Bipartisan group of top officials urges Court to reject Trump's effort to fire Fed governor
Read full article: Bipartisan group of top officials urges Court to reject Trump's effort to fire Fed governorA bipartisan group of former Federal Reserve chairs, Treasury secretaries, and top White House economists urged the Supreme Court Thursday to reject an attempt by President Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.
DOGE's access to Treasury data risks US financial standing and raises security worries, experts warn
Read full article: DOGE's access to Treasury data risks US financial standing and raises security worries, experts warnThe Department of Government Efficiency’s embed into the federal government has raised a host of concerns, transforming a debate over how to cut government waste into a confrontation over privacy rights and the nation’s financial standing in the world.
The Latest: Trump says ceasefire should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release hostages by Saturday
Read full article: The Latest: Trump says ceasefire should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release hostages by SaturdayPresident Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration who’ve sought to argue Trump was only calling for the temporary relocation of its population.
Interest in TikTok, distressed NY bank has echoes of Mnuchin’s pre-Trump investment playbook
Read full article: Interest in TikTok, distressed NY bank has echoes of Mnuchin’s pre-Trump investment playbookSteven Mnuchin is a former U.S. Treasury secretary who said this week that he is interested in buying TikTok, just days after his investment firm led a $1 billion deal to inject life into a beaten-down bank.
Unheard evidence of racism expected ‘front and center’ in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers
Read full article: Unheard evidence of racism expected ‘front and center’ in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery’s murderersThe three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face standing trial a second time.
Defense attorney: McMichaels ‘honestly believe that what they were doing was the right thing’
Read full article: Defense attorney: McMichaels ‘honestly believe that what they were doing was the right thing’After about 10 hours of deliberations, jurors on Wednesday convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their Georgia neighborhood.
Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warning
Read full article: Officer: Ahmaud Arbery would have received trespass warningA police officer says he would have given Ahmaud Arbery a warning for trespassing inside the unfinished home from which the young Black man was seen running before he was chased and fatally shot.
After 11 days, jury pool of 65 picked in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trial
Read full article: After 11 days, jury pool of 65 picked in Ahmaud Arbery slaying trialAfter 11 days, the magic number of jurors needed to move forward with the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery was reached on Tuesday.
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Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killer
Read full article: Prosecutor reads racist messages by Ahmaud Arbery's killerTravis McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, have been jailed since their arrests in May, more than two months after Arbery was slain. Then prosecutor Jesse Evans asked Langford about a text message Travis McMichael had sent him last year that used a slur for Black people when referring to a “crackhead ... with gold teeth." “We have substantial evidence that, on the day in question, Mr. Arbery was not a jogger,” said Robert Rubin, one of Travis McMichael's attorneys. Langford's wife, Ashley Langford, testified that Travis McMichael expressed remorse about shooting Arbery. Travis McMichael's mother, Lee McMichael, testified that he lived with her and his father, has a 4-year-old son and doesn't have a passport.
