Nick Akerman, a former Watergate prosecutor, said that in his 50-some years in law, he has never seen a gag order like the one imposed on former President Trump in his hush money payments case this week.  New York Judge Juan Merchan issued the gag order on Tuesday following a request from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. “This is so unusual,” Akerman told CNN’s Fredericka Whitfield on Wednesday. “This...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called out China’s ramped-up production in solar energy, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and “hurts American firms and workers, as well as firms and workers around the world.” GOP LEADERS UNLEASH ON JANET YELLEN OVER $110B ENERGY TAX HIKE Yellen, who is planning her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, said Wednesday...