Fed to cut interest rates by quarter-point

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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates amid economic uncertainty
Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran, the Trump appointee confirmed by the Senate just a day before the policy meeting kicked off, was the lone dissenter, choosing instead to call for a deeper half...

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Tracking Trump: Federal Reserve cuts interest rates; the fired CDC head speaks out; Trump goes to Windsor Castle; and more
Fed cuts interest rates for 1st time in Trump's 2nd term
Instant View: Analysts react after Fed cuts interest rates by quarter of a percentage point
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday and indicated it will steadily lower borrowing costs for the rest of this year, as policymakers responded to con...

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point and signals two more cuts this year
Fed cuts US interest rates after Trump pressure as economy weakens
US Fed finally cuts interest rates, but first sign of Trump influence emerges
“The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate and judges that downside risks to employment have risen,” the central bank’s rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee said...

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Fed cuts rates by quarter point and signals more are likely
US Fed cuts rates for first time in 2025 amid Trump pressure, weaker jobs outlook
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WATCH: Ousted CDC Director Monarez’s opening statement in Senate hearing on RFK Jr., kids’ health

Former CDC Director Susan Monarez testified in a Senate hearing Wednesday about the political pressure she says she faced from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. WATCH: Ousted CDC head Monarez testifies on agency upheaval under RFK Jr.

How recent political violence in the U.S. fits into ‘a long, dark history’

Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern University historian.
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