Trump Fires CDC Chief After 29 Days, Appoints RFK Jr. Ally as Acting Director

President Trump has threatened to federalize the National Guard in major Democratic‐run cities, citing "runaway crime" in Chicago, New York, Seattle, Baltimore, San Francisco and Portland. But law‐enforcement data show violent crime has fallen in these jurisdictions, and internal military documents warn that domestic deployments carry "extremely high" risks for civilians and troops alike.

President Donald Trump's unprecedented bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has ignited a legal clash, with Cook suing to block her ouster and a Trump‐appointed official lodging fresh criminal fraud referrals against her. A judge in Washington will hear an emergency motion Friday morning to halt Cook's removal — a challenge that could determine whether a president can override the Fed's "for cause" protections.

President Trump has abruptly removed CDC Director Susan Monarez amid a feud with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy. He appointed Kennedy's deputy, Jim O'Neill—an investment executive with no scientific background—as acting CDC chief, even as Monarez's lawyers insist only Trump can fire her and four senior officials resign in protest.

President Trump's campaign to force deep rate cuts and reshape the Fed's board by firing Governor Lisa Cook has reverberated through U.S. markets. A steepening Treasury yield curve has driven the dollar down nearly 10% this year, while analysts warn that overt White House meddling risks higher borrowing costs and inflation. What's next for the Fed's independence?

U.S. companies are racing to soften the blow of President Trump's tariff blitz—from aluminum surcharges that have driven domestic premiums 81% higher to shipping halts on small parcels and retail price tests at discount chains. As input costs spike and de minimis exemptions vanish, firms are redesigning products, exploring free-trade zones and, in some cases, absorbing the extra expense to keep customers on board.