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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Political Pressure

The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged as lawmakers continued debating the economic effects of tariffs, inflation and U.S. military spending in the Middle East.
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Health Department Strengthens Digital Health Privacy and AI Oversight
EPA Updates Industrial Emissions Rules and Clean Energy Framework
White House Defends Tariffs on Semiconductor and Electric Vehicle Imports
Transportation Department Reviews Airline Resilience Standards
Election Officials Warn of AI-Driven Foreign Interference Risks
U.S. Navy Expands Testing of Autonomous Surface Vessels
White House Highlights Manufacturing Gains in Mid-Year Economic Review
Congress Begins August Recess After Contentious Legislative Session
Homeland Security Faces Criticism Over Unaccompanied Minor Support Contracts
FBI Launches AI Cybersecurity Intelligence Initiative
House Advances Fiscal 2027 Spending Bills Before Budget Negotiations
Customs and Border Protection Expands Biometric Border Screening
Treasury Advances Critical Mineral Partnerships With International Allies
Republican Divisions Emerge Over Middle East Military Policy
Trump Signals Possible Delay to Todd Blanche Attorney General Nomination
House Backs Bill to Reduce Animal Testing in Drug Development
Justice Elena Kagan Defends Supreme Court Independence
U.S. Expands Sanctions Targeting Cuba's Energy and Medical Sectors
Melania Trump Helps Reunite More Ukrainian and Russian Children With Their Families
Supreme Court Approval Remains Near Three-Decade Low, Pew Survey Finds
Congress Questions Pentagon Over Casualty Reporting After Iran Operations
State Department Issues Worldwide Security Alert for U.S. Citizens
Trump Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Justice and Homeland Security Recover More Than US$1 Billion in Trade Fraud Cases
Pentagon Launches Review of U.S. Military Presence in Europe
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Political Pressure
Trump Administration Limits Foreign Student Visas to Four-Year Terms
House Passes Defense Funding Bill Combined With Voting Restrictions
Senate Rejects Bid to Limit Trump's Military Authority Over Iran
US Says It Has Carried Out Heavy Strikes on Iran After Attempted Attacks on Its Forces
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OMB Orders Agencies to Prepare Workforce Reduction Plans
FAA Orders Stricter Oversight of Aircraft Maintenance Facilities
US Opens New Trade Investigation Into Foreign Intellectual Property Practices
NASA Expands Commercial Partnerships for Lunar Exploration
FBI Warns Critical Infrastructure of Foreign Cyber Threats
Congress Presses Ahead With Cryptocurrency Regulation Talks
Congress Negotiates Border Security and Asylum Funding
Justice Department Defends Immigration Policy in Federal Court
Treasury Expands Crackdown on International Sanctions Evasion
Federal Reserve Signals Steady Interest Rate Policy
House Passes Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Trading
Senate Delays Vote on Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Trump Orders Pentagon to Strengthen Defense Supply Chains
Supreme Court Expands Presidential Authority Over Federal Trade Commission
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House Approves 2027 National Security and State Department Spending Bill
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