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Trump and Fed chairman clash over renovation site cost. And, Gaza peace talks stalled
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. President Trump yesterday toured the ongoing renovation project at the Federal Reserve headquarters with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. The construction cost has soared from $1.9 billion to $2.5 billion…
Ex-Tory chairman Jake Berry defects to Reform UK
Former Conservative MP and party chairman Sir Jake Berry has announced he is defecting to Reform UK. Writing in the Sun, Sir Jake said: “Old Westminster politics has failed. But there’s a better way.” He said he was backing Reform UK “because I’ve always believed that change comes with challenging the old order. In shaking…
Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform UK chairman
Zia Yusuf has resigned as the chairman of Reform UK, saying working to get the party elected was no longer “a good use of my time”. In a post on social media, Yusuf did not expand further on his reasons for stepping down. However, it comes after he said it was “dumb” for the party’s…
Trump fires the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
By Jason Breslow President Trump has fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and announced he will nominate a retired three-star general to succeed him as the nation’s top military officer. Trump announced Brown’s dismissal in a post Friday on TruthSocial, in which he thanked Brown “for…