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Trump, Fed and Powell

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Trump official criticizes Fed chief Powell as Trump takes aim over interest rates
A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.

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Trump Wants a 3-Point Fed Rate Decrease. But You Can't Always Get What You Want.
Why Powell is ignoring Trump’s push to quickly slash interest rates

Trump, Supreme Court and Culinary Workers Union

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US court pauses block on Trump eliminating union bargaining for federal workers
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday placed a brief pause on a judge's ruling that had blocked President Donald Trump's administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union bargaining with U.

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As Supreme Court hands more power to Trump, labor may lose, union officials say
After SCOTUS approves Trump plan to fire federal workers, union president vows to fight back

Fed, Interest Rate and Underscore Divisions

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What Division Inside the Fed Means for Future Interest-Rate Cuts
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has sketched out new conditions that could trigger rate cuts by summer’s end, but inflation remains a big question

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Fed minutes show little support for interest rate cut later this month
Fed Minutes Underscore Divisions Over Pace of Interest Rate Cuts
Trump admin live updates: OMB Director Vought says Powell has 'grossly mismanaged' the Fed
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell "has grossly ...
Rooftop Gardens and Marble Halls: Trump Allies Attack Powell Over Fed Renovations
It’s part of a larger push by Trump-aligned officials to probe the Fed and challenge Chair Jerome Powell’s leadership.
Trump's Latest Attack On Fed Chair Powell Involves A Beehive And A Rooftop Garden
The White House has stepped up its attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, criticizing him over renovations at the ...
Can the Next Fed Chair Truly Be Independent From Trump’s Influence?
The president hasn’t named a successor to Jerome H. Powell, but his insistence on someone who will lower interest rates has ...
Federal judge places new block on Trump’s ban on birthright citizenship
The American Civil Liberties Union sued June 27 after the Supreme Court backed President Trump’s request to scale back ...
Federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship ban for all infants, testing lower court powers
U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante issued a preliminary injunction against Trump's birthright citizenship ban, ruling that ...
Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship
A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to ...