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Move comes amid growing outbreak in Texas and after two-month halt on mandatory shots The US military is racing to vaccinate new recruits after a two-month halt on mandatory flu shots – but it’s a temporary reprieve, as the shots will soon expire and new doses will not be available for months. Officials will need … Read more
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s legal battle against President Donald Trump centered, in part, on a trio of mortgages she obtained before joining the nation’s central bank. The loans, tied to properties in Michigan, Georgia and Massachusetts, drew scrutiny regarding whether Cook misrepresented how the homes would be used — as primary residences or otherwise. … Read more
The man looks tired. Veteran observers of Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries know at a glance when the fellow isn’t catching his Zs. Some politicians bark gruffly when they are under pressure. Others become wildly frenetic. Some pick fights. Others go quiet, and retreat. Jeffries gets puffy. It has been one of those tells that … Read more
Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter US supreme court decisions – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US email The US supreme court ruled that Donald Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, ending 90 years of court precedent that curbs executive … Read more
Lisa Cook’s ascension to the Federal Reserve was historic from the start. Appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2022, she became the first black woman to serve as a governor on the Fed board — a seven-member panel that sets national interest rates and oversees the banking system. Now, she stands at the center … Read more
The Supreme Court is rejecting President Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, but did grant him more power over other independent federal agencies in a separate decision. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett reports on the two rulings and how the justices differed in their views of the president’s authority.
A new Federal Reserve working paper found the record surge in illegal immigration during the Biden administration came at a cost to one of the nation’s fiercest political debates: higher home prices and rent rates. The findings arrive as immigration remains a defining political issue, with Republicans arguing former President Joe Biden’s border policies strained … Read more
The Supreme Court refused to hear President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a jury’s finding that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.
US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency The Trump administration plans to evaluate the performance of the California Coastal Commission, in the latest escalation of a dispute between the state’s Democratic leaders and the federal government over energy production. Per federal law, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Read more
Modern AI systems are, in effect, a universal adviser to help people do harmful things. We’ll need to harness AI for defense, too Earlier this week, national security agencies from the Five Eyes – that’s the rich, English-language-speaking countries club – jointly released a statement warning of the increasing cyber risks of AI models: in … Read more
