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Owen Fairclough

Washington, D.C.

Business and News Correspondent at CGTN

Award winning British journalist reporting #Biden, #Trump and more from the US. Facts + sometimes alternative music; never alternative facts.

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  • 3 days ago | america.cgtn.com | Owen Fairclough

    Published June 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM The Trump administration is celebrating a victory at the U.S. Supreme Court over its hardline immigration policy. Judges overturned a lower court’s decision to stop immigration enforcement officials from deporting convicted criminals to South Sudan amid concerns they would be at risk of torture. CGTN’s Owen Fairclough reports.

  • 4 days ago | america.cgtn.com | Owen Fairclough

    Published June 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM Donald Trump has claimed his bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities as a victory for the U.S. military as well as for stealth. It was so stealthy, that even some close allies were not informed. But it was especially galling for some American lawmakers, who say the U.S. president bypassing Congress violates the constitution. But as Owen Fairclough reports, the power to deploy U.S. military forces is complicated and contested.

  • 1 week ago | america.cgtn.com | Owen Fairclough

    Published June 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM The U.S. central bank maintained its key interest rate on Wednesday, June 18. The Federal Reserve is holding the rate amid concerns inflation will return due to Trump’s trade war. Now the Fed also has to factor in the global repercussions of Israel’s conflict with Iran, as Owen Fairclough reports. VIDEO RelatedThe U.S. Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, just raised its key interest rate for the first time in nearly a decade.

  • 1 week ago | america.cgtn.com | Owen Fairclough

    Published June 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM A security expert suspected of murdering a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in their home is expected to appear in court this Monday, June 16. Vance Boelter is also charged with the attempted murder of another lawmaker and his wife who lived in the same area. The state’s governor is treating the murders as yet another politically motivated attack in the U.S., as Owen Fairclough reports.

  • 2 weeks ago | america.cgtn.com | Owen Fairclough

    Washington D.C. authorities are now throwing a ring of steel around the U.S. capital’s downtown to prepare for a huge military parade. The event on Saturday, June 14, marks the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary. The day also happens to be U.S. President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.

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Owen Fairclough
Owen Fairclough @owefair
8 Feb 24

V grateful to @gwtweets for connecting me to @pschiffberman and his great clarity & wisdom for this explainer on an unprecedented test of the #14thAmendment, #originalism & the Supreme Court’s reputation: https://t.co/22wSdNUeJo

Owen Fairclough
Owen Fairclough @owefair
30 Nov 23

Any assignment that sends you down a De la Soul rabbit hole is a good day.

CGTN America
CGTN America @cgtnamerica

Daryl Hall & John Oates are one of pop's famous duos. But they're now locked in an acrimonious legal battle that's providing a rare insight into lucrative music publishing. @owefair and @PeterStolz81 report: https://t.co/bIjLBu7uoM

Owen Fairclough
Owen Fairclough @owefair
6 Oct 23

RT @cgtnamerica: The #SpeakerOfTheHouse crisis was partly triggered by growing opposition to helping #Ukraine and the revival of historic i…