New York Times

We look at the social media influencer accused of rape and human trafficking, who was freed from Romania after courting Trump’s allies and family members.

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

Also, the Fed’s latest rate cut was contentious. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

The central bank’s decision to lower interest rates for a third straight meeting was highly contentious, reflecting an internal divide that will likely limit how much borrowing costs will fall next year.

He replaces John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois in one of the most high-profile decisions of Bari Weiss’s early tenure as the network’s editor in chief.

President Trump’s unusual decision to involve himself in the government’s review of the deal puts his antitrust chief in an awkward position.

The end of Jerome Powell’s term as Fed chair will give President Trump his biggest opportunity yet to reshape the central bank.