White House press secretary Jen Psaki answers questions during the daily briefing on March 09, 2022 in Washington, DC. Psaki answered a range of questions related primarily to Russia’s invasion ...
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U.S. inflation could affect 2022 Senate midterms in Georgia, Arizona
Republican activists seek drivers’ attention as they work to register voters to their party at a gas station in Garden Grove, California, U.S., March 29, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Matthew Rice...
Landlord of men accused of impersonating DHS agents won unpaid rent judgment
Arian Taherzadeh seen in photos submitted in a D.O.J. affidavit. Courtesy: D.O.J The landlord of two Washington, D.C., men charged with impersonating Department of Homeland Security agents won a judgm...
NYC loses fight to boot Trump from Ferry Point Bronx golf course
A ‘TRUMP’ branded helicopter sits near a putting green during a ribbon cutting event for a new clubhouse at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, June 11, 2018 in The Bronx borough of New York ...
Manhattan DA says Trump criminal investigation continues
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Randall Hill | Reuters The Manhattan district attorney, in an ...
New York Attorney General asks judge to hold Donald Trump in contempt
New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Attorney ...
Watch Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speak live on the global financial system
[The stream is slated to start at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies Wednesday before the House Financial Ser...
Walmart saved millions from elder gift card scams
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology developed by Walmart helped the retail giant identify and freeze near...
New Jersey deli owner Hometown International to do Makamer merger
Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth Hometown International — that odd, publicly traded company with a market capitalization of more than $100 million despite owning just one small New J...
CIA Director William Burns test positive for Covid after Biden meeting
CIA Director Bill Burns testifies next to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines during a House (Select) Intelligence Committee hearing on diversity in the intelligence community, on Capitol H...
SEC targets SPACs with new rules about forecasts, mergers
A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commissi...
NY AG probe suggests Trump business misstated asset values for years
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Iowa States Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, October 9, 2021. Rachel Mummey | Reuters The New York Attorney General’s Office has &...
Trump is guilty of numerous felonies, prosecutor told Manhattan DA
One of two top prosecutors who resigned over the Manhattan District Attorney’s alleged decision to stop heading toward indicting former President Donald Trump for crimes said in a bombshell resi...
Buttigieg says DOT will dole out $2.9 billion in infrastructure grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to the news media during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters Transportation Secretar...
U.S. bans Russian aircraft from American airspace
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about a U.S. Special Forces operation in Northern Syria against ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington...
Russia suspended from international soccer over Ukraine invasion
Russia’s Aleksandr Erokhin in action with Cyprus’ Grigoris Kastanos, Gazprom Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 11, 2021. Anton Vaganov | Reuters Russia’s soccer teams were su...
New SEC short sale rules would force investors to submit updates each month
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sep...
Elon Musk cheers on Justice Department probe of short sellers
Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during a press conference at SpaceX’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas on February 10, 2022. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elo...
Queen Elizabeth tests positive for Covid, her symptoms are mild and she is vaccinated
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth reacts during a meeting with members of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery at Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, October 6, 2021. Steve Parsons | Pool | Reuters ...
Fed will hike rates regardless if Biden’s nominees are confirmed, economists say
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell leaves a meeting in the office of Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., in Hart Building on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images ...
Marine Reservist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot sold fake Covid cards, feds say
A stack of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards from the CDC. Ben Hasty | MediaNews Group | Getty Images A U.S. Marine Corps Reservist from New York who previously was arrested on charges related to part...
Vote on Biden Fed picks delayed as GOP presses for answers on Raskin ties to firm
A Republican boycott Tuesday held up a Senate committee vote on the appointment of a top banking regulator and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Sen. Sherrod Brown, head of the Senate Banking Co...
Netflix will do series on accused bitcoin hack money launderers
The bizarre case of a New York couple accused of trying to launder $4.5 billion in bitcoin stolen by a 2016 hack will be the subject of a docuseries on Netflix, the streaming company said Friday. The ...
Nets send James Harden to Sixers for Ben Simmons
James Harden #13 of the Brooklyn Nets drives against Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 06, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tim Nw...
Biden touts wage growth, slower inflation forecasts after another surge in prices
US President Joe Biden, speaks about rebuilding manufacturing on February 8, 2022, from the South Court Auditorium in Eisenhower Executive Office Building, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialow...