U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell (R) testify during a hearing before Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill Novemb...
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Inventor Of 3D-Printed Guns Scoffs As Biden Vows Crackdown
Cody Wilson at a firing range near Austin, Texas disploying his “zero percenter” firearm. Forbes While President Joe Biden vowed to stem the growing market in “ghost guns,” the man who inv...
Wartime Sanctions Could Squeeze Russian Space Programs
A Fregat rocket launches a Glonass-K satellite in October 2020. Roskosmos photo If Russian President Vladimir Putin pulls the proverbial trigger and orders his troops to widen Russia’s war on Ukraine,...
Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Lujan expected back to work in 4-6 weeks after surgery for stroke
Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center to announce a new infrastructure investment framework on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, ...
U.S. Lost 301,000 Private Jobs Amid January’s Omicron Surge—The Worst Monthly Showing Since 2020
Topline After a stronger-than-expected showing in December, private U.S. employers posted their worst monthly job growth in more than a year on Wednesday, according to payroll processor ADP, one of th...
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan suffered stroke and underwent surgery
Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., attends a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol to demand greater accountability, transparency and oversight of federal agencies, at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesd...
How Suburban Sprawl’s Single-Family Home Zoning Limits Housing Supply
America’s suburbs are sprawling again. Last year, single family housing starts rose to 1.123 million, the highest since 2006, according to the National Association of Home Builders, however, opt...
Biden helping states plug orphan oil gas wells, cut methane emissions
Oil pumpjacks operate in the Inglewood Oil Field on January 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Biden administration on Monday announced it will send $1.15 billion to st...
‘A Matter Of National Security’—Reports Reveal Joe Biden’s Surprise Bitcoin, Ethereum And NFT Plan After Extreme Price Swings
The Biden administration is rushing to get a handle on the fast-growing cryptocurrency market after extreme volatility has hit the price of bitcoin, ethereum and collectible non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...
Pentagon Says Ukrainians Will ‘Suffer Immensely’ If Russia Invades
Topline Russia has now staged enough troops near Ukraine to devastate Ukrainian civilians and cause significant casualties if it chooses to invade, Pentagon officials said Friday, as Russia reportedly...
Biden Will Send U.S. Troops To Eastern Europe Soon—But ‘Not A Lot’
Topline President Joe Biden said Friday the United States will send troops to NATO countries in Eastern Europe “in the near term,” after Russia’s deployment of over 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian b...
Biden Vows To Fix Aging Bridges At Site Of Pittsburgh Bridge That Collapsed Hours Before His Arrival
Topline President Joe Biden on Friday vowed to repair aging bridges around the country during an unscheduled visit to the site of a two-lane bridge in Pittsburgh that collapsed hours before he arrived...
U.S. Households Have Ordered 240 Million Free Covid-19 Tests, White House Says
Topline Households in the U.S. placed about 60 million orders for a total of 240 million at-home Covid tests through the government website launched last week, the White House said on Friday, amountin...
President Biden To Appear In Betty White Tribute Special On NBC
Topline President Joe Biden will join a lineup of celebrities featured in an upcoming special dedicated to the life of actress Betty White, who died last month just weeks before her 100th birthday, NB...
U.S. Economy Grew At The Fastest Rate Since 1984 Last Year
Topline Despite lingering Covid disruptions, the economy grew a better-than-expected 6.9% in the fourth quarter thanks to increases in consumer spending, exports and private investments—notching the f...
Market Now Braced For A Game-Changing White House Executive Order As Price Of Bitcoin And Ethereum Collapse
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have crashed over the past week with around $1.4 trillion wiped from the combined crypto market—and sparking warnings of a new “crypto winter.” Subscribe ...
Giving Moms Money Can Boost Babies’ Brain Activity, Study Finds
Topline Giving mothers an unconditional cash gift of $333 each month may result in their children displaying increased brain activity, according to a study of 1,000 low-income mother-infant groups pub...
Why Moderna, Pfizer and the NIH debate who owns the Covid vaccine
It’s been well over a year since a landmark proposal brought the issue of patent waiver for the mRNA Covid vaccine to the spotlight. But many observers don’t see that waiving the intellect...
Two years since Covid was first confirmed in U.S., the pandemic is worse than anyone imagined
People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images A 35-year-old man returned to the U.S. from Wuhan, China on Jan....
Biden’s First Year: An Economic Scorecard
A year after taking office, the president could be sunk by one economic metric no matter how good the other numbers are. The Biden administration has a long list of metrics to make the case that the U...
Senate Democrats Fail To Advance Voting Rights Bill — And Fall Short Of Changing Filibuster
Topline Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democrats from advancing a voting rights bill, and two moderate Democrats later rejected a bid to change the Senate’s filibuster rules so the party can ...
Many Americans ‘Frustrated’ With Biden After First Year—Approval Numbers Still Better Than Trump’s
Topline Nearly one year into Joe Biden’s presidency, half of Americans report being frustrated with his performance and are unsatisfied with his handling of the economy, high inflation rates and the ...
The Fed is about to see a lot of new faces. What it means for banks, the economy and markets
Sarah Bloom Raskin Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images In what likely will be just a few months’ time, the Federal Reserve will look a lot different: Three new governors, a new vice chairma...
New York Covid numbers are finally trending down, Gov. Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul holds a COVID-19 briefing at New York City governor’s office on 633 3rd Avenue. Lev Radin | LightRocket | Getty Images New York is finally starting to turn the corner on th...
White House Attempts Damage Control As Trump Seizes On Biden’s Comments About ‘Legit’ Elections
Topline White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday attempted to walk back and clarify President Joe Biden’s remarks that he worries the 2022 midterm elections might not be “legit...