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Live updates - DOJ subpoenas central bank and threatens criminal indictment, Fed Chair Powell says. Follow live updates. The subpoenas relate to Jerome Powell's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee in June, regarding the Fed's $2.5 billion renovation of two office buildings.

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Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 572 -- Iran had no direct reaction to President Trump's comments, which came after the foreign minister of Oman traveled to Iran this weekend.

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Trump's tariffs, Fed firing, trans athletes: Here are the top cases before the Supreme Court

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Your guide to 8 key election dates for 2026

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Neoconservatives typically at odds with Trump's foreign policy are praising his move in Venezuela

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'What we saw today is a murder': AOC slams ICE officer who shot Minneapolis woman

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Gina Raimondo is still interested in running for president in 2028: 'It's a job that I would know how to do' The former US Commerce secretary and R.I. governor has kept a low profile compared to other ambitious Democrats.

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A new prerequisite for Mass. Republican candidates: Big bank accounts -- As the state GOP continues to struggle financially and at the ballot box, self-funding has practically become a prerequisite for Republicans running for the state's highest offices.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Trump is waging war on Democrat-led states - Minnesota is just the latest and most violent front in a much wider campaign of aggression Donald Trump and his administration are conducting in blue states.

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In fight over SNAP funding, AG Campbell asks judge to quash ongoing threats from feds to cut benefits -- On Friday, Campbell urged the judge to enforce an injunction barring the federal government from cutting benefits amid the Trump administration's renewed demands.

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New US ambassador to India pushes for deeper trade ties despite tension over Russian oil

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George Floyd and Renee Good: Five years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

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Venezuelans in the US are torn between joy and worry after ousting of Maduro

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Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

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Supreme Court to hear case on Louisiana's eroding coast

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Reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from the display of his Smithsonian photo portrait

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Trump was reportedly briefed on options for striking Iran as protests continue

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Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon

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