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When it comes to what Americans can afford, no institution looms larger than the Federal Reserve. That is especially true as the Fed on Wednesday concludes its two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting, the closed-door session where policymakers decide whether interest rates will remain high or begin to ease. The Fed is widely expected to … Read more

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday issued a post on X in which she noted that President Donald Trump targeted Iran based on his conclusion that the regime “posed an imminent threat.” She issued the post in the wake of Joe Kent’s resignation from his role as National Counterterrorism Center director over his … Read more

In the wake of Joe Kent’s resignation from the position of National Counterterrorism Center director over his opposition to the Iran war, President Donald Trump highlighted a years-old tweet in which Kent had urged the president to “wipe Iran’s ballistic capability out.” In the January 2020 post on X, Kent tagged the president and wrote, … Read more

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues. Krishnamoorthi, a five-term House lawmaker, narrowly lost to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., in a bruising Democratic primary Tuesday night. Krishnamoorthi supporters had to pay nearly $13 … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: A group of House conservatives are putting Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., on notice: quickly pass a Trump-backed election bill or expect the House of Representatives to block every Senate measure. Two dozen House Republicans, led by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., are vowing to oppose any Senate bill until the House-passed … Read more

Venezuela played with heart, Italy sipped espresso and the Dominicans showed off their verve at the tournament. America wanted to concentrate on war On the morning of the World Baseball Classic final between the United States and Venezuela, the headline of the New York Times daily briefing read, “America, alone,” in reference to the unwillingness … Read more

A new state audit investigating the massive fraud scandal in Gov. Tim Walz’s Minnesota revealed that the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) failed for years to properly investigate Medicaid kickback allegations while incorrectly claiming that they did not have the authority to do so.  The Office of the Legislative Auditor report released on Tuesday, titled … Read more

As the Iran war continues, Democrats are done with classified briefings, demanding public hearings on the Trump administration’s case for war.

A federal judge in Minnesota declined to step aside from an immigration-related case despite a conflict-of-interest challenge tied to his spouse’s legal work. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to appeal the judge’s order, which called the government’s motion “improper, untimely, and lacking merit.” Last week, the DOJ formally moved to disqualify U.S. District Judge … Read more

Florida restricted teaching around sex, gender and race. Lux is now giving students a forum for these issues Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox On a Tuesday night, at Florida’s only public liberal arts college, a small group of students gathered in a classroom to discuss … Read more