Lisa Cook became the first Federal Reserve governor in history to sue a sitting president Thursday, filing legal action against Donald Trump after he attempted to remove her from office in an unprecedented move that threatens the central bank’s traditional independence from political control. The lawsuit sets up a constitutional showdown that could fundamentally alter...
When two U.S. senators stepped off their plane in Taipei on Friday, they knew they were walking into one of the world’s most sensitive diplomatic situations. What they might not have expected was just how quickly their visit would send shockwaves through Beijing and ratchet up tensions that were already running dangerously high between the...
President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is truly in cringe-worthy form, according to viewers of a clip that’s going viral on social media, where he declares Trump is the “single finest candidate” for a Nobel Peace Prize. Witkoff, in a meeting with Trump and members of his Cabinet on Tuesday,...
President Donald Trump insists he doesn’t want to talk about Bill Clinton’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein but can’t seem to help himself whenever he’s asked about releasing the now infamous files. Trump often resorts to repeating his claim that Clinton flew to Epstein’s private island “28 times.” But this time his desperate ploy backfired as...
California Governor Gavin Newsom is raising serious concerns about President Trump’s apparent interest in pursuing a third presidential term, warning that such ambitions represent a direct threat to constitutional democracy and established governmental limits. Newsom’s alarm stems from Trump’s expressed admiration for Franklin D. Roosevelt’s unprecedented four-term presidency and comments suggesting interest in similar extended...
Countless people snap photos or shoot videos while in airports, whether they’re excited about the adventures to come or simply documenting their travels. But when a Black woman filmed herself recently for her YouTube channel in a Thailand airport, she was continually harassed by a white British traveler, who followed her around and reportedly alerted...
