--- title: News | Merit Street Media (96) description: Discover the latest breaking news from Dr. Phil's Merit Street Media - all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. (96) --- # Merit Street Media [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/federal%20reserve.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/fed-holds-rates-steady-drops-reference-to-inflation-progress-from-policy-statement) #### [Fed holds rates steady, drops reference to inflation 'progress' from policy statement](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/fed-holds-rates-steady-drops-reference-to-inflation-progress-from-policy-statement) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 29, 2025 WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday and gave little insight into when further reductions in borrowing costs may... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/fed-holds-rates-steady-drops-reference-to-inflation-progress-from-policy-statement) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/trump-1.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/white-house-rescinds-order-that-had-frozen-federal-aid-official-says) #### [White House rescinds order that had frozen federal aid, official says](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/white-house-rescinds-order-that-had-frozen-federal-aid-official-says) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 29, 2025 WASHINGTON - The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a Trump administration directive pausing federal loans, grants and other... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/white-house-rescinds-order-that-had-frozen-federal-aid-official-says) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/laken%20riley.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-plans-to-sign-the-laken-riley-act-into-law-as-his-administrations-first-piece-of-legislation) #### [Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-plans-to-sign-the-laken-riley-act-into-law-as-his-administrations-first-piece-of-legislation) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 29, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. It... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-plans-to-sign-the-laken-riley-act-into-law-as-his-administrations-first-piece-of-legislation) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/trump.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-offering-federal-workers-buyouts-with-about-8-months-pay-in-effort-to-shrink-government) #### [Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-offering-federal-workers-buyouts-with-about-8-months-pay-in-effort-to-shrink-government) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 29, 2025 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-offering-federal-workers-buyouts-with-about-8-months-pay-in-effort-to-shrink-government) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/Web/RFK%20Trump.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/merittv-live-coverage-of-rfk-jr.-senate-confirmation-hearing) #### [MeritTV Live Coverage of RFK Jr. Senate Confirmation Hearing](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/merittv-live-coverage-of-rfk-jr.-senate-confirmation-hearing) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 29, 2025 [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/merittv-live-coverage-of-rfk-jr.-senate-confirmation-hearing) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/trump%20oval%20office%202.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-says-inflation-isnt-his-no.-1-issue.-so-what-will-happen-to-consumer-prices) #### [Trump says inflation isn’t his No. 1 issue. So what will happen to consumer prices?](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-says-inflation-isnt-his-no.-1-issue.-so-what-will-happen-to-consumer-prices) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — Two months ago, in his first network television interview after the election, Donald Trump said he owed his victory to Americans’ anger... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/trump-says-inflation-isnt-his-no.-1-issue.-so-what-will-happen-to-consumer-prices) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/karoline%202.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/karoline-leavitt-youngest-white-house-press-secretary-will-make-her-debut-in-the-briefing-room) #### [Karoline Leavitt, youngest White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/karoline-leavitt-youngest-white-house-press-secretary-will-make-her-debut-in-the-briefing-room) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 28, 2025 WASHINGTON — Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to serve as White House press secretary, will make her debut in the briefing room on Tuesday. Her... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/karoline-leavitt-youngest-white-house-press-secretary-will-make-her-debut-in-the-briefing-room) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/holocaust%20remembrance%20day%20poland.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/at-auschwitz-memorial-survivors-see-echoes-of-the-past-in-rising-antisemitism) #### [At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/at-auschwitz-memorial-survivors-see-echoes-of-the-past-in-rising-antisemitism) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 27, 2025 OSWIECIM, Poland — Auschwitz survivors warned Monday of the rising antisemitism and hatred they are witnessing in the modern world as they gathered... [Read More](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/at-auschwitz-memorial-survivors-see-echoes-of-the-past-in-rising-antisemitism) [![](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hubfs/trump%20oval%20office.jpg) ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/cdc-ordered-to-stop-working-with-who-immediately-upending-expectations-of-an-extended-withdrawal) #### [CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/cdc-ordered-to-stop-working-with-who-immediately-upending-expectations-of-an-extended-withdrawal) ![Picture of Merit Street Media](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Merit%20logo.png?width=30&name=Merit%20logo.png) [Merit Street Media | ](https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/news/author/merit-street-media-1) Jan 27, 2025 NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for... 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