Trump administration deportations continue as members of Congress say Afghan man seized after green card appointment – US politics live

Man who worked for US military in Afghanistan was seized by immigration agents and taken out of state after arriving for green card appointment, say attorneys

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday told Bloomberg TV in an interview that the Trump administration was not in a rush to nominate a new Federal Reserve Chair to replace Jerome Powell.

After years of heated attacks on Powell, the Trump administration has begun suggesting recent costly renovations at the central bank’s Washington DC buildings could justify firing Powell.

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