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There are no matching posts for this section.President Donald Trump has been loudly critical of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for years now. Since January, the President has accused him of playing politics by keeping interest rates high. Trump has also threatened to oust Powell — which would mark an extraordinary shift away from the independence of the central bank.Today from our friends at The Indicator from Planet Money: a short history of the Federal Reserve and why it’s insulated from day-to-day politics; how the Fed amassed a ton of power in recent years; and a Trump executive order that took some of that power away.
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For over two weeks, members of the National Guard have been walking the streets of Washington, D.C. — alongside federal law enforcement and local police.
President Trump has said there is a “crime emergency” in the nation’s capital — and has openly hinted at taking similar actions in other Democratic-led cities like Chicago, New York and Baltimore.
But while the president has unique authorities over the District of Columbia, federalizing the National Guard in U.S. states will require a higher legal standard.
Georgetown University law professor Steve Vladeck breaks it down.
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