Good Chance Trump May Unveil Fed Pick by Christmas, Bessent Says
WASHINGTON–Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he was concluding a second round of interviews later in the day for a new Federal Reserve...
USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer to Step Down
Seth Meyer, the Department of Agriculture’s chief economist since 2021, will leave the agency to work for the University of Missouri’s food and agricultural...
Experts Advise How to Avoid Political Sparring at Family Holiday Gatherings
A majority of Americans now fret about having angry exchanges with relatives over politics during holiday gatherings—enough to consider skipping them, according to a...
Dominican Republic Permits US Limited Access to Bases in War Against Drug Trafficking
Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader on Wednesday announced a limited agreement permitting the United States temporary access to restricted areas for refueling aircraft and...
Virginia Governor Salutes Tribes’ Decades of Deer Hunting to Feed the Homeless
RICHMOND, Va.—Gov. Glenn Youngkin honored a 348-year-old treaty with two indigenous tribes on Nov. 26 and commended them for providing millions of servings of...
DOJ Supports Challenge to Hawaii Public-Carry Gun Restrictions at Supreme Court
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is supporting a challenge that seeks to strike down a Hawaii law that restricts the public carrying of...
USCIS Stops Processing All Afghan Immigration Requests After DC National Guard Shooting
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced late Wednesday that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely pending...
Patel Says Multiple Threats on Girlfriend’s Life Prompted Security Detail Assignment
FBI Director Kash Patel said that multiple threats against his girlfriend’s life have caused the agency to assign her a security detail. The director’s...
Patel Rejects ‘Comical’ Reports His FBI Director Role Is in Jeopardy
WASHINGTON—Recent media reports suggesting President Donald Trump was considering terminating FBI Director Kash Patel are erroneous and laughable, according to Patel. “It was pretty...