump turns crypto king — but at what cost?Nik MartinDonald Trump has made billions from the Nasdaq debut of crypto startup World Liberty Financial. With his sons in charge and favorable policies in play, critics see a troubling mix of presidential power and personal»»»

Charlie Kirk’s killing came amid a rise in political violence in the US, the kind now so frequent that it moves swiftly out of news cycles it would once have dominated. The list is long and growing. From the two assassination attempts on Donald Trump during his campaign last year to Pennsylvania Go»»»

See all topics Link Copied! Follow A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters. The documen»»»

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as a “vacation home” in a loan estimate, a characterization that could undermine claims by the Trump administration that she committed mortgage fraud. President Donald Trump has sought to fire Cook “»»»

WASHINGTON, Aug 5, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would pick an "exceptional replacement" for his labor statistics chief, days after ordering her dismissal after a report showed weakness in the jobs market. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated -- »»»

Dr. Adriana Kugler, the first Hispanic woman on the US Federal Reserve Board, is stepping down ahead of her term’s end and may return to Georgetown University as professor. Her departure creates a key opening for President Trump to influence Fed leadership. Kugler’s career bridges global finance, l»»»

Washington (TIP)- The U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent in the July 29-30 meeting for the fifth straight session. The central bank maintained the same level since December 2024 amid ongoing geopolitical te ..»»»

A White House press briefing witnessed a tense exchange when CNBC's Megan Cassella questioned President Trump about the 'Taco trade,' a Wall Street term suggesting he often retreats from tariff threats. Trump, visibly annoyed, denied the claim, referencing reduced tariffs on Chinese goods. The 'Tac»»»

WASHINGTON, May 23 — The US Supreme Court yesterday allowed President Donald Trump to fire leaders of two independent agencies, but signalled that such dismissals would not be permitted for the Federal Reserve. The 6-3 decision puts on hold a lower court’s order that the two leaders be reinstated a»»»

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits posted the largest increase in five months last week, but the underlying trend in claims remained consistent with a steadily slowing labor market. The larger-than-expected rise in initial claims reported by the Labor Departme»»»