AFP via Getty Images
Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first president to target the central bank, but he's the most public and aggressive.
MORE STORIES
-
The Homeland Security Department pitched the monetary incentive as a more "dignified" way to leave the country, while saving taxpayers money. -
Prime Minister Mark Carney won the Canadian election vowing to take on President Trump. Their first meeting, on Tuesday, was friendly, though each remained firm in their positions. -
Critics warn that despite President Trump's call to end the purported weaponization of the Justice Department, it has become more politicized in the president's first three months back in office. -
The Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" platform has boosted the agenda of a conservative think tank that's been working for more than a decade to reshape the nation's public assistance programs. -
In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles. -
Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration's decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes. -
Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton. -
The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S. -
When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it. -
The president says a third term is "not something I'm looking to do," and the U.S. economy is in a "transition period."
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia sets off tsunami advisory in San Diego
- San Diego is building a lot of new homes, but not always in places that need them most
- Trump lawsuit against Murdoch and 'Wall Street Journal' turns personal
- San Diego housing data reveal fastest growth in urban core
- In Whose Backyard? Where homes are being built in San Diego