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Mortgage Fraud Claims Give Trump Weapon Against Lisa Cook and Others

The director of Federal Housing Finance Agency could win the president an opening on the Federal Reserve board.

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Bill Pulte, who has more than three million followers on social media, has used his position at the Federal Housing Finance Agency to attack and investigate Mr. Trump’s political enemies.
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Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency

The Treasury secretary has been slow to shed assets, including farmland, posing potential conflicts of interest.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Cabinet officials are required to shed certain holdings and investments within 90 days of being confirmed to avoid the potential for conflicts of interest.
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Trump Extends China Tariff Truce by Three Months

President Trump’s order continues a reprieve from the threat of escalating tariffs and export controls, which rocked the global economy earlier this year.

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A wholesale garment market in Guangzhou, China.
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