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Richard Escobedo

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Richard Escobedo

    Fed watchdog finds no laws broken in $2.5 billion Fed renovations Trump has called "disgraceful" (opens the original)

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    Washington — The Federal Reserve's inspector general announced Wednesday that the multibillion-dollar renovations of the Fed's headquarters criticized by President Trump as "disgraceful" did not violate federal law, though the office concluded poor project management dramatically increased the cost. "At no point during our evaluation did we find reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of federal criminal law had occurred requiring a referral to the U.S. Attorney General in accordance with

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Richard Escobedo

    Bessent announces campaign to create "economic onslaught" against Iran and its partners (opens the original)

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    Washington — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration's ramped-up push to use economic tools to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war with Iran. "Today, at President Trump's direction, the United States Treasury has begun Operation Economic Outcast, an unprecedented campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran and its enablers," Bessent said. "In the Second World War, D-Day marked the historic beginning of a campaign with ou

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Richard Escobedo

    New U.S. sanctions target cocaine smuggling network in Ecuador (opens the original)

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    Washington — The U.S. on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on 15 individuals and entities based in Ecuador, along with 10 vessels, for their roles in an alleged maritime cocaine trafficking operation. According to the Treasury Department, the network — tied to Ecuadorian groups Los Choneros and Los Lobos, both designated by the U.S. as foreign terrorist organizations — used a fleet of seemingly legitimate fishing vessels operating out of Manta, Ecuador, to move thousands of kilograms of cocaine e

  4. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Richard Escobedo

    Trump signs order on childhood vaccine recommendations, citing autism (opens the original)

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    Washington — President Trump signed an executive order on Monday laying out new recommendations for childhood vaccinations, and during his remarks, he mentioned that autism had a role in the guidance. The order recommends limiting the number of vaccines recommended for children and splitting vaccines into tiers so that some are recommended for all children and others would be advised for children considered to be at higher risk. Shots against RSV and hepatitis A and B are examples of vaccination

  5. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Richard Escobedo

    U.S. targets Iran's banking system, companies with new sanctions (opens the original)

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    The Trump administration on Friday announced its eighth round of Iran-related sanctions as diplomats race to secure a deal on the Strait of Hormuz. The new sanctions target Iran's banking system and companies across multiple countries that the Treasury Department says launder hundreds of millions of dollars. "Every facilitator that keeps the regime afloat is putting a target on its own back," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. "Treasury will continue to expose these networks a

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