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Fed has done terrible job on banking regulation, says Donald Trump
Trump commented after the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to keep the federal funds rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5%
 "Fed has done terrible job on banking regulation, says Donald Trump")
Trump blames diversity, inclusion programmes for jet-chopper collision
The remarks immediately politicised the most deadly US commercial airline accident in over a decade even as Trump flatly and repeatedly said that he didn't know the cause of the disaster
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Tulsi Gabbard to face questions over Russia, Syria at confirmation hearing
Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard who deployed twice to the West Asia and ran for president in 2020
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HVDC a $30 bn market but India barely in the game: Sterlite Power MD
Renewable energy is now the cheapest power source. Companies primarily buy it for cost savings, with environmental benefits as a bonus
 "HVDC a $30 bn market but India barely in the game: Sterlite Power MD")
Blackstone Q4 profit surges as dealmaking gathers momentum, shares up 2.5%
Blackstone's fee-related earnings jumped 76 per cent to a quarterly record of $1.84 billion
 "Blackstone Q4 profit surges as dealmaking gathers momentum, shares up 2.5%")
News update: Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament on Friday
Latest news updates: Catch all the major news updates from around the world
 "News update: Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament on Friday")
'Why didn't the helicopter turn?' Trump on mid-air collision in DC
The US President also questioned the control tower, asking why it did not instruct the helicopter to avoid the collision
Trump ends teen gender transition funding; Musk has reason to cheer
US president has signed an order cutting federal funding for teen gender transitions, with Elon Musk's support adding to the controversy
 "Trump ends teen gender transition funding; Musk has reason to cheer")
Trump's intelligence pick Gabbard to face grilling at confirmation hearing
Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is a lieutenant colonel in the National Guard who deployed twice to the Middle East
 "Trump's intelligence pick Gabbard to face grilling at confirmation hearing")
Trump orders 30K-person migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay
The Guantanamo Bay detention centre has historically been used for holding terrorists
President Trump's transactional foreign policy leads to a flurry of pledges
The rush to curry Trump's favour makes clear just how much global leaders learned their lesson from his first term, when the quickest way to the president's heart was to offer investment
 "President Trump's transactional foreign policy leads to a flurry of pledges")
US Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency
Zeldin, a former Republican congressman from New York, is a longtime Trump ally and served on Trump's defense team during his first impeachment
 "US Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency")
Trump inks order to plan 250 yrs of US, punish those who vandalise statues
Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House task force to plan what he says will be a grand celebration worthy of the momentous occasion of 250th anniversary of American Independence
 "Trump inks order to plan 250 yrs of US, punish those who vandalise statues")
Fed to hold rates steady as it awaits more data, clarity on Trump's move
Investors and many economists still expect the Fed to reduce interest rates later this year, but the watchword for policymakers for now may be caution until they are more certain inflation will fall
 "Fed to hold rates steady as it awaits more data, clarity on Trump's move")
DOJ drops charges against 2 Trump co-defendants in classified records case
The United States of America moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal with prejudice, prosecutors wrote. The government has conferred with counsel for Appellees Waltine Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira
 "DOJ drops charges against 2 Trump co-defendants in classified records case")
Trump offers buyouts to federal employees resisting in-person work
The buyouts were offered in an email to federal employees that also warned that the administration was seeking a "more streamlined and flexible workforce"
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8 months' pay to quit? Trump's offer to 2 million federal workers explained
The Trump administration expects up to 200,000 workers- about 10 per cent of the federal workforce- to accept the deal, potentially saving $100 billion
 "8 months' pay to quit? Trump's offer to 2 million federal workers explained")
US defence secy removes Trump critic General Mark Milley's security detail
Hours after Trump's swearing-in on January 20, the portrait of Milley as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was removed
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Donald Trump asks Elon Musk to help bring 'stranded' Sunita Williams home
US astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been aboard the ISS since June 2024, had been left 'stranded' after the mission's originally planned duration
 "Donald Trump asks Elon Musk to help bring 'stranded' Sunita Williams home")
US federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's trillion-dollar funding freeze
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked Donald Trump's directive to freeze trillions in federal funding, halting its impact on key government programs until at least February 3
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