The WFEA Morning Update

Thom Brueckner 11-20-24

Thom Brueckner of Senior Financial Resources of Nashua and host of Retirement Intelligence heard every Friday on WFEA shares his observations on the Federal Reserve’s woeful performance and the lackluster leadership of Chairman Jerome Powell and Janet Yellen.

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Melania Trump and Usha Vance are making an early holiday visit with North Carolina military families

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Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.

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The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.

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The Justice Department engaged in a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to provide defense lawyers with all grand jury materials from the case.