The News Roundup For August 22, 2025
President Donald Trump is continuing his efforts to influence the Federal Reserve.
He’s calling on one of its governors to resign, publicly criticized Chair Jerome Powell, and is trying to fast-track a close ally onto the board.
The White House continued its campaign against the Smithsonian Institution this week. Its given museums 120 days to adjust any content that the administration finds problematic in “tone, historical framing and alignment with American ideals.”
In a break from the federal guidance under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the American Academy of…
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