Alan Greenspan, chair of Federal Reserve under 4 U.S. presidents, dies at age 100

Alan Greenspan, an economist who served as chairman of the Federal Reserve under four U.S. presidents, died on Monday, his wife Andrea Mitchell said. He was 100. Greenspan died at his home due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease, Mitchell said in a statement reported by NBC News, where she is the chief Washington and foreign … Read more

Sen. Slotkin to introduce bill to bar presidents from sending troops or armed feds to polling places

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., plans to introduce a bill Thursday that would ban the president from sending armed military or federal agents to polling sites during American elections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The legislation, Slotkin said in a statement, would prevent President Donald Trump … Read more

He took his wife, a Trump fan, to the president’s hotel in Doral. Instead he was detained by ICE.

Bryan José Rojas Galofre wanted to give his wife a lovely honeymoon to see the beach for the first time and perhaps a glimpse of President Donald Trump, whom she supports. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Their January 2025 road trip from Wisconsin to Miami, … Read more

New intel chief is a partisan warrior who has the president’s ear, sources say

WASHINGTON — The partisan warrior named to serve as the country’s top intelligence official is part of a small circle of trusted allies who won President Donald Trump’s confidence by taking swift action against prominent Democratic critics of the president, according to three people with knowledge of Trump’s decision. Subscribe to read this story ad-free … Read more

Trump in ‘excellent health,’ president’s physican says

President Donald Trump is in “excellent health,” the White House physician said Friday in a memo the administration released after Trump’s visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — his third in-person medical checkup in 13 months. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “He is … Read more

Trump administration prepares for proposed $250 bill with the president’s face on it

The Treasury Department is preparing to print $250 bills with President Donald Trump’s face on them, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed Thursday, and is just waiting for Congress’s green light. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Bessent said that as Treasury Secretary, he has “two mandates” … Read more

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley says he favors a stock-trading ban that applies to presidents

WASHINGTON — Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., doubled down Tuesday on his support for banning presidents — along with other federal officials — from trading individual stocks. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “I’d be in favor of a uniform rule for everybody,” Hawley told NBC News … Read more