President Donald Trump warned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that he could soon be out of a job after he advocated Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to continue on in his role, despite Trump’s displeasure. “The only thing Scott’s blowing it on is the Fed, because the Fed, the rates are too high, Scott, and if you […]

President Donald Trump nominated Stuart Levenbach, a top aide to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday. The move essentially allows Vought to continue serving as acting head of the watchdog agency beyond his 210-day limit under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. If another person […]

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Whether President Donald Trump dislikes James Comey is irrelevant to the question of dismissing the two-count indictment against the former FBI director, federal prosecutors argued in court Wednesday morning. The hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, was the latest step in Comey’s effort to throw out the charges on the grounds that the prosecution […]

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) suggested Tuesday he could run for reelection again, after announcing plans to retire earlier this year if Republicans were successful in efforts to redraw his Texas district.  “To borrow from Mark Twain, the reports of my death, politically, are greatly exaggerated,” Doggett said in a video posted to X.  The Texas […]