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Fed Chair Jerome Powell deflects political questions as interest rates remain unchanged

Fed Chair Jerome Powell deflects political questions as interest rates remain unchanged

by Clara Martinez | Jan 29, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – The Federal Open Market Committee announced that the federal funds rate will remain at 3.5-3.75% on Wednesday. In his first press conference since the Department of Justice opened a criminal investigation into renovation spending, Federal Reserve Chairman...
Repubs, Dems support lowering housing costs, divided on policy reform

Repubs, Dems support lowering housing costs, divided on policy reform

by Clara Martinez | Jan 22, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee Chairman Eric Burlison, R-Miss., blamed rising home prices on a supply issue, which he claimed is caused entirely by government policy during a hearing on Thursday. “That is not a failure of the free...
New protest installation of Epstein birthday card marks Trump’s one year in office

New protest installation of Epstein birthday card marks Trump’s one year in office

by Clara Martinez | Jan 21, 2026 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON D.C. — On the coldest day of the year, University of Maryland English professor Orrin Wang came to the National Mall on Tuesday to see the anonymous art group The Secret Handshake’s latest protest piece against the Trump administration. “I don’t know if...
Demands for Fed independence overtake House committee task force on monetary policy

Demands for Fed independence overtake House committee task force on monetary policy

by Clara Martinez | Jan 15, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON – In a House Financial Services committee hearing Wednesday, representatives repeatedly criticized  the Trump administration’s criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.  Although the Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market...

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