Trump’s economic adviser expects there is ‘nothing to see’ as justice department investigates Fed

Trump’s economic adviser expects there is ‘nothing to see’ as justice department investigates Fed

Kevin Hassett, a top contender to replace Jerome Powell, suggests he believes Powell told the truth about central bank renovation US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, said he expects there is “nothing to see here” as the US Department of Justice pursues its criminal investigation of Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair. The Trump administration has faced a chorus of criticism in recent days after it emerged that the justice department had served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas , in a significant escalation of its extraordinary attack on the US central bank’s independence. Continue reading...

Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages

Prominent PR firm accused of commissioning favourable changes to Wikipedia pages

Portland Communications, founded by Keir Starmer’s communications chief, linked to so-called ‘black hat’ edits A high-profile PR company founded by Keir Starmer’s communications chief has been accused of commissioning changes to Wikipedia pages to make them more favourable towards clients. Portland Communications, founded by Tim Allan , has been linked to the so-called “black hat” edits, sometimes called “Wikilaundering”. Several changes were made to Wikipedia pages by a network of editors, allegedly controlled by a contractor working on Portland’s behalf. Continue reading...