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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 28, 2026 7:28 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times l...
Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jan 27, 2026 3:06 pm - President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did.
‘Beyond disturbing’: Kane County protesters decry 2nd fatal shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis

By Joey Weslo
Jan 27, 2026 12:17 pm - Braving 12-degree weather, protesters in Kane County said their anger over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis was what sent them out into the streets.
Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at Davos

By ROB GILLIES
Jan 27, 2026 10:22 am - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump that he meant what he said in his speech at Davos, and told him Canada plans to diversify away from the United States with a dozen new trade deals.
Trump’s immigration crackdown led to drop in US growth rate last year as population hit 342 million

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Jan 27, 2026 9:57 am - President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached nearly 342 million people in 2025, according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over nurse's Minneapolis shooting

By SEUNG MIN KIM and HANNAH FINGERHUT
Jan 27, 2026 8:18 am - President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House’s midterm year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month.
2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

Jan 27, 2026 7:34 am - The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
Senate race heats up as Democratic front-runners trade attacks on ICE, campaign finance

By Marni Pyke
Jan 26, 2026 9:47 pm - Candidates discuss the future of ICE and impact of data centers.
US Treasury Department ends contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Jan 26, 2026 5:03 pm - WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department has cut its contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton, after a former contractor who worked for the firm was charged and subsequently i...
Israel says remains of final hostage in Gaza are recovered, key for ceasefire's next phase

By JULIA FRANKEL and SAMY MAGDY
Jan 26, 2026 1:30 pm - The remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel's military said Monday, clearing the way for the next phase of the ceasefire that paused the Israel-Hamas war.

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