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Rate cuts hint, John Bolton raided, rainbow crosswalk removed & more
CNN 5 Things
Aug 22, 2025

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested the central bank might do what President Donald Trump has been pushing for. The FBI has searched Trump’s former national security adviser’s home and DC office. Texas nears a final vote on its congressional redistricting plan. We break down the crime stats of the GOP states that are sending more National Guard troops to the nation’s capital. Plus, this city is outraged over the removal of a rainbow crosswalk near a mass shooting site.