Government shutdown still on after failed House vote
A federal government shutdown still looms after the U.S. House failed to pass a stopgap measure before the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.
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Hawley, Arab American Institute leader spar over antisemitism on college campuses
At a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing on hate crimes, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO, sparred with the executive director of Arab American Institute, Maya Berry,... Read More.
Fed announces cut to federal interest rate, driving stocks up
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were near 0%.
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U.S. Senate panel presses for answers from Sea-Tac airport following cyberattack
Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Technology, chaired by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., pressed officials from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday about last month’s cyberattack... Read More.
Electric bus program concerns highlighted by oversight subcommittee
A U.S. House committee released a staff report outlining the failures in the Biden-Harris and Environmental Protection Agency's Electric School Bus Program.
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Poll: 28% of Democrats say U.S. better off if Trump were assassinated
More than a quarter of Democrats in a new poll said America would be better off if former President Donald Trump had been killed in Sunday's assassination attempt.
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Republicans, Democrats at odds over IVF bill
Senate Democrats voted Tuesday in favor of S 4445, filed by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-IL, which refers to “reproductive technology treatments or procedures ...'
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Veteran funding bill clears U.S. House
A plan to cover a $3 billion budget shortfall in the Department of Veterans Affairs cleared a significant hurdle on Tuesday night.
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Fed announces cut to federal interest rate
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced a slight cut to the federal funds rate, the first cut since March of 2020, when rates were near 0%.
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Department of Justice files $100M lawsuit for Baltimore bridge collapse
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit in Maryland against the owners of the cargo ship Dali that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key... Read More.
