In a challenge to the Fed's independence, Trump has spent months pressuring the central bank to lower rates. In July, he ...

“It doesn’t reflect the current bidding climate,” and other costs like tariffs, he said. So far, the agency has secured $1.68 billion.

In July, he called for a cut of at least three percentage points, arguing that high borrowing costs are squeezing households and driving up the government's interest expenses.

OLYMPIA – Washington aspires for its largest-in-the-nation fleet of passenger ferries to operate reliably and emission-free by 2050.