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FILE – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell

January 14, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Jerome Powell isn't the first high-profile official to find himself targeted by the Justice Department since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz holds a news conference at the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Sen. Amy Klobuchar considers running

January 5, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term amid President Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into the state’s...

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump signs order that would reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

December 18, 2025 at 1:29 p.m.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

Construction of a new ballroom continues on the East Wing of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project

December 12, 2025 at 7:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple independent reviews and wins approval...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, questions the witnesses during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud” on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., file)

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate in Texas

December 8, 2025 at 4:43 p.m.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign Monday for the U.S. Senate in Texas, bringing a national profile to a race that may be critical to Democrats’ long-shot hopes of...

FILE – Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, speaks during a hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

President Donald Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties

December 7, 2025 at 12:53 p.m.

Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman.

FILE – Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

President Trump’s breakup with Marjorie Taylor Greene is not the same as others. But like always, there may be second chances.

November 22, 2025 at 7:37 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s chaotic political universe has at least one consistent law that rises above any other: The president has no permanent friends and no permanent enemies.

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