Bipartisan bill would ban sports bets
A new bipartisan bill aims to ban some betting with prediction-market exchanges.
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Some state officials say shifting mail ballot deadline will complicate plans for November elections
As he left the chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, where justices had just heard arguments Monday over whether to prevent states from counting mail ballots that arrive after Election Day, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar texted his staff 3,000 miles away.
Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
Senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including the Transportation Security Administration airport workers going without pay, but excluding ICE’s enforcement and removal operations that have been core to the dispute.
Cost of dog ownership rises
Today is National Puppy Day.
Oil prices ease and stocks jump after Trump says Iran is talking with the US, despite Iran’s denials
Relief is ripping through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end to their war. Oil prices are easing, and stock prices are jumping on Wall Street following severe losses elsewhere in the world before Trump’s announcement.
Mortgage rates continue to climb
Mortgage rates in the U.S. climbed this week as investors weigh the economic impact of the war in Iran.
US says it destroyed 16 mine-laying vessels as Iran threatens to block Gulf oil exports
The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.
Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring
Inflation remained stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose, but it’s a snapshot of consumer prices before a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring.
US stocks edge lower as Wall Street waits for another signal on how long war with Iran may last
U.S. stocks are drifting lower Tuesday as Wall Street waits for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end and oil prices could stop spiking.
U.S. government ordered to refund $130 billion from tariffs
A federal trade court in New York has laid the groundwork to force the federal government to refund tariffs.
