by Snigdha Gairola | Jan 13, 2026 | General
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused President Donald Trump of using the Justice Department to intimidate Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, warning the move could raise borrowing costs for millions of Americans. Trump DOJ Probe Sparks Fed Rate...
by Vishaal Sanjay | Jan 13, 2026 | General
President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on any nation conducting business with Iran, in a bid to escalate pressure on Tehran amid widespread anti-government protests in the country. ‘Tariffs’ On Countries Doing Business With Iran In a Truth Social post...
by Aniket Verma | Jan 13, 2026 | General
Bettors on Polymarket now assign over a 50% probability to a U.S. military strike on Iran this month, following a new advisory urging Americans to leave the protest-hit country immediately. Rising Tensions: US Strike Odds Surge The odds that the U.S. will strike Iran...
by Aniket Verma | Jan 13, 2026 | General
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) said Monday that the committee has decided to postpone the markup of the cryptocurrency market structure bill from Thursday to the last week of January. More Time Needed For Bipartisan Consensus? Boozman said...
by Vishaal Sanjay | Jan 13, 2026 | General
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett defended the strength of the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump, saying that it was thriving despite the Federal Reserve’s tight monetary policy. Trump’s Economy ‘Is Booming’ Hassett said that the “economy...
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