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Trump posts on Facebook for first time since Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Former President Donald Trump posted to Facebook on Friday for the first time since the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot,…

Fed loans, account guarantees helped stabilize ‘deposit flows’ at regional banks, Treasury official says

WASHINGTON — The record-setting number of emergency loans that were made to banks this week by the Federal Reserve was…

Trump will surrender to face charges if indicted, defense lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump will surrender to face criminal charges if indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, his lawyer said…

House committee calls Fed, FDIC officials to testify in its first hearing on bank failures

WASHINGTON — The House Financial Services Committee on Friday announced its first hearing on the failures of Silicon Valley Bank…

New York law enforcement preparing for possible Trump indictment in porn star payoff case

Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in New York are preparing for the possibility that ex-President Donald Trump will…

1,000 federal judges seek to remove personal info from internet as threats skyrocket

More than 1,000 federal judges have asked the U.S. Courts system for help removing personally identifiable information from the internet…

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged Ukraine war crimes

WASHINGTON — The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Friday for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon ‘knew in 2008’ that Epstein was a sex trafficker, lawyer argues

An attorney for the U.S. Virgin Islands argued in federal court that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and ex-top bank…

Senators relaunch bill seeking to force Supreme Court to televise sessions

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a leading Republican senator on Thursday reintroduced a bill that seeks to…

China would be among first paid under GOP debt limit plan, Treasury Secretary Yellen says

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that China would be among the first in line to get paid…