Politics

Justice Department releases redacted Trump Mar-a-Lago search affidavit

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department on Friday released a partially blacked out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents.

Read the full redacted affidavit the FBI used as a basis for Mar-a-Lago search

A judge has ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump to look for classified documents.

$286 million in stolen pandemic loans recovered, according to U.S. Secret Service

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration…

Inflation eased in July as consumer prices and income rose

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Inflation eased last month as energy prices tumbled, according to a report closely watched by the Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve’s inflation fight could bring ‘pain’ and job losses warns Powell

By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The Fed is determined to fight inflation with more sharp interest rate hikes, which will likely cause pain for Americans in the form of a weaker economy and job losses.

What to expect from Trump Mar-a-Lago search affidavit release

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The Justice Department is set to release a heavily blacked-out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida estate earlier this month, when agents removed top secret government records and other classified documents.

WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair Powell warns interest rates could increase ‘for some time’

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark message Friday: The Fed will likely impose more large interest rate hikes in coming months and is resolutely focused on taming the highest inflation in four decades.

WATCH: Biden calls for Democrats to vote in midterm elections, slams ‘semi-fascism’ in GOP

By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is calling on Democrats "to vote to literally save democracy once again" in the midterm elections — and comparing Republican ideology to "semi-fascism" — as he leads a kickoff rally and a fundraiser in Maryland.

Environmental groups sue EPA over ‘inadequate’ regulation of coal ash dumps

By Travis Loller, Associated Press

A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington D.C. on Thursday seeks to compel the EPA to review and revise regulations plaintiffs say are "inadequate to protect human health and the environment."…

Labor board files complaint against Starbucks for withholding raises from unionized stores

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

The National Labor Relations Board says Starbucks is violating U.S. labor law by withholding pay hikes and other benefits from stores that have voted to unionize.