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Fed Keeps Interest Rates, Texas Redistricting, US Middle East Envoy In Israel

Published 7 months ago
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week despite demands for lower rates from President Trump, Republicans in Texas released a proposal for a new state congressional map, and the US special envoy to the Middle East is traveling to Israel at a moment when the UN warns Gaza is on the verge of all out famine.

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