Federal prosecutors turned away from Federal Reserve building, as Trump threatens to fire Powell

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors made an unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office were turned away on Tuesday … Read more

U.S. enforces blockade of Iranian ports while Trump says more peace talks could happen in days

President Trump says another round of peace talks with Iran could begin within days. It comes as the U.S. enforces a blockade of Iranian ports, but CBS News has confirmed some ships are getting through the Strait of Hormuz. Weijia Jiang has the latest. Source link

Trump Says Iran War is ‘Close to Over’ as Blockade Continues

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Melania Trump will push for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump planned a rare appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to join a roundtable discussion with House lawmakers who are sponsoring legislation to update a nearly 30-year-old foster care program by broadening access to a range of services. The first lady began working on foster care issues after President … Read more

Trump urges extending foreign surveillance program as some lawmakers push for US privacy protections

WASHINGTON — Congress is set to take up the reauthorization of a divisive program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails, with supporters like President Donald Trump saying it has saved lives while critics point to longstanding concerns about warrantless surveillance of Americans. A key provision of the Foreign Intelligence … Read more

Live Updates: Trump says Iran war

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Pope Leo’s feud with Trump overshadows his spiritual homecoming

The pope arrived in Algeria on Monday, the first visit to the country by a sitting pontiff. On Wednesday he was flying to Cameroon, where separatists announced a three-day pause in deadly violence to allow Leo safe passage to a “peace meeting” Thursday. From Cameroon, he will go on to Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The … Read more

Blanche torches Trump foe Boasberg after appeals court blocks judge again in deportation fight

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tore into Judge James Boasberg on Tuesday, accusing him of targeting DOJ attorneys, after an appellate court rebuked the Obama-appointed judge for a second time in an ongoing immigration case. “Today’s decision by the DC Circuit should finally end Judge Boasberg’s year-long … Read more

Republican seeks blue-state breakthrough, distances from Trump while taking aim at ‘socialist’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RANDOLPH, N.J. — As he works to flip a vacant U.S. House seat in a blue-leaning district in northern New Jersey, Republican Joe Hathaway is not shy about pointing out where he disagrees with President Donald Trump, even as he charges that his Democratic rival is too … Read more