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Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., had just given a speech calling on President Donald Trump to use his leverage to address high prices — and in an unusual move, he gave her a phone call. While on the phone, she said, she gave him advice about his recent push to cap ...
... former federal prosecutor who led multiple Trump investigations, including into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection by Trump supporters. The Office of Special Counsel in Trump’s Justice Department confirmed in August that it was investigating Smith on allegations he engaged in political activity through his inquiries into Trump. Smith ...
... after a period in which tensions between Trump and the Fed seemed to be contained,” Guha added. In a brief interview with NBC News Sunday, Trump insisted he didn’t know about the investigation into Powell. When asked if the investigation is intended to pressure Powell on rates, Trump said ...
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he is "inclined" to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro. "I didn't like Exxon's response," Trump said ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi insisted that "the situation has come under total control" in remarks that blamed Israel and the U.S. for the violence without offering evidence.
... responded to another account’s social media post predicting that his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will be president of Cuba: “Sounds good to me!” Trump said.Trump and top administration officials have taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward Cuba, which had been kept economically afloat by Venezuela. Long before ...
... card company. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is largely tasked with going after credit card companies for alleged wrongdoing, has been largely nonfunctional since Trump took office. In a joint statement, the banking industry was opposed to Trump's proposal. “If enacted, this cap would only drive consumers toward ...
... to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night. WATCH: Trump says Russia or China will occupy Greenland 'if we don't' Trump said again on Friday that he would like to make a deal ...
Trump's executive order Following a yearlong review of participation in and funding for all international organizations, Trump signed an executive order suspending American support for 66 groups, agencies and commissions. Many of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels that focus on climate, labor, migration ...
President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will do "something" on Greenland, "whether they like it or not." Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. He made the comments during a meeting with oil executives at the White House. WATCH: Trump meets with oil executives to ...
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