Inflation barely rose last month as cheaper gas and cars offset some costlier imports
U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as higher prices for groceries and some imported goods were largely offset by cheaper gas, travel services, and rents.
Politics
Representative Jim Clyburn shaking hands, kissing babies
(CNN) -- Shaking hands and kissing babies. That's the first rule of being a Politician. Well, South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn volunteered to hold Colorado Representative Brittany Pettersen's baby so she could have her…
Rep. Mace files bill to label Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organization
U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace announced Tuesday the filing of a bill that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization within the country.
Hegseth faces Congress for first time since Signal leaks and Marine deployment to Los Angeles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to field sharp questions from members of Congress about his tumultuous start as Pentagon chief, including his sharing of sensitive military details over a Signal chat, in three separate Capitol Hill hearings beginning Tuesday.
US stocks are stuck in limbo as Wall Street waits to hear what US-China trade talks will bear
U.S. stocks remain in limbo on Tuesday as the wait continues to hear what will come of trade talks underway between the United States and China.
Senator, attorney challenge injunction used to fast track lawmaker raises
A state senator and a Midlands attorney have filed a legal challenge against the recently passed raise for lawmakers.
Some visitors report extra scrutiny at US airports as Trump's new travel ban begins
President Donald Trump's new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from a dozen countries took effect Monday with relative calm, as some travelers with valid visas reported extra scrutiny at American airports before being allowed entry.
US stocks drift and Chinese markets rise as trade talks start between the world's largest economies
U.S. stocks are nearly stuck in place on Monday as the world’s two largest economies begin talks on trade that could help avoid a recession.
Travel ban may shut door for Afghan family to bring niece to US for a better life
Mohammad Sharafoddin, his wife and young son walked at times for 36 hours in a row over mountain passes as they left Afghanistan as refugees to end up less than a decade later talking about their journey on a plush love seat in the family's three-bedroom suburban American home.
Billion-dollar battery plant pauses construction amid electric vehicle and tariff uncertainty
A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.”
South Carolina GOP officials rally around Trump amid public Musk feud, Clyburn laughs
Donald Trump and Elon Musk's once-intense alliance fizzled out Thursday in a social media feud, as Trump threatened to cut Musk’s government contracts and Musk claimed that Trump’s administration hasn’t released all the records related to sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein because Trump is mentioned in them.
Federal vs. state power at issue in a hearing over Trump's election overhaul executive order
Democratic state attorneys general on Friday will seek to block President Donald Trump's proposal for a sweeping overhaul of U.S. elections in a case that tests a constitutional bedrock — the separation of powers.
Elon Musk pulls back on threat to withdraw Dragon spacecraft
As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk argued on social media on Thursday, the world's richest man threatened to decommission a space capsule used to take astronauts and supplies to the International Space Station.
Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio
A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight.
Trump orders investigation into Biden's actions as president, ratcheting up targeting of predecessor
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline” and casting doubts on the legitimacy of his use of the autopen to sign pardons and other documents.
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- House poised to pass Ukraine aid over the objections of Republican leaders Jun 4, 2026 7:21 PM EDTThe House is on course to pass a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy
