• Powell pushes back as Trump’s DOJ launches unprecedented investigation into Fed

    Powell pushes back as Trump’s DOJ launches unprecedented investigation into Fed

    Jan 12, 2026 11:55 PM EST

    Jerome Powell: I'm not aware of that, Mr. President Donald Trump: Yes, it just came out. Amna Nawaz: In a Sunday night NBC interview, the president denied any involvement in the investigation, saying -- quote -- "I don't know anything about it." Powell was first appointed to the Fed board ...

  • Trump's intimidation of Fed's leadership threatens economic stability, Yellen says

    Trump's intimidation of Fed's leadership threatens economic stability, Yellen says

    Jan 12, 2026 11:50 PM EST

    As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushes back against a criminal probe from the Trump Justice Department, Amna Nawaz discusses the developments with Janet Yellen. She served as chair of the Federal Reserve Board from 2014 to 2018 and was Treasury Secretary during the Biden administration.

  • Ex-prosecutor on DOJ’s Powell probe and Trump’s targeting of opponents

    Ex-prosecutor on DOJ’s Powell probe and Trump’s targeting of opponents

    Jan 12, 2026 11:45 PM EST

    ... Powell's testimony in June, that would suggest a basis for some willful and willfully false statement about a material fact. Geoff Bennett: And the Trump administration also tried to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. The Supreme Court has allowed her to remain on the ...

  • Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups

    Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups

    Jan 12, 2026 11:30 PM EST

    ... the corporate sector, right? So these kind of gloves are off, right? There's no more hiding those kinds of statements. And I think President Trump is an example of someone who has always believed that kind of thing and is now feeling more emboldened or empowered to say it ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on pushback to Trump's threats to Federal Reserve

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on pushback to Trump's threats to Federal Reserve

    Jan 12, 2026 11:25 PM EST

    ... talking about Venezuela, Greenland, what happened in Minnesota. Is this the conversation Republicans want to be having in an election year? Tamara Keith: Well, President Trump tomorrow is going to Detroit to deliver a speech at the Economic Club of Detroit. He's going to tour a Ford F-150 ...

  • What to know about how NATO works as Trump threatens to take over Greenland

    What to know about how NATO works as Trump threatens to take over Greenland

    Jan 12, 2026 11:24 PM EST

    ... than any other ally and far outweighs its partners in terms of military muscle. Washington has traditionally driven the agenda but has stepped back under Trump. NATO is weaker without U.S. leadership, troops, equipment or other military assets. It’s almost inconceivable that any ally would go to war ...

  • Former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick named Meta president and vice chairman

    Former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick named Meta president and vice chairman

    Jan 12, 2026 11:18 PM EST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant. Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors — where, the company notes, she was “deeply engaged” in accelerating its ...

  • Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says

    Iran trade partners will face 25% tariffs from U.S., Trump says

    Jan 12, 2026 11:04 PM EST

    The U.S. president has repeatedly threatened Tehran with U.S. military action, if his administration found the Islamic Republic was using deadly force against antigovernment protesters.

  • Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop Trump's immigration crackdown

    Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop Trump's immigration crackdown

    Jan 12, 2026 09:57 PM EST

    ... Operation Metro Surge violates federal law because it’s arbitrary and capricious, since it says other states aren’t seeing commensurate crackdowns. And while the Trump administration says it’s about fighting fraud, the lawsuit says ICE agents have no expertise in combatting fraud in government programs. The lawsuit says ...

  • Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over Trump administration attempts to punish him

    Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over Trump administration attempts to punish him

    Jan 12, 2026 09:40 PM EST

    ... lawmakers — all veterans of the armed services and intelligence community — in which they called on troops to uphold the Constitution and not to follow the Trump administration's military directives if they were unlawful. The 90-second video was first posted on a social media account belonging to Sen. Elissa ...