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Trump's assaults on the Federal Reserve's independence must cease
The president's ongoing effort to push Fed Chairman Jerome Powell out of his job are part of a dangerous effort to undermine the central bank's nonpartisan monetary policy processes, writes William Michael Cunningham.Al Drago/Bloomberg At a July 8...

New recovery center opens in Kerrville | Here’s who qualifies for help
Kerr County officials report 96 dead and 161 missing after Texas Hill Country floods. KERRVILLE, Texas — Officials in Kerr County held a press conference Thursday morning, revealing new details in the ongoing search and recovery efforts following...

Tim Walberg discusses 'One Big Beautiful Bill' supporting Trump's agenda
Rep. Tim Walberg, who has served in the U.S. Congress representing Michigan’s 5th District since 2011, shared a series of tweets regarding "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act." The proposed legislation aligns with former President Trump's "America...

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Trump’s interim NASA head has little background in space, Alabama
The former congressman and reality TV contestant whom President Donald Trump has picked as temporary head of NASA brings little experience with space policy and few apparent ties to Alabama. Trump announced Sean Duffy – the current secretary of...

News 24 Exclusive: Built For 80K, Film City Loop Now Bears 4 Lakh Vehicles Daily — Inside Noida’s Traffic Chaos
Film City Loop, the biggest of the traffic bottlenecks in Noida during peak hour, is symptomatic of the menace that afflicts every city, including Noida. It does not require an expert or rocket science knowledge to discover the reason – built for...

Trump installs massive new American flags at the White House that don't cost taxpayers
Allied Materials President Tyler Young discusses American flag production ramping up ahead of the United States' 250th anniversary on 'Fox & Friends.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump installed two massive...

Hyundai E&C Expands U.S. Presence with Major Entry into Texas Solar Market
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) is expanding its presence in the U.S. energy market by entering the solar power industry. On July 10th, Hyundai E&C announced it has begun construction on the 'LUCY' solar power project in Texas, a...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Fights Trump Administration’s Effort to Deport Him Again Before Trial
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s request to be sent to Maryland to await trial on human smuggling charges, a bid aimed at preventing the Trump administration from trying to deport him again....

Non-Profit Snapshot: 4 Things Non-Profits Need to Know About SCOTUS’s Religious Tax Exemption Ruling
Welcome to this edition of the FP Non-Profit Snapshot, where we take a quick look at a recent significant legal development with an emphasis on how it impacts non-profit organizations. This edition focuses on a landmark Supreme Court decision that...

U.S. Rep. Ed Case on immigration system, latest federal budget bill
In federal court Wednesday morning, a number of immigrants became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony. It is an event that U.S. Rep. Ed Case has been invited to attend. Case often votes independently from members of the Hawaiʻi delegation,...
Net lease sector entering a period of stability? That’s what The Boulder Group is predicting
A sector that is entering a period of stability? That’s how The Boulder Group describes the country’s net lease sector in its latest research. Wilmette, Illinois-based The Boulder Group released its Second Quarter U.S. Net Lease Research Report in...

Defense Department Becomes Largest Shareholder Of Company That Owns America’s Lone Rare Earth Mine
The Pentagon agreed to purchase $400 million of preferred stock in MP Materials, which operates the only rare earth minerals mine in the United States, the company announced on Thursday. The mine, located in Mountain Pass, California — 60 miles...

Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal
Prime minister Viktor Orbán has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. In recent years, however, not only has the number of births fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has...

The Hudson River train tunnel construction is set to mess with your West Side commute
If you’ve recently found yourself side-eyeing construction crews along the West Side Highway, congrats! You’re now part of the Gateway Program. The $16 billion project to build a new Hudson River train tunnel (also known as the most expensive mass...

Freedom notes U.S.A.: No unemployment benefits for strikers
Connecticut governor nixes pay for strikers, ‘missing middle’ housing regs Connecticut residents have been spared punishing housing regulations and additional payments to organized labor after Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed two bills in late June. House...

Real and fake antidotes to Trump's latest tariffs, seen from South Africa
U.S. President Donald Trump apparently aims to reassert his power to cause a full-blown economic catastrophe, perhaps reminiscent of 1930s-scale Make America Great Depression Again. The self-harm to his own MAGA lower-middle-class social base –...

Construction AI platform raises $20 million in Series A funding
SAN MATEO, Calif. — Parspec, an AI software platform that enables wholesale distributors and sales agents to bid and supply construction products efficiently, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Threshold Ventures...

New Jersey Has Netflix’s Next Big Base — And It’s Courting Many More Movies and Shows
On May 13, as Netflix broke ground to redevelop 292 acres in Central New Jersey for a massive $848 million new film and TV production facility with 12 soundstages, Fort Monmouth County commissioner director Thomas Arnone made an offer to co-CEO...

U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish...