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The Federal Reserve is an independent organization, meant to be insulated from politics, and the Supreme Court suggested this year that President Donald Trump would need a reason, or cause, to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
President Trump denies he’s considering firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but his administration has ramped up its criticism of the central bank’s $2.5 billion office renovation. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos explains why.
WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's plan to amass a database of U.S. food aid recipients for the purpose of checking immigration status and avoiding duplicate enrollment amounts to an unlawful privacy violation, lawmakers said in a letter on Thursday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
The White House just spent six months jamming a massive legislative package through Congress with almost no margin for error. Now comes the real challenge.
Nearly six months into Trump's second term, he has passed a sweeping bill that works to erase much of Biden's policy legacy.
President Donald Trump has his own personal aesthetic, evident in his makeover of the White House. 'It keeps my real estate juices flowing," he said.