Sen. Angus King, I-ME, during a hearing last year. Getty Images ‘Is your industry really that afraid of Joe Biden?’ Though gasoline prices are down 40 cents a gallon in recent weeks, Americans are sti...
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The Healing Power Of High Gasoline Prices
US President Joe Biden, speaks during an arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel … [+] Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. President Biden will seek to salvage relatio...
JPMorgan CEO Dimon sums up U.S. economy in one paragraph — and it sounds bad
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Christophe Morin | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on Thursday summarized the state of the U.S. economy in one ...
Snippy Biden Defends Human Rights Views ‘Positively Clear’ Ahead Of Saudi Visit
Topline President Joe Biden got defensive Thursday while justifying his first presidential trip to Saudi Arabia, as he wobbles on an impossibly thin tightrope to not backtrack on his promise to punish...
Inflation rose 9.1% in June, even more than expected, as consumer pressures intensify
Shoppers paid sharply higher prices for a variety of goods in June as inflation kept its hold on a slowing U.S. economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. The consumer price index, a ...
Inflation at highest since 1981. How does your personal rate compare?
Grocery shopping in Rosemead, California on April 21, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Inflation jumped to a new 40-year high in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesda...
U.S. And China Emissions Caused $1.8 Trillion Each In Worldwide Economic Damages Over 25 Years, Study Estimates
Topline Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and China from 1990 to 2014 caused a combined $3.6 trillion in economic damages around the world, according to a study published Tuesday by resear...
A Texas Natural Gas Pipeline Highlights America’s Energy Conundrum
US President Joe Biden, flanked by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, makes a … [+] statement about Russia at the US Chief of Mission residence in Brussels, on March 25, 2022. (...
Biden Extends Deportation Relief For Over 300,000 Venezuelans—But Not For Recent Migrants
Topline Federal immigration officials on Monday extended a set of temporary protections for Venezuelans who entered the United States before March 2021, but chose not to offer protection to more recen...
Biden Weighs Public Health Emergency For Abortion Access—Here’s What That Means
Topline President Joe Biden said Sunday he has asked his staff to see if he “has the authority” to declare a public health emergency to address abortion access, a move that could release additional fu...
Biden Says Voting ‘Only Way’ To Fix Roe V. Wade Ruling—But Here’s What Polls Indicate For Midterms
Topline President Joe Biden predicted Friday the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade would send American women to the ballot box in “record numbers”—but while polling released since the decisio...
Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision...
U.S. scientists to enroll 40,000 in high-stakes, $1.2 billion Recover study
A healthcare worker administers a Covid-19 test at testing site in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The National Institutes of He...
President’s Party Up Against Poor Odds In The Midterms [Infographic]
According to a new poll by Gallup, Americans are looking forward to the 2022 midterm election. This enthusiasm might not be shared by those whose performance is coming up to a vote in November—usuall...
As prices rise nationwide, how to calculate your own inflation rate
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images It’s likely no surprise to hear that prices have been rising across the U.S. economy, whether at the grocery store or the gas pump. But just how much have your pers...
Gasoline futures are dropping, which could mean more relief at the pump
Brie Olootu pumps gas at an Exxon Mobil gas station on June 09, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Gas prices are breaching record highs as demand increases and supply fails to keep up. Brandon Bell | Getty Imag...
Biden taps Denver airport chief Phil Washington to head the FAA
An American Airlines plane lands at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport November 23, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Phil Wash...
China’s Liu He, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hold virtual talks
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He represented his country in the signing of a trade agreement with the U.S. in January 2020.C Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s Vice Premier Liu He and U...
Brittney Griner Sends Handwritten Plea To Biden, Agent Says
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner sent President Joe Biden a handwritten letter asking him to “do all you can” to bring her and other U.S. detainees home from Russia, Griner’s agents said Monday, thre...
Biden Continues Gas Price Blame Game While Preserving His Leasing Ban
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 08: U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland … [+] celebrate the announcement of the expansion of areas of three national monuments at th...
Even If Turkey Gets Modernized F-16s, Greece Will Still Have A Technological Edge In Airpower
The 2022 NATO Madrid Summit ended on Thursday, June 30. Remarks made by U.S. President Joe Biden and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the final day of that meeting could provide some early ...
Biden And Democratic Governors Pledge To Increase Abortion Protections
Topline President Joe Biden met with Democratic governors in a video conference Friday to discuss efforts to protect access to abortion as more Republican-controlled states implement abortion bans in ...
Trump Leads Biden By 5 Points In Hypothetical 2024 Presidential Poll
Topline An Emerson College poll released Friday found President Joe Biden is down 44% to 39% to former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 rematch, as Biden’s approval rating continues to pl...
Ex-Giuliani Associate Parnas Sentenced To 20 Months In Prison For Fraud And Campaign Finance Violations
Topline Lev Parnas will face 20 months in prison on campaign finance and wire fraud charges, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, closing out a criminal case against a Ukrainian-American businessman whose...
Biden Administration Releases Updated Regulatory Agenda
Apart from a one-time Obama-era glitch, federal agencies have highlighted selected regulatory priorities in Spring and Fall editions of the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Action...
Hydrogen Risks Being The Great Missed Opportunity Of The Energy Transition
20 June 2022, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Franziska Giffey (M, SPD), Governing Mayor of Berlin, and … [+] Dietmar Woidke (r, SPD), Minister President of Brandenburg, stand in front of a model of a ...
Senate Passes Bipartisan Gun Control Bill In 65-33 Vote
Topline The Senate passed a bipartisan gun control bill in a 65-33 vote late Thursday, setting up one of the most significant pieces of federal gun legislation in decades—the product of weeks of negot...
It’s Not Just Rising In The U.S.—But Europe, South Korea And More
Topline Inflation in the U.S. hit a 40-year high in May when consumer prices rose 8.6% in the 12 months ending in May—but the country is not the only one to see rising costs: A host of European nation...