https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/morning-bid-trump-says-hit-that-brake-no-not-that-oneContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/morning-bid-trump-says-hit-that-brake-no-not-that-onehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/morning-bid-trump-says-hit-that-brake-no-not-that-one#u70084Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:25:31 +0000Donald Trump is publicly pushing the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates despite facing competing pressure to raise them. Simultaneously, legal and judicial hurdles continue to mount for the former president. A New York judge rejected his renewed attempt to erase his hush money conviction, ruling the cited reasons were neither new nor legally sufficient. And the Supreme Court rejected a bid to limit mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.Why it mattersThe conflict between political pressure and independent monetary policy highlights the ongoing tension surrounding Federal Reser