British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House, Feb. 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S.

He would become the last Shah of Iran. The U.S. government in 2013 officially acknowledged the U.S.’s role in the coup when it released declassified CIA documents on the operation.

U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, crucial data points that help the Fed assess the economy’s health and guide interest rate decisions.

The federal government is taking on record amounts of debt year after year. The U.S. owes lenders more than $36 trillion. That is close to an all-time high when comparing the debt to the country ...