Activists call for a nationwide ‘blackout’ to protest against Trump’s violent immigration crackdown – US politics live

30/01/2026 13:02 The Guardian

Organizers say the demonstration is part of a growing non-violent movementWriting on his Truth Social platform about the appointment of Kevin Warsh as chair of Federal Reserve, Donald Trump said:I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best. On top of everything else, he is “central casting,” and he will never let you down. Congratulations Kevin!Their was great speculation that highly respected Kevin Hassett was going to be named Chairman of the Fed, and a great Chairman he would have been but, quite honestly, he is doing such an outstanding job working with me and my team at the White House, that I just didn’t want to let him go. Kevin is indescribably good so, as the expression goes, “if you can’t do better, don’t try to fix it!” Thank you Kevin for doing such a great job! Continue reading...

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