#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

#Trump deposition video in E. Jean Carroll lawsuit released

The video of President Trump’s deposition in E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit was released Friday. The 48 minutes of footage show Trump responding to questions from Carroll’s lawyer over the writer’s claims that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Trump denies her allegations. Carroll is suing Trump in federal court in New York City, accusing him…

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#Fed hikes rates despite recession fears

#Fed hikes rates despite recession fears

The Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates Wednesday by another 0.25 percentage points, brushing aside concerns about the financial sector and an expected recession later this year. The Fed’s rate-setting committee voted unanimously Wednesday to boost its baseline interest rate to a range of 5 to 5.25 percent, the point at which Fed officials…

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#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

#Democrats say aide didn’t know documents boxed to Biden’s house were classified

House Democrats sought to undercut a brewing Oversight Committee investigation into the discovery of records from President Biden’s tenure as vice president, releasing partial transcripts indicating his assistant was unaware there were classified records in the boxes sent to a center bearing his name. A memo from the panel’s Democrats indicates Biden’s former secretary, Kathy Chung,…

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