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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks. Despite a rocky start, former President Donald Trump and former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen got along during his ...

“I am confident that with Jay as a wise steward of the Federal Reserve, it will have the leadership it needs in the years to come.” Trump added a few words of praise for the departing Fed chair — “Janet Yellen, a wonderful woman who’s done a terrific job” — but he never explained why he had decided to dump her. Trump had called Yellen to deliver the news that he was going to choose Powell as her successor. When the conversation turned to how she ran the Fed and how the Federal Open Market Committee worked, Yellen used an analogy that she hoped the former real estate developer could relate to: “I explained to him that the FOMC was a committee. Yellen had also concluded that Trump had no intention of reappointing her but had only interviewed her as a courtesy. In reality, growth was limited to 2 to 3 percent at the time because the rate of population and productivity growth — the two key drivers of an economic expansion — were sluggish. Yellen recalled that Trump had previously met with a foreign minister from a developing nation, which was growing rapidly at the time, and asked her how rapidly the U.S. He was 64 at the time, classically handsome with a thick head of gray hair and close to six feet tall. Bush White House and later as a Fed governor from 2006 to 2011, during the depth of the financial crisis. Warsh, who was 47 at the time, had the opposite problem, according to a senior White House official. The financial industry surely would have responded with a resounding “Yes!” But she stood her ground and said, “Any adjustments to the regulatory framework should be modest.” He was known internationally for creating the “Taylor Rule,” a mathematical formula he argued the Fed should follow faithfully to set interest rates instead of using their personal judgment. and to a certain extent, I think she should be ashamed of herself.”

New York civil lawsuit accusing Trump family of 'staggering' fraud could derail presidential bid, experts say. Plus, the case for a 'marriage sabbatical'

Abortion rights drove voters to the polls in [deep-red Kansas](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/03/kansas-abortion-vote-state-constitution). The Democrats have passed [major legislation.](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/16/biden-signs-inflation-reduction-act-landmark-healthcare-climate-bill) There has been a sharp increase in women registering to vote after the supreme court [overturned Roe v Wade](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-abortion-summary-supreme-court). While previous studies have suggested our food preferences may begin before birth, the team says the research is the first to look directly at the response of unborn babies to different flavors. Only two companies control 40% of the global commercial seed market, compared with 10 companies controlling the same proportion of the market 25 years ago, according to the ETC Group, an eco-justice organisation. The international Meanwhile, Biden said on Monday the pandemic was ending – a message that [polling suggests](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3650684-why-biden-is-seeing-a-rise-in-the-polls/) Joe Biden is [on a roll](https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/president-biden-s-approval-numbers-on-the-rise-nbc-news-poll-shows-148840517702), reclaiming some of the ground he lost earlier in his presidency. The UK’s defense ministry says Russia needs the manpower to continue its fight. These are the largest protests since Putin launched his invasion in February. Could the New York civil fraud suit bring down the Trump Organization? “He’s got too many burdens, too much baggage to be able to run again even presuming he escapes jail, he escapes bankruptcy. But the cascade of criminal, civil and congressional investigations could yet derail that bid.

Late Night Mash Rachel Parris writes that satire isn't just about making fun of laughable politicians but to point out they're dangerous.

[reversal of Roe vs Wade](https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/roe-v-wade-overturned-what-abortion-access-and-reproductive-rights-look-like-around-the-world/), the rise of [conspiracy theory](https://wordpress.bigissue.com/news/politics/were-at-a-high-point-for-conspiracy-theories-heres-how-to-stay-sane/) networks like QAnon and an increasing mistrust in science or the media, it seems clear that the shockwaves from Trump’s time in office continue to have a massive effect on the people and the policies of the US. Or perhaps more that the reasons that someone like Trump could ever have got elected are still there in society – remember that guy dressed as a caveman in horns who stormed the Capitol? The answer is of course – everything and everyone else.

'You used the word prosecution, I don't hear the word prosecution,' Trump says.

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The former president spoke to host Sean Hannity at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which was raided by the FBI last month. Images of documents seized from ...

So, don’t rely on the statement that you’re getting.” But they came onto the site.” They may have thought that it was in there!” Trump said. “Most of the people in the FBI, they probably voted for Trump,” he said. It can be a process but it doesn’t have to be. “It doesn’t have to be a process.

Ex-president tells Sean Hannity: 'Because you're sending it to Mar-a-Lago or wherever … There doesn't have to be a process'

There can be a process, but there doesn’t have to be. There doesn’t have to be a process. Does that change its status?’ are so speculative that their practical meaning is negligible. Trump also told Hannity “there was nothing that was hiding” when boxes were packed to be taken to Mar-a-Lago from the White House in Washington. Some were labeled top secret. [Speaking](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/21/trump-i-could-declassify-documents-by-thinking-about-it-00058212) to Sean Hannity of Fox News in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, the former US president said: “Different people say different things but as I understand it, if you’re the president of the United States, you can declassify just by saying it’s declassified, even by thinking about it.