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Fed official sues Trump over attempt to fire her, challenging his power over the independent agency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence. The lawsuit seeks an emergency injunction to ...
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Kennedy to testify before Senate panel on health agenda

(Reuters) -Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will appear before the Senate Finance Committee next week to discuss President Donald Trump’s healthcare agenda, the panel announced on Thursday. The hearing, scheduled for September 4, comes amid fresh turmoil at the Centers for ...
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Former MLB All-Star Mark Teixeira running for Congress in Texas

Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images(SAN ANTONIO) -- Former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira has announced a run for Congress in Texas in a red district that includes areas around San Antonio and Austin."As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I'm ready ...
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Kennedy says will fix CDC, a day after White House fires its chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday said he will fix the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one day after the White House fired the health agency’s director. The White House late Wednesday said that CDC ...
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Fed Governor Cook sues Trump over his attempt to fire her

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming U.S. President Donald Trump has no power to remove her from office, setting up a legal battle that could reset long-established norms for the U.S. central bank’s independence. Cook’s lawsuit said ...
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White House fires member of railroad-regulating Surface Transportation Board

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Thursday it has fired Surface Transportation Board member Robert Primus, as the U.S. rail regulator considers the proposed $85-billion merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern. The ouster is the latest in a ...
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Trump says he may recommend a Republican national convention before 2026 midterm elections

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is considering recommending that a Republican Party national convention be held before the midterm elections next year. “The Republican Party is doing really well… In that light, I am thinking of recommending a National Convention ...
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Disputed ballots could swing outcome of union election at EV battery complex in Kentucky

An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky is in limbo Thursday due to a few dozen disputed ballots that could swing the outcome. The United Auto Workers claimed it secured a narrow victory at the BlueOval SK ...
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In Chicago, locals prepare for Trump’s possible deployment of National Guard

By Emily Schmall, Bianca Flowers and Heather Schlitz CHICAGO (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this month, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that the president lacked the legal authority. But privately, ...
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Guard not needed in Chicago, Pritzker tells AP during tour of city to counter Trump’s crime claims

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is doubling down on his message to President Donald Trump that the nation’s third-largest city doesn’t need or want military intervention to fight crime, showing off parts of the city where violent crime has decreased and saying ...
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CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job, federal officials say

NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the nation’s top public health agency is out after less than one month in the job, U.S. officials announced Wednesday. “Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for ...
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US CDC director being ousted weeks into job, Washington Post reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is being ousted from the position less than a month after being sworn in, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing multiple Trump administration officials familiar with the matter. The Washington ...
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