Former Trump aide Liddell on board of directors

Chris Liddell, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, listens during an American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 26, 2020. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Friday announced it has appointed longtime executive and political operative…

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Prosecutor moves to dismiss charges against men accused of violent encounter with federal agents in Minneapolis

A federal prosecutor is seeking to dismiss charges against two men involved in what authorities described as a violent altercation with immigration agents in Minneapolis last month. In a filing Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, a federal prosecutor cited newly discovered evidence that he says is “materially inconsistent” with preliminary hearing testimony and…

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CPI inflation report January 2026:

The cost of goods and services rose at a slower annual rate than expected in January, providing hope that the nagging U.S. inflation problem could be starting to ease. The consumer price index for January accelerated 2.4% from the same time a year ago, down 0.3 percentage point from the prior month, the Bureau of…

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K-shaped economy widens as middle-class spending slows: economist

Signs of rising financial stress, particularly among middle-income Americans, are warning flags about the U.S. economy’s health in 2026, experts say.  Spending growth for higher-income Americans remained relatively stable between January 2025 and January 2026, according to internal transaction data from Bank of America Institute released this week. However, spending growth slowed for lower- and…

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