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'Pile on': Chris Christie says recent Trump decision means ex-president won't 'skate away'

'Pile on': Chris Christie says recent Trump decision means ex-president won't 'skate away'

Trump is likely going to take some legal medicine.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is convinced that a decision on Wednesday hurts the 45th president's attempts to dodge the law be it civilly or criminally.

"It just continues to pile on his already existing problems," he told Wolf Blitzer in an appearance on CNN's "The Situation Room." "It means he's not going to be able to skate away from having to defend the civil cases in court."...

Divided Fed expected to rally around a US interest rate pause

Divided Fed expected to rally around a US interest rate pause

Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to pause its campaign of interest rate increases on Wednesday to give policymakers more time to assess the economic impact of existing hikes and recent banking stresses. But members of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) remain divided going into the meeting on June 13-14, with a minority still pushing for an 11th straight hike to fight inflation, which remains stubbornly above the Fed's long-term target of two percent.  The Fed has raised its benchmark lending rate by five percentage points since March last year, l......
Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes

Rumsfeld admits 'possible' Iraq troop mistakes

WASHINGTON – Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld releases his new memoir Tuesday, as he concedes his Iraq troop decisions may have been wrong while sparing no criticism of former colleagues.

Amnesty: prosecute Bush for admitted waterboarding

Amnesty: prosecute Bush for admitted waterboarding

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States must prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture if his admission in a memoir that he authorized waterboarding holds true, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.