As U.S. jobs disappear, the Federal Reserve returns to rate cuts
It’s getting harder to find work in the United States. U.S. businesses added just 22,000 jobs from July…
Social Security payments, federal benefits go electronic Sept. 30
An employee holds a blank U.S. Treasury check before it’s run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury…
Rivian breaks ground on $5 billion Georgia electric vehicle plant
ATLANTA (AP) — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United…
Trump flies in for a UK state visit where trade and tech talks mix with royal pomp
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in the United Kingdom on Tuesday for a state visit…
Court rejects Trump’s bid to unseat Fed governor Lisa Cook
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court ruled Monday that Lisa Cook can remain a Federal Reserve governor, rebuffing…
Shutdown talk heats up as Democrats insist on stopping health care cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deadline looming, Congress charged Monday toward a federal government shutdown as Republicans brush back…
Trump administration renews push to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook ahead of key vote
President Donald Trump’s administration renewed its request Sunday for a federal appeals court to let him fire Lisa…
Travel ban keeps international students from attending US colleges
With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing…
China launches probes targeting US semiconductors ahead of Madrid trade talks
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China launched two probes targeting the U.S. semiconductor sector Saturday ahead of talks between…
Venezuela says US navy raided a fishing boat in the Caribbean
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while…
Democrats dig in on health care as threat of government shutdown looms
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to reporters as Senate Democratic leaders hold a press conference…
Fed Governor Lisa Cook claimed 2nd residence as ‘vacation home,’ undercutting Trump fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook referred to a condominium she purchased in June 2021 as…