What The Election Means for Fed Policy
What a Trump victory could mean for Fed policy The Federal Reserve's decision on Wednesday to cut interest rates by half a percentage point is widely seen as the start of a cycle of easing monetary policy. The big question is: How will this year's election affect the pace and extent of Fed rate cuts?. […]
Newark official wins special election to fill late New Jersey Rep. Payne's seat
Newark City Council Speaker LaMonica McIver (Democrat) won the special election to fill the vacant House seat in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. McIver defeated Republican and businesswoman Carmen Bucco to fill the remaining term of the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (Democrat), who died in April from a heart […]
Federal Reserve Meets, Decides To Cut Interest Rates Before 2024 Election
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington, DC, on September 18, 2024. The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday in its first interest rate cut since the pandemic, sharply lowering borrowing costs ahead of November's presidential election. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP) […]
Justin Trudeau Under Pressure as Canada’s Liberals Lose Crucial Montreal Election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under further pressure to resign on Tuesday after his Liberal party lost a “safe seat” in Montreal to the Bloc Quebec coalition. Current polls suggest that if an election were held today, Pierre Poirievre and his Conservative party would devastate the Liberal party, which fears a vote of no […]
Jimmy Kimmel Stokes Paranoia by Asking George Clooney if He Thinks Trump Will Go After Him Following Election
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel added to the atmosphere of fear and paranoia about former President Donald Trump on his late-night show Tuesday when he asked guest George Clooney whether he thought Trump would attack him after the November election. Jimmy Kimmel's provocative comments came just two days after a Biden-Harris supporter attempted to assassinate Trump at […]
Crypto advocacy group mobilizes 100,000 voters as Election Day nears
Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz spoke about the presidential candidates’ views on cryptocurrency after it was not mentioned during the Trump-Harris debate on “The Cramer Countdown.” With just 48 days left until the presidential election, nonpartisan digital asset advocacy group Stand With Crypto is celebrating the registration of over 100,000 crypto supporters across five key […]
Federal Reserve Delivers What Could Be A Huge Gift To Kamala Harris Just Before Election
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would cut its target range for the federal funds rate by 0.50 percentage point, a move that could boost economic growth and ultimately boost Vice President Kamala Harris' chances of being elected. The Fed's decision came after inflation fell to 2.5% last month and job growth in […]
Speaker Johnson warns illegal immigrant voting could ‘throw an election’ as House readies spending bill vote
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana has warned that “thousands” of people in the US illegally could change the course of the upcoming US election. Johnson told reporters at his weekly press conference on Wednesday that some House Republicans have won elections by just a few hundred votes – and sometimes by even less, […]
Election officials in multiple states receive suspicious substances, alarming the FBI
Election officials in more than a dozen states have received suspicious packages in recent days, raising safety concerns less than seven weeks before millions of Americans go to the polls to elect the next president and Congress. Election offices in several states, including Kansas and Iowa, were temporarily evacuated after receiving the packages, but the […]
Mark Halperin Says Media’s ‘Double Standard’ On ‘Inflammatory Statements’ Might Boost Trump’s Election Chances
Newsmax political analyst Mark Halperin said Wednesday that the media's ignoring of inflammatory rhetoric from Democrats could play a major role in former President Donald Trump's election victory. Some liberal media outlets and commentators have suggested that Trump bears responsibility for the alleged assassination attempt on him last Sunday by Ryan Wesley Routh. Halperin told […]