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Dollar Gains on Strong US Economic News and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.26%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 6-week low, and the Jan Empire and Jan Philadelphia Fed business outlook surveys rose more...

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Dollar Rallies on Solid US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today climbed to a 6-week high and is up by +0.36%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 6-week low, and the Jan Empire and Jan Philadelphia Fed business outlook surveys rose more than...

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What Happened to Pam Bondi? Trump Privately Blasts Attorney General as DOJ Tensions Boil Over

Trump has privately rebuked Attorney General Pam Bondi over stalled investigations, highlighting tensions between the White House and DOJ insiders.

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Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

A federal officer has shot a man in the leg in Minneapolis after being attacked with a shovel and broom handle

The Independent UK

Dollar Rebounds on an Upbeat Fed Beige Book

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.03%. The dollar finished slightly lower on Wednesday and was under pressure most of the day after the yen rallied on jawboning from Japanese government officials. The dollar still has some negative carryover from Monday, amid concerns over Fed independence, after...

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Dollar Slips as the Yen Recovers and Precious Metals Soar on Geopolitical Risks

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.12%. The dollar is under pressure today after the yen rallied on jawboning from Japanese government officials. The dollar still has some negative carryover from Monday, amid concerns over Fed independence, after Fed Chair Powell said the Justice Department's threat of...

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Six puppies treated for suspected fentanyl overdose after dramatic rescue

Sheriff's deputies tracked down the individuals believed to have dropped off the dogs

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DOJ officials lash out at Trump-appointed judge who asked why Lindsey Halligan still calls herself US attorney

Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche join hostile response in defense of Trump’s pick for US attorney

The Independent UK

Over half of Republicans believe the Renee Good shooting was justified, poll finds

Good was inside her car when an ICE agent fatally shot her in Minneapolis on January 7

The Independent UK

Justice Department accuses judge of abusing power in questioning prosecutor's authority

Justice Department officials have accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge’s ruling that she was illegally appointed

The Independent UK

Justice Department prosecutors resign amid turmoil over Minnesota ICE shooting investigation

Roughly half a dozen federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned and several supervisors in the criminal section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division have announced their departures amid turmoil over the federal investigation into the killing of a woman by by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in…

The Independent UK

Dollar Pushes Higher on Yen Weakness and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.26%. The yen’s weakness is underpinning the dollar, as it tumbled to a 1.5-year low against the dollar on Tuesday. Gains in the dollar accelerated Tuesday after US Oct new home sales fell less than expected and after St. Louis Fed...

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Even the DOJ’s expert in police shootings not being allowed to participate in Minneapolis ICE investigation

The Civil Rights Division is typically involved in probing fatal shootings by a law enforcement officer

The Independent UK

Is Powell’s Fed head independence dead? Trump outfoxes himself this time

Even Trump’s own Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, challenged Trump on his “revenge probe” of Powell.

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Dollar Falls and Precious Metals Surge on Concerns Over Fed Independence

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Monday fell by -0.27%. Threats to Fed independence hammered the dollar on Monday after Fed Chair Powell said the Justice Department's threat of criminal charges against the Federal Reserve over his June testimony on Fed headquarters renovations is the consequence of the Fed not...

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How Worried Should Investors Be About a Jerome Powell Investigation?

The Justice Department served subpoenas on the Fed about a project to remodel the central bank's historic buildings.

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GOP lawmakers ding Powell probe as coercion, distraction

Some Republican lawmakers on Monday criticized the Justice Department’s investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

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Dollar Falls and Precious Metals Soar to Record Highs as Fed Independence Threatened

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.32%. Threats to Fed independence are hammering the dollar today after Fed Chair Powell said the Justice Department's threat of criminal charges against the Federal Reserve over his June testimony on Fed headquarters renovations is the consequence of the Fed not...

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Tillis to oppose all Fed nominees over Powell investigation

Sen. Thom Tillis said he'd oppose any nominees for the Federal Reserve due to the administration's criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Fortune

Powell blasts DOJ criminal probe as attack on Fed independence. 'Public service sometimes requires standing firm in the face of threats'

He said in a statement Sunday that the Justice Department served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment.

Latin Times

DOJ Says Less Than 1% of Epstein Files Have Been Released as Review of Millions of Documents Continues

The disclosure followed a Justice Department briefing on Jan. 5 in which officials acknowledged that less than 1 percent of the total archive has been released so far, despite a federal mandate requiring most of the files to be made public by Dec. 19.

Reason

Video of the Minneapolis ICE Shooting Does Not Resolve the Issue of Whether It Was Legally Justified

The crucial question is whether the agent reasonably believed the driver he killed posed a threat, even if she was not actually trying to run him over.

Roll Call

Lawmakers push for DOJ compliance with Epstein disclosure law

Lawmakers sought to ensure the release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein this week, after the Justice Department blew through a deadline.

The Texas Tribune

Texas hands over complete list of registered voters to Trump administration

The Justice Department has asked states for their voter rolls with an eye toward purging ineligible voters. Democrats say sharing the data could violate federal election law.

The Independent UK

What to know about the rules for officers firing at a moving vehicle

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in a moving vehicle in Minneapolis this week, sparking renewed questions about use-of-force rules

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