November 15, 2025: Ex-Fed Gov Resigned After Rules Violations, Trump Buys $82 Mil of Bonds, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Ed Kalecki. New documents show former Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler had been facing an ethics probe before abruptly resigning this summer. Bloomberg's Monica Ricks has details.
The U.S. The Office of Government Ethics released new financial disclosures Saturday that show former Federal Reserve Governor Adriana Kugler made several stock trades that repeatedly violated the Fed's personal finance policy and prompted a probe that ultimately led to her resignation in August. According to the document, Coogler made at least a dozen stock trades in companies like Apple and Caterpillar last year, some between policy meetings. Coogler blamed her husband for making the trades without her knowledge. Her seat on the Federal Reserve Board has since been filled by Trump ally and former White House economic adviser Stephen Myron, who's backed the president in calling for more drastic interest rate cuts.
Monica Ricks, Bloomberg Radio.
A new deployment of federal agents arrived in Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday as part of President Trump's expanding immigration enforcement campaign, marking the latest push to carry out large-scale arrests in Democratic-led cities. Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement, we are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed. McLaughlin did not provide any details of the deployment, including how many officers were there or what their duties would be. The arrival in Charlotte marks the latest expansion of a campaign that has already swept through some of the nation's largest left-leaning strongholds.
President Trump has issued a second pardon to a January 6th defendant who had remained behind bars despite the sweeping grant of clemency for Capitol rioters because of a separate conviction for illegally possessing firearms. Daniel Edwin Wilson of Louisville, Kentucky, was under investigation for his role in the riot when authorities found six guns and roughly 4,800 rounds of ammunition in his home. Because of prior felony convictions, it was illegal for him to possess firearms. Heavy rains that drenched Los Angeles and the greater Southern California area have tapered off, but risks of high water, mudslides and rock slides and fire-burned areas will remain long after the rain is expected to end.
Rockfall and debris flow were reported along a stretch of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, shutting down a portion of State Route 27, while crews worked to remove hazards, this according to Caltrans. City and county officials are on high alert as the storm brings a heightened risk of debris and mud flows to the Eaton and Palisades burn scars. And evacuation warnings were in effect through 8 a.m. Sunday for many of the neighborhoods affected by the deadly fires that struck Los Angeles in January.
this week president trump hosts saudi crown prince muhammad bin salman at the white house it comes at a particularly tense moment for both countries as we hear from bloomberg's nathan hager in washington mbs as he's known should get the kind of fanfare that he gave president trump in riyadh earlier this year but sources tell bloomberg news this u.s visit was close to being postponed both leaders have developed warm relations since president trump's first term But lately, tensions over security, AI and nuclear access, and the war in Gaza have caused some strains. Still, the de facto Saudi leader is scheduled to be at the White House this Tuesday. In Washington, I'm Nathan Hager, Bloomberg Radio.
President Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration's policies. New disclosures posted Saturday by the Office of Government Ethics show that Trump's purchases of at least $82 million include bonds from Netflix, UnitedHealth Group, Boeing, MetaPlatforms, Home Depot, Broadcom and Intel, of which the U.S.
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