Tag Archives: Federal

Amanda Kondrat’yev, the woman who threw a drink on Florida Representative Matt Gaetz and pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. congressman in June, was sentenced to 15 days in federal prison Monday, Newsweek reports. Gaetz was present at the sentencing and requested that Kondrat’yev receive jail time to prevent others from showing up to his events to cause him or ...

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to California for aid during wildfires that have burned across the state during dry winds this fall. CBC | World News

The pound rose against the US dollar today after the US Federal Reserve cut rates for the third time this year, leaving the pairing trading around $ 1.292. The US Federal Reserve lowered its policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. With no explicit signal from the bank that it’s done with easing, the statement was seen as less ...

President Donald Trump has selected Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell as the next chairman of the U.S. central bank, succeeding Janet Yellen. CBC | World News

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has ruled out current Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen from serving another term, according to US media. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

The U.S. Senate has passed a $ 36.5-billion emergency aid measure to refill disaster accounts, provide a much-needed cash infusion to Puerto Rico and bail out the federal flood insurance program. CBC | World News

While most American families grew richer between 2013 and 2016, the wealthiest households pulled even further ahead, worsening the nation’s massive disparities in wealth and income. Median wealth for white families was $ 171,000, 10 times that for blacks and roughly eight times that for Latinos. CBC | World News