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Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
A court case next week will likely be the next big development for the central bank in its quest to maintain political independence. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 21 related to President Donald Trump's efforts to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Should the White House win the case, it could set an important precedent for the president's ongoing quest to oust Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year could save consumers billions of dollars but hurt Americans with lower credit scores, according to financial experts. The idea, which drew rare support on Monday from Democrats such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , would prevent Americans from being "ripped off" by card issuers, Mr. Trump said last week in calling for the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
The Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared skeptical of arguments Tuesday against state bans on transgender athletes playing on women's sports teams and whether such laws violate the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection. Several justices focused on scientific debate about whether transgender girls and women have an advantage on such teams. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh asked why the court should ...
Source: abajournal.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
The final inflation report of 2025 will be released Tuesday morning, closing the book on a year when the pace of inflation slowed but prices themselves did not fall on an objective basis. Inflation most likely continued rising in December, analysts say, in what could be the latest sign of the affordability crisis that consumers have been describing in recent months. After an unusual two-month report released in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Clintons label House Oversight Committee subpoenas 'legally unenforceable' in searing letter to GOP chair Congressional Republicans are threatening to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after the Democratic former president and presidential candidate refused to ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Orsted's offshore wind farm is expected to power over 350,000 homes across Rhode Island and Connecticut when complete A federal judge overturned an order by the Interior Department halting construction of a $6.2 billion offshore wind project . Danish offshore wind developer Orsted will now be able to resume work on its Revolution Wing project. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's ruling represents a legal setback ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The BBC said Tuesday that it will attempt to have U.S. President Donald Trump 's lawsuit seeking $10 billion over a misleading documentary on the Jan. 6 riots tossed from a court in Florida. Trump is suing for $5 billion in damages for alleged defamation plus $5 billion for an alleged state trade law violation, but the motion the British public broadcaster is set to file will argue the court has no ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Critics condemn 'bigoted attack' as Trump bids to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud The Trump administration is terminating temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States, giving hundreds of people two months to leave the country or face deportation. The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem , said in a statement that conditions in the east African country ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities Tuesday and vowed to fight charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. His apprehension comes after authorities in Albuquerque issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday on two counts of criminal sexual ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, asking the courts to halt the surge of immigration law enforcement into the Democratic-led states. Both lawsuits were filed Monday amid growing criticism of the Trump administration's deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Vascular surgeon Michael David McKee, 39 and from Chicago, now faces upgraded charges of premeditated aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe, in Columbus, Ohio. A man accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in Ohio is now facing upgraded murder charges as authorities prepare to transfer him from Illinois to face prosecution. Michael David McKee, 39, has ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee who have challenged broad medical consensus on vaccines and antidepressants in pregnancy. Kennedy on Tuesday announced he is adding two obstetrician-gynecologists to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the body that ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Scott Adams, the "Dilbert" creator whose cartoon was dropped by hundreds of newspapers after he made racist remarks, died months after he revealed his diagnosis with prostate cancer , his family said Tuesday. Adams told fans in May that he'd been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which had spread to his bones. He'd recently been in hospice care in Northern California. "Unfortunately, this isn't good news," his ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona has filed a federal lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration, alleging retaliation for protected speech and an unconstitutional effort to silence criticism, according to court filings. Kelly, a retired Navy captain, alleges that the War Department issued a formal censure and threatened a review of his military retirement grade in response to his ...
Source: bnonews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren and President Trump don't agree on much, but Warren suggests they might be able to work together on capping credit card interest rates and potentially addressing other cost-of-living issues. Mr. Trump has expressed a desire to cap credit card rates, something that Warren, a progressive Democrat from Massachusetts, has long supported. Late Friday, Mr. Trump for one year. After Warren ...
Source: news.yahoo.com