Fed, Kevin Warsh and Donald Trump

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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair to succeed Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump on Friday named Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair, ending a five-month odyssey that has seen unprecedented turmoil around the central bank.

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Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as new chair of Federal Reserve
Trump says Fed pick due Friday after meeting Warsh at White House
Trump picks former Fed official Warsh to run Fed
President ‌Donald Trump ‌on Friday said ​he had ‍chosen former ⁠Federal ‍Reserve Governor ‌Kevin ‌Warsh to ⁠head ⁠the ​U.S. central bank.

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Who is Kevin Warsh likely to be nominated by Trump for Federal Reserve chair
Is Kevin Warsh 'Bitcoin friendly'? Trump's rumored Fed chair pick's comments on crypto resurface
US stock index futures cut losses after Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as next Fed Chair
"He's a former Fed governor, and ⁠while he did have a reputation as being an advocate of tighter monetary policy... he's recently been publicly advocating ‍for a fresh cut in interest rates, aligned w...

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Trump is about to announce Powell’s replacement. One finalist backed Democrats, higher taxes and more immigration
Who is Kevin Warsh? Former Fed governor who rose on Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chief finalist list — twice

Russia, Ukraine and Trump

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Ukraine welcomes Trump’s claimed pause in Russian attacks, but Moscow silent
US President Donald Trump claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to a week-long pause in attacks on major Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, as the country grapples with plummeting winter temperatures,

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Russia reveals Ukraine energy ceasefire pushed by Trump is already nearly over
Russia to pause attacks on Ukraine as temperatures plummet
Kremlin Says Trump Asked Putin to Halt Strikes on Kyiv Until February 1
The ​Kremlin said ‌on Friday that Russian President ​Vladimir Putin had received a ‍personal request from ​his U.S. counterpart, ​Donald ⁠Trump to halt strikes on Kyiv until February 1 in order to cre...

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Trump Says Putin Agreed To Stop His Attacks On Ukraine. Reality Says Otherwise.
Ukraine Is Bracing for Brutal Weather as Trump Says Putin Agreed to Halt Power Grid Attacks
Trump says Putin will not attack Ukraine cities during cold week
Speaking at a televised cabinet meeting in Washington DC, the US president said: "I personally asked President Putin not to fire into Kyiv and the various towns for a week, and he agreed to do that."

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Trump claims Putin agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine energy sites amid extreme cold
Trump says he personally asked Putin not to attack Ukraine for a week

Iran, Trump

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What could come from Trump’s ‘massive armada’ warning to Iran
Steve Ganyard joins ABC News (Live?) to share his take on Trump’s remarks. Trump faces fresh MAGA blowback for efforts to 'de-escalate' in Minnesota Weight-loss drugs draw thousands of lawsuits alleging serious harm 'Pawn Stars' host Rick Harrison marries wife Angie in Mexico family wedding Economist warns coming financial crisis will make 2008 look like 'Sunday school picnic' 'Trump Accounts' for kids come with $1,

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Trump weighs imminent Iran strikes, but what’s the mission?
What does the US want from Iran? Tracking one month of Trump’s changing demands
US Warns Iran Of Action As President Donald Trump Flags Powerful Ships Amid Rising Tensions
Breaking updates are coming in from the United States amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran.

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Iran Threatens To Hit US Bases, Carriers In Event Of Attack
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Donald Trump Warns Iran As Warships Advance: 'No Nuclear And Stop Killing Protesters'
Decoding Trump’s ‘time running out’ threat to Iran – The possible scenarios
“A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is a larger fleet than that sent to Venezuela. It is ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfi...

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F.B.I. Search in Georgia Tied to Criminal Inquiry Over 2020 Election
As US-Iran Tensions Escalate, American Bases In West Asia On Tehran's Target

Trump admin labels Israel 'model US ally' ahead of major military aid talks

Trump's new National Defense strategy positions Israel as a "model ally" in Middle East doctrine, fundamentally reshaping U.S. military aid discussions.

Fact-Checking Trump Officials on Minnesota

President Trump and top administration officials, in trying to shift blame over two recent shootings, have mounted an array of arguments for the influx of federal agents.

Trump Warns Against Government Shutdown As Deadline Looms

President Donald Trump has warned lawmakers that a partial government shutdown would be "damaging" and could "slow our Country down," as Congress continues last-minute negotiations to avoid the scenario.

Trump, Schumer reach government funding deal, sacrifice DHS spending bill in the process

President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, N.Y., reached a bipartisan government funding agreement to advance a behemoth funding package without the DHS spending bill.

F.B.I. Search in Georgia Shows Trump’s Willingness to Pursue 2020 Grievances

The search might also be a harbinger of things to come, signaling the president’s disposition to use the powers of law enforcement to intervene in election matters as the 2026 midterms approach.

Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez condemned the executive order, calling it a “brutal act of aggression against Cuba and its people.”

Tracking the impact of Trump’s tariff policy

Tariffs are among the defining policies of President Donald Trump’s second term. CNN is tracking their impact on the US economy and American consumers.

Trump administration eases sanctions on Venezuelan oil industry after Maduro’s capture

The Trump administration announced it is easing up on sanctions and allowing limited Venezuelan oil transactions following the capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro.