Legal Committee

The United States has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court, taking the step just hours after the Nobel committee announced a prize involving a former judge of the court. The move escalates Washington's confrontation with the Hague-based tribunal and is drawing sharp attention from legal and diplomatic observers.

President Trump has established a committee to investigate Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, the latest step in his effort to remove her from the central bank's board. The move escalates his pressure campaign against the Fed and against Cook, who has resisted removal. Observers see it as an unprecedented attempt to exert political control over the traditionally independent central bank, raising questions about Fed independence and the legal grounds for firing a sitting governor.