President Donald Trump’s flirtation with the idea of the federal government acquiring a 10% stake in the United States computer design and manufacturing company Intel has rankled conservatives. The acquisition would represent one of the largest stakes in Intel, one of only a couple of U.S. companies with the capacity to produce critical semiconductors. However, […]

The California Supreme Court declined to prevent Democratic legislators from advancing plans to gerrymander the state’s congressional districts.  The court’s decision came late Wednesday, a day after California Republicans requested the state’s Supreme Court block efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts. They argued that Democratic legislators did not adhere to a rule necessitating they […]

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday defied President Donald Trump’s calls for her to resign in light of accusations that she had committed mortgage fraud.  Cook was appointed by former President Joe Biden to sit on the Fed, making her one of the 12 people who control the direction of interest rates, which Trump […]

President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised California’s redistricting efforts, arguing that the state’s move is necessary to combat “partisan” gerrymandering in Texas. Texas launched an effort earlier this year backed by President Donald Trump to redraw district lines to boost the number of seats Republicans hold in the House by five. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) […]