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Congress Picks Populism Over Increased Supply With Price Gouging Legislation
WASHINGTON – APRIL 26: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reacts as he leaves a news conference on … [+] high gasoline prices at a gas station on Capitol Hill April 26, 2006 in Washington, ...
Senate Confirms Fed Chair Jerome Powell To Second Term As Inflation Spikes And Markets Collapse
Topline The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s appointment of Jerome Powell to a second term as Federal Reserve Chair, solidifying the central bank’s top leadership as it raises ...
NIH licenses key Covid vaccine technology to WHO so other countries can develop shots
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. has licensed a key technology used in the current Covid-19 vaccines to the World Health Organization, which would allow manufacturers around the world to ...
Biden Reportedly Tells National Archives To Give 8th Batch Of Trump Records To Jan. 6 Panel
Topline President Joe Biden has declined to assert executive privilege over an eighth batch of Trump Administration documents requested by lawmakers investigating the Capitol riot, the Washington Post...
Congress Is Causing Rising Regulatory Burdens. That Needs Fixing
Mid-terms are approaching, and that means market-oriented policy groups, classical liberals, libertarians and others will resume the tradition of dusting off, polishing and updating optimistic reform ...
Fed’s Waller promises to tackle inflation, says mistakes of the ’70s won’t be repeated
Christopher Waller, U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee for governor of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S, on Thursday...
Biden Signs Bill To Accelerate Military Aid To Ukraine Using WWII-Era Lend-Lease Program
Topline President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a bill making it easier for the U.S. to provide weapons to Ukraine, by reviving a process previously used by the U.S. to support the Allies during...
Biden calls Congress to pass major Ukraine aid package before new Covid funding
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Rose Garden event at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden urged Congress on Monday to quickly app...
Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Starbucks...
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for Covid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2022, ...
Governor Gavin Newsom Ordered An End Gas-Powered Cars Sales In California & President Biden Is Under Pressure To Do Same For Entire Nation
Gavin Newsom has been promoting electric vehicles for a long time. This is Newsom when he was San … [+] Francisco mayor back in 2010, holding a power cable before test driving a Toyota Prius (Ph...
White House May Limit Student Loan Relief To Incomes Under $125,000, Psaki Says
Topline The Biden Administration could offer student loan relief to Americans who earn less than $125,000 per year, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed Tuesday—as President Joe Biden mulls...
Biden starts $3 billion plan to boost battery production for EVs
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about climate change and protecting national forests on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The Biden ad...
-1.4% GDP Just Reminds Us of the Abject Stupidity of GDP
“Macroeconomics is a tautology and a myth, a dangerous one at that, sustaining the illusion that prosperity is necessarily linked with territory, national units, and government spending in general.” –...
White House Said To Eye Income Caps For Student Loan Forgiveness
Topline The White House is weighing income limits for student loan forgiveness, the Washington Post reported Saturday, days after President Joe Biden said he may cancel “some” debt and indicated he is...
Jim Carrey Responds To Bizarre MAGA Theory Claiming That He Is Joe Biden
Actor Jim Carrey. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagic At this point, it’s widely understood that the electoral defeat of former President Donald Trump sent a psychic shockwave through ...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden From Phasing Out Title 42 Border Restrictions
Topline A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to wind down Title 42, a pandemic-era rule through which U.S. Customs and Border Protection can quickly turn away or...
U.S. Marine Veteran Trevor Reed Released From Russian Prison
Topline Russian authorities agreed to release Trevor Reed from jail Wednesday, freeing the Marine veteran who had been detained in Russia since 2020 over questionable charges in a case that captured t...
Biden May Cancel Student Debt Soon, Lawmakers Say After Meeting
Topline President Joe Biden appears poised to likely cancel at least some federal student debt for millions of Americans, he signaled to lawmakers this week according to multiple reports, after White ...
GM says it will produce electric Chevrolet Corvettes
DETROIT – General Motors will produce an electrified Chevrolet Corvette next year, followed by an all-electric version of the iconic sports car, GM President Mark Reuss said Monday. Reuss said the aut...
What’s next for Pepsi’s after exiting Russia amid Ukraine war
Following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, multinational companies have withdrawn from Russia in staggering numbers. As of April 22, more than 700 U.S. companies have scaled back, suspended or ex...
Texas Sues To Block Biden From Ending Title 42 Border Restriction
Topline Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday filed a lawsuit to block the Biden administration from revoking Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed Border Patrol to limit the numb...
Why yachts and assets of Russian billionaire oligarchs are targets of U.S.
From chasing down yachts to seizing Italian villas, the global effort to punish Russian oligarchs for their financial ties to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been unprecedented. For its...
Ukraine ‘Peace Bonds’ Could Draw ‘Big Interest’ From Retail Investors
Topline Amid the massive human and economic toll of Russia’s ongoing invasion, Ukraine’s plan to raise additional funds for its war effort and reconstruction by offering bonds to retail investors abro...
Biden announces massive new aid package for Ukraine
[The stream is slated to start at 9:45 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden will announce a new military aid package to Ukraine, which i...
Majority Of Americans Believe Biden Has Not Been ‘Tough Enough’ Against Russia, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans believe that President Joe Biden’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not been “tough enough,” according to a poll, even as the White House has attempted to t...
Bernie Sanders Reportedly Won’t Rule Out 2024 Presidential Bid—But Only If Biden Doesn’t Run
Topline Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) might mount a third presidential bid if President Joe Biden chooses not to seek another term, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Post, but the suggestio...
Yellen Walks Out On Russian Official During G20 Meeting
Topline Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials from several other countries walked out of a Group of 20 meeting in Washington on Wednesday when a Russian delegate spoke, a source familiar with ...