Not bending to pressure on Tom Graham, Fox News, a divided Federal Reserve announcing its key interest rate will remain unchanged.

For the fifth time this year, the Federal Reserve is keeping a key short-term interest rate unchanged, despite regular calls from President Trump for a rate cut.

I hear they're going to do it in September, not today. For what reason? Nobody knows.

The president says the 4% rate is making it too difficult for Americans to refinance mortgages or buy new

homes. It would be nice to have them be able to do that. That would be just another check of a box.

That would be very important.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, his favored keeping rates unchanged, wanting first to see how

inflation is impacted by new tariffs imposed by the president at the White House.

Jared Halpern, Fox News.

Wall Street, not making any big moves following the Fed announcement.

Stocks finishing mix, the Dow falling 172, S&P dipped eight, while the NASDAG gained 31.

It's been the cause of plenty of speculation.

Now Senate Democrats and minority leader Chuck Schumer ramping up their focus on the Jeffrey Epstein case, nearly six years after his purported suicide in a New York jail.

Senator Schumer says the century-old rule of five compels action.

When any five senators call for votes or ask for information, Schumer says, while victims' names

in Epstein's files will remain confidential, the public must know.

Who enabled, knew of, or participated in one of the most heinous sex trafficking operations in history.

Michigan Senator Gary Peters, ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee,

said Republicans aren't acting.

To conduct independent oversight of the administration and call for this information to be

made public.

Democrats want a response from the DOJ by August 15th.

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