Everyday Economics: Fed policy crossroads: Patience vs. preparation
This week brings another opportunity for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to defend the central bank's cautious stance as he addresses markets that increasingly question... Read More.
National
House committee could grant Biden witnesses immunity to get them to talk
As key witnesses in the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental decline continue to evade House questioning by invoking their Fifth Amendment rights... Read More.
Gabbard: Obama conspired to ‘usurp’ Trump’s 2016 election mandate
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what she says is a “treasonous conspiracy” by former President... Read More.
Report: Some medical schools still racially discriminate in admissions
American medical schools may still be participating in racial discrimination in their admissions even after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action is... Read More.
Democrats seek federal ban on price gouging amid tariff rollout
Democrats are pushing a bill prohibiting price gouging at the federal level and giving the Federal Trade Commission another $1 billion and new tools... Read More.
Wind and solar energy will no longer receive preferential treatment
The Trump administration is ending preferential treatment for “unreliable” solar and wind energy, and the director of the Center for Energy, Climate and Environment... Read More.
CA bill would fine stores for theft of their shopping carts
The California Senate and now a key Assembly committee have passed a bill that would allow cities to charge businesses up to $650 for... Read More.
Trump administration officially rejects pandemic-related WHO rules
One day before the deadline, the U.S. government has issued a refusal of new international health regulations that dramatically expand the World Health Organization’s... Read More.
CA files lawsuit over $4B in cancelled high speed rail funds
The California High Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration over cancellation of $4 billion in federal funding for the $36.3 billion... Read More.
Bondi visits Alcatraz; Newsom’s office reacts with skepticism
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s staff expressed skepticism about reopening Alcatraz as a federal prison following U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s visit to the historic... Read More.
