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Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland
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Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland

NYT > U.S. > Politics“Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market shifts related to his repeated threats to seize Greenland. “So Iceland’s already cost us a lot of money.”​“Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market...

Trump Demands Control of Greenland but Rules Out Military Force in Davos Speech
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Trump Demands Control of Greenland but Rules Out Military Force in Davos Speech

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsPresident Trump’s address to European leaders encapsulated his approach to global power and policymaking in his second term, alternating between coercion and humiliation.​President Trump’s address to European leaders encapsulated his approach to global power and policymaking in his second term, alternating between coercion and humiliation. ​Read More

Trump Tried to Fire Lisa Cook on Social Media. Is That Due Process?
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Trump Tried to Fire Lisa Cook on Social Media. Is That Due Process?

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsIn addition to disputing whether the president had sufficient cause to remove her, the Fed governor said the way he went about it was a separate problem.​In addition to disputing whether the president had sufficient cause to remove her, the Fed governor said the way he went about it was a...

Fed’s Independence in Flux as Supreme Court Weighs Lisa Cook’s Ouster
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Fed’s Independence in Flux as Supreme Court Weighs Lisa Cook’s Ouster

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsHow the justices rule in the case between President Trump and the Federal Reserve governor will affect the central bank’s ability to set policy without political interference.​How the justices rule in the case between President Trump and the Federal Reserve governor will affect the central bank’s ability to set policy without...

The fate of the Fed may turn on two words: ‘for cause.’
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The fate of the Fed may turn on two words: ‘for cause.’

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe Supreme Court has said the Federal Reserve Board’s independence warrants protection. President Trump’s effort to fire a member will test that commitment.​The Supreme Court has said the Federal Reserve Board’s independence warrants protection. President Trump’s effort to fire a member will test that commitment. ​Read More

For Trump, the Supreme Court Case Reflects Goal to Remake the Fed
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For Trump, the Supreme Court Case Reflects Goal to Remake the Fed

NYT > U.S. > PoliticsThe president has spoken repeatedly of his desire to install a majority of political loyalists on the board of the rate-setting central bank.​The president has spoken repeatedly of his desire to install a majority of political loyalists on the board of the rate-setting central bank. ​Read More