Trump campaign accused of breaking federal law by hiding millions in legal payments

A complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission has alleged that the Trump campaign and its related political committees have potentially violated federal law by concealing who is being paid ... Read More

Trump Second-Term Plan Includes Federal Reserve Coup

The reason the Federal Reserve has autonomy is that there is sometimes a tension between the economy’s short-term and long-term performance. Most famously, Richard Nixon’s Fed chairman Arthur Burns ... Read More

Betting on Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

Wall Street investors have made tens of millions of dollars by betting the stock price of Trump social media business Truth Social will fall. Read More

Would Trump Move to Control the Fed?

Allies of the former president are said to be devising plans to reduce the central bank’s independence if he is re-elected, a move that would have big consequences for monetary policy. Read More

4 key political issues in Trump’s Manhattan case

Former president Donald Trump is on trial this week in Manhattan regarding alleged hush money he paid to an adult-film star. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) Welcome to The Campaign Moment, and a ... Read More

Trump's team wants to restructure the Fed and let him have a say on interest rate decisions: WSJ

The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump's advisors are making a plan that would give Trump the authority to oust Powell from the Federal Reserve. Read More

The legal downside to Trump’s very political trial strategy: From the Politics Desk

Plus, a pivotal moment for Biden, Ukraine and Congress, as a third House Republican signs onto the effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. Read More

Morning Report — Trump’s push for legal delays is working

It is increasingly possible that former President Trump may dodge a federal trial before Nov. 5 on charges of election interference, a goal of his defense and a potential blow to special counsel ... Read More

Trump committee's spending on lawyers soars to $76 million, draining funds to fight Biden

Trump's Save America leadership PAC has covered a large portion of his legal expenses stemming from multiple criminal and civil cases. Read More

Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millions

Several amateur Wall Street investors have made tens of millions of dollars by betting that the stock price will keep dropping. Read More