Trump Threatens Legal Action Against Fed Chief Powell, Demands Central Bank Accountability
On August 12, U.S. President Donald Trump publicly threatened to allow legal action against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
August 12, 2025Section
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The United States and Canada set the price of money, the direction of technology, and the trade rules the rest of the world lives by. The Rio Times covers North America through an emerging-market lens: the Fed and the dollar, Wall Street and the AI boom, tariffs and the policies that decide how capital flows to – or away from – Latin America. This hub gathers our daily US and Canada coverage and connects it to the wider Global South story.
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Trump Deploys National Guard as Washington D.C.’s Murder Rate Stays Among America’s Worst
President Trump sent the National Guard into Washington, D.C. because, even though some reports show a recent drop
August 11, 2025
Democrats Fight to Regain Ground as Republicans Reshape the Political Map in the U.S.
The Democratic Party in the United States is struggling to recover after one of its worst political periods in decades
August 11, 2025
Trump Secures Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace, Opens South Caucasus for Trade
After decades of deadly fighting, Armenia and Azerbaijan have signed a peace deal, pushed forward by President Donald Trump.
August 10, 2025
Trump Moves to Shape the Fed: What It Means and Why It Matters
Donald Trump is taking real steps to influence the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank that sets interest rates and...
August 9, 2025
U.S. Census Fight: Immigration, Power, and Why It Matters Worldwide
This summer, official U.S. government data revealed that the country now holds 53.3 million foreign-born residents
August 9, 2025
India Halts U.S. Arms Purchases in Response to Steep Tariffs
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a firm public stance after the US government, led by President Donald Trump
August 8, 2025
Canadian Full-Time Jobs Plunge as Youth Unemployment Hits Fifteen-Year High
Statistics Canada reported today that the country lost 41,000 jobs in July 2025, the sharpest monthly drop since early 2022....
August 8, 2025
U.S. Set to Collect Record $50 Billion Monthly from New Tariffs on Imports
The United States government expects to collect up to $50 billion per month in revenue from newly raised tariffs on...
August 8, 2025