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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell declined to delve too deeply into the dual controversies surrounding Fed governors Stephen Miran and Lisa Cook.

Co-founder Ben Cohen said Jerry Greenfield made the "difficult decision" to resign after 47 years with the company.

Democrats and some Fed experts have pushed back on Miran's decision to take an unpaid leave of absence from his role at the White House.

Edgar died Sunday at the age of 79. He served as Illinois governor from 1991 to 1999, and before that as Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991.

Law enforcement remains concerned that copycats may be inspired by the killing of Charlie Kirk to carry out their own assassinations.

Words are not violence, and to presume otherwise is to undermine the sacred foundation of American free speech traditions.

Responses from Democrats, who have tried to leverage shootings to score points against rivals on gun policy, were instead mostly restrained.

It's necessary for the GOP to select the best candidates who not only align with the party's objectives but are free of serious moral issues.

"Midnight on the Potomac" is told with heart but backed up with fact, making it approachable for any reader with a passing interest in American history and intriguing for Civil War history buffs.

The days of people finding sentimental value in the trivial artifacts of the past have come and gone.