News for September 13, 2025

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is asking a federal appeals court to block President Donald Trump’s effort to remove her from the Fed board before next week’s interest rate meeting.

Brazil’s Supreme Court convicted Jair Bolsonaro of trying to stage a coup, but the former president is still expected to remain a major force in Brazilian politics.

Trump said he is ready to impose major sanctions on Russia if NATO countries also stop buying Russian oil and join in the pressure campaign.

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said the Broward Sheriff’s Office fired six more deputies after an internal review found failures in how they handled repeated warnings from Mary Gingles before she was allegedly killed by her estranged husband.

NATO said it will defend every inch of its territory after suspected Russian drones entered Polish airspace, prompting a new alliance defense operation.

Republican-led states, led by Missouri, are moving to make it harder for voters to change state constitutions through ballot initiatives.

U.S. grid operators, led by PJM Interconnection and the Southwest Power Pool, are considering rules that could cut off big data centers during power emergencies as electricity demand from AI and cloud computing keeps rising.

New documents appear to support Lisa Cook’s claim that her Atlanta property was a vacation or second home, not a primary residence, as she fights the Trump administration’s mortgage fraud allegations.