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Gold held a gain after President Donald Trump’s call for a Federal Reserve governor to quit raised fresh concerns about the central bank’s independence, bolstering haven demand.
President Trump escalated his attacks on the Federal Reserve by demanding the resignation of Fed Governor Lisa Cook over unproven mortgage fraud allegations, which she denies.
A federal judge denied a Trump administration request to unseal certain grand jury documents related to the case of convicted sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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Hassett likely to be Trump's pick for Fed chief, though Warsh is more qualified, CNBC survey finds
President Donald Trump will tap his top economic advisor Kevin Hassett to be the next Fed chair, according to respondents to a special Jackson Hole Edition of the CNBC Fed Survey. But when asked who the president should pick, Hassett ranked a more distant fourth.
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Trump administration to seek federal charges against people snared in DC crackdown, sources say
President Donald Trump's administration this week ordered federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., to be more aggressive in pursuing criminal cases against people arrested as part of a crackdown in the nation's capital,
New guidance from the Trump administration gives federal officers more leeway to reject citizenship applications on the basis of individuals lacking “good moral character.”