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Articles by Stephen Dinan

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, left, talks with Board of Governors member Lisa Cook, right, during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump asks Supreme Court to support his firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook

President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Thursday to ask the justices to let him carry out his firing of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, saying lower courts are interfering with his ability to manage the administration.

September 18, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FBI’s Patel says northern border is new terrorism threat

FBI Director Kash Patel told Congress on Wednesday that the southern border has been largely secured, with the threat shifting to the larger and less protected northern boundary that could let terrorists sneak in.

September 17, 2025
FBI Director Kash Patel appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his first oversight hearing, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

FBI has no evidence Epstein trafficked girls to others

The FBI's truncated investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein found no evidence that he trafficked women or girls to other people, and only showed he procured them for himself, bureau Director Kash Patel told Congress on Tuesday.

September 16, 2025