The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House.
Prices at the pump continue to rise.
A trade war between the United States and Canada is making it more difficult and expensive for small businesses in the economically entwined countries to operate, according to business owners caught in the crossfire.
Wall Street is holding steady Wednesday as it waits to hear from the Federal Reserve, which traders expect will announce a hike to interest rates later in the day to help get the nation’s high inflation under control.
Consumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close…
Allen Chaney, Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union, argued that guard members were forbidden from actual policing under "Operation Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful," asking the justices, "How can guard members help with the "safe" part, if they have no authority to make an arrest?"
One state representative is calling for a special session to address the high gas prices.
A federal grand jury in Columbia has indicted a Florida man for defrauding Allen University, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and other victims of over $6 million.
Have you been naughty or nice this year?
Americans’ median household income rose to a record high last year even as affordability remained a major concern.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday went after the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms, saying justices who opposed him were “not the people I interviewed.”
A nonprofit run by Black federal lawmakers launched a multimillion-dollar effort Tuesday to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts in the midterm elections, following years of dissatisfaction over traditional efforts to reach such voters.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lift its short-term interest rate Wednesday for the first time in three years to fight stubbornly high inflation, a move that would put the central bank at odds with President Donald Trump's support for a cut.
First lady Melania Trump is visiting northwestern North Carolina on Tuesday to talk to elementary school students, teachers and staff about how they're using technology in the classroom.
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau's loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to apply for employment without fear of automatic disqualification.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate to vote on Monday…
"This is a very promising tool. So I feel like it can be employed very well. That's why I am not in the bracket of people who are overly worried about it," he says.
Someone might win a quarter billion dollars tonight.
A recent survey shows that many retirees are afraid to spend their hard-earned savings after leaving the workforce.
