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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady as Policymakers Debate Inflation Risks

The Federal Open Market Committee kept the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of three point five to three point seven five percent, while three officials dissented in favor of immediate rate increases as inflation pressures remain a concern.
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Cuba’s Grid Fails Again as Fuel Crisis Deepens
Legal Group Urges Supreme Court to Reject Labor Department Internal Penalty System
Federal Employees Challenge Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare Coverage in Government Insurance Plans
Justice Department Subpoenas New York Times Reporter Over North Korea Military Operation Story
Trump Establishes Military Spouse Commission Led by Jennifer Hegseth
FBI Launches Operation Summer Heat to Target Violent Crime and Gang Activity Nationwide
States Challenge Trump Administration Rules for Affordable Care Act Insurance Markets
United States Treasury and Bank of Japan Coordinate Yen Intervention to Stabilize Currency Markets
United States Treasury Yields Reach New 2026 Highs as Federal Reserve Holds Firm on Interest Rates
Senate Leaders Advance Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown and Restrict White House Transfers
Twenty-Five States Sue Trump Administration Over New Tariffs on Global Imports
President Donald Trump Pauses Planned Iran Strikes While Warning of Possible Regime Decapitation
United States Intervenes in Currency Markets to Support Japanese Yen After Sharp Decline
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