Washington Today (8-22-25): Fed Chair suggests interest rate cut; DOJ releases Maxwell interview

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signals a possible cut in interest rates in the near future and stocks rally on Wall Street.

FBI agents raid former National Security Adviser John Bolton's home in Maryland home and office in Washington. Sources tell media outlets it is part of a national security investigation involved classified material.

Justice Department releases the full transcripts & audio of the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's prison interview with sex trafficker Ghislane Maxwell, one-time girlfriend of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; Republican National Committee elects a new chair.

Joe Gruters from Florida, after chair Michael Whatley resigns to run for U.S. Senator from North Carolina.

Texas Senate moves towards a final passage vote on a new election map designed to get Republicans five more U.S. House districts.

President Donald Trump says Chicago and New York are the next two cities where he may deploy the National Guard; Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov the agenda is not ready for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Title: Washington Today (8-22-25): Fed Chair suggests interest rate cut; DOJ releases Maxwell interview
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