It was one of several startling admissions by Mr. Giuliani, during his first extended television appearance since Mr. Trump criticized him last week as not having his “facts straight” about payments made to a pornographic film actress, Stephanie Clifford. Mr. Giuliani said it was possible that Mr. Trump’s personal attorney, Michael D. Cohen, had made…
On Thursday morning, after Mr. Comey shot back on his Twitter account, saying that the New York F.B.I. was “devoted to the rule of law and the truth,” Mr. Giuliani assailed Mr. Comey, his onetime colleague in the United States attorney’s office in Manhattan, as a “sensitive little baby.” By Thursday afternoon, he had tossed…
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a new member of Donald Trump’s evolving legal team, said the president’s lawyers are still open to him sitting down for an interview with Robert Mueller despite the departure of a key advocate for cooperating with the special counsel. Giuliani said in an interview Wednesday that the team would…
The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision sparked a move in the U.S. yield curve that’s been virtually absent of late. The spread between 5- and 30-year yields widened after the announcement to 33.6 basis points, the highest since April 27. Curve steepening is a rare enough occurrence -- it’s near the flattest levels in more than…
President Trump crowed about the landmark on Friday, tweeting, “4% is Broken!” JUST OUT: 3.9% Unemployment. 4% is Broken! In the meantime, WITCH HUNT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 4, 2018 The steady-as-she-goes economy has produced a record 91 straight months of job growth. That may represent a healthier foundation than the dot-com era,…
The lowest rate since 2000 suggests that officials may want to focus not on job creation but on the quality of those jobs, and on pulling more people into the labor force. A modular home factory in Vallejo, Calif. The unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in April, suggesting most people who want a job…
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, acknowledging inflation is close to target without indicating any intention to veer from their gradual tightening of monetary policy. “Inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to run near the committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective over the medium term,” the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee said in a…
Cambridge Analytica, a data-mining firm embroiled in a scandal over its work for U.S. President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, said it’s shutting down all operations effective immediately. The firm said Wednesday that it has begun insolvency proceedings in the U.K. and is also filing for bankruptcy in the U.S., according to a statement on Cambridge…
Mr. Giuliani said that he had spoken with the president before and after his interview on Fox News, and that Mr. Trump and other lawyers on the team were aware of what he would say. The president has repeatedly denied that he had an affair with Ms. Clifford, who has described having intimate contact with…
President Trump and his lawyers have made contradictory statements about a $130,000 payment to Stephanie Clifford, a pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels. Related article » Jan. 12 | Michael D. Cohen “President Trump once again vehemently denies any such occurrence.” In an email sent to The New York Times after The Wall Street…
