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Video: How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed
new video loaded: How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed By Ben Casselman, Melanie Bencosme, June Kim, Gabriel Blanco and Jon…
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Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief
There has been a mantra spreading among weary corporate executives who are becoming resigned to President Trump’s tariffs while still…
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C.I.A. Fires Top Doctor Targeted by Far-Right Activist
The C.I.A. fired its top doctor after she was targeted by far-right activists who have worked to oust government officials they see as…
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Trump Is Ousting Michael Waltz, His National Security Adviser
President Trump is ousting his national security adviser, Michael Waltz, and another senior member of the White House’s foreign policy…
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Tesla Chair Denies That Board Sought to Replace Elon Musk
The chair of Tesla’s board of directors denied a report that the company had begun to look for a replacement for Elon Musk, the chief…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
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Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing
NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate committee…
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Radhika Jones, Vanity Fair’s Top Editor, Steps Down
Radhika Jones, the editor of Vanity Fair since 2017, said on Thursday that she would step down, a surprise decision that opens up one of…
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Frank Bisignano, Trump’s Pick to Lead Social Security Administration, Faces Senators
Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s pick to the lead the Social Security Administration, faced tough questioning from Senate Democrats on…
Business
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Regulator Puts 35 Workers on Leave
The newly appointed head of one of the nation’s top housing regulators is moving quickly to reshape not only the agency but also Fannie…
Business
Dr. Oz: How His Millions Collide With Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity TV doctor nominated by President Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, has been a relentless promoter of…
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MSNBC Cancels Joy Reid’s Show in Major Shake-Up
Joy Reid’s evening news show on MSNBC is being canceled, part of a far-reaching programming overhaul orchestrated by Rebecca Kutler, the…
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Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks
Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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Top N.I.H. Official Abruptly Resigns as Trump Orders Deep Cuts
The No. 2 official at the National Institutes of Health abruptly resigned and retired from government service on Tuesday, in another sign…
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CFPB Employees Left Stranded and Confused After Stop-Work Orders
Barely two days after Russell Vought, the new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ordered the agency to close its…
Business
36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations
The day before Linda Wetzel closed on her retirement home in Southport, N.C., in 2012 — a cozy place where she could open the windows at…
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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints
In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the…
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Green Energy Ambitions of European Companies Take a Beating
Rasmus Errboe, the new chief executive of the Danish offshore wind developer Orsted, sounded as if he had inherited a mess as he explained…
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S.E.C. Moves to Scale Back Its Crypto Enforcement Efforts
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to scale back a special unit of more than 50 lawyers and staff members that had been…
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Trump Administration Fires Consumer Bureau Chief Rohit Chopra
The director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, was fired on Saturday, prematurely ending a five-year term that…
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Rohit Chopra of CFPB Expected Trump to Fire Him Right Away, but He’s Hanging On
Rohit Chopra, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, expected to be fired soon after President Trump took office. More…
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Tulsi Gabbard Defended Russia and Syria. Now She Must Defend Those Views.
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, has made headlines for years with her criticism of what…
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Lutnick Grilled on Trump’s Tariffs and China During Confirmation Hearing
Howard Lutnick, a wealthy donor to President Trump who has been chosen to lead the Commerce Department, defended Mr. Trump’s plans to…