Report: Most federal election security money remains unspent
Congress provided hundreds of millions of dollars to shore up the nation’s election system against cyberattacks and other threats, but…
Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ to deny Puerto Rico access to US aid
A federal judge has ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory access to…
US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June
The federal government incurred the biggest monthly budget deficit in history in June as spending on programs to combat the…
Trump signs extension of COVID-relief fund for businesses
President Donald Trump has signed into law a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses battered by the…
Report: State, local aid needed to avert 4 million layoffs
WASHINGTON — A new private sector report is warning anew of continuing damage to the economy if Washington doesn’t deliver…
European leaders are blunt: A vaccine won’t come soon enough
SOAVE, Italy — In separate, stark warnings, two major European leaders bluntly told their citizens that the world needs to…
Puerto Rico to hold statehood referendum amid disillusion
Puerto Rico will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether the island should become a U.S. state By…
California sues Uber, Lyft over alleged labor law violations
California is suing ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft, alleging they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the state’s new…
NY hospital lobby’s power stretches to DC in stimulus battle
WASHINGTON — The stated mission of The Greater New York Hospital Association is simple enough: to help members deliver “the…
Court rules insurers can collect $12B under health care law
The Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses…
Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan
President Donald Trump says he won’t approve a $10 billion loan for the U.S. Postal Service unless the agency raises…
Criminal records shut small biz owners out of aid program
WASHINGTON — Damon West was hoping the government’s coronavirus rescue package for small business owners would help replace the income…
Buddy, can you spare a dime? Echoes of ’30s in viral crisis?
WASHINGTON — The imagery floats in sepia-colored photographs, faintly recalled images of bedraggled people lined up for bread or soup.…
Pipeline owner agrees to pay $60M over 2015 California spill
The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015…
UK interest rates cut, funds freed up to ease virus impact
LONDON — Britain took bold steps on Wednesday to cushion the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak, as the government…
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
PHOENIX — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services,…
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
President Donald Trump’s administration is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall By ELLIOT SPAGAT…
US allows Chevron to keep drilling in Venezuela for 3 months
The Trump administration has granted Chevron a special license to keep drilling oil in Venezuela despite a ban on American…
FAA seeks $3.9 million fine against Southwest Airlines
Federal regulators want to fine Southwest Airlines $3.9 million for violating standards on how to calculate the weight and load…
Winner of $400M border wall contract: ‘a gung-ho, smart guy’
BISMARCK, N.D. — Tommy Fisher peered into a Fox News camera and talked up his North Dakota-based company’s ability to…
US stocks rally for US-China trade war thaw
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Monday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential…
Asian shares rise as investors watch trade war, economies
Asian shares were higher Monday, as investors continue to rejigger their read on President Donald Trump’s trade war and growing…
Recession signs worry Trump ahead of 2020
President Donald Trump is warning of an economic crash if he loses reelection, arguing that even voters who personally dislike…
Kentucky finds 1,000 teachers violated law during ‘sickouts’
An election-year investigation into teacher rallies at Kentucky’s Capitol found more than 1,000 educators violated state law by participating in…
Autistic boy stabbed with syringes, and nurse loses license
New Jersey regulators have revoked the nursing license of a woman caught on security cameras stabbing an autistic teenager with…
US Treasury Department labels China a currency manipulator
The U.S. Treasury Department labeled China a currency manipulator Monday after Beijing pushed down the value of its yuan in…
Congresswoman rethinks colorful hats after telephone threat
A Florida congresswoman known for her colorful hats says she’s rethinking her signature headwear following a telephone threat. The Miami…
US budget deficit jumps 23% through June
The U.S. budget deficit increased by $140 billion during the first nine months of this budget year to $747.1 billion…
Pence says US-Canada relationship has ‘never been stronger’ amid trade deal
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that President Donald Trump is a “great friend of the Canadian people” and that…
Paul Ryan lists immigration, debt as biggest regrets
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Twitter permanently bans Alex Jones, Infowars, citing abuse
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Northeast governors, eastern Canada premiers meet in Vermont
Some governors from the northeast U.S. and premiers from eastern Canada on Monday called for the end of the trade…
Documents: Trump golf course damaged protected sand dunes
Documents show that U.S. President Donald Trump‘s family business has “destroyed the vast majority” of an environmentally sensitive area of…
Boris Johnson quits as UK’s May faces mounting Brexit crisis
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Ex-coal exec chases US Senate seat despite GOP primary loss
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Talks on trillion-dollar US budget bill reach crucial stage
Top-level congressional talks on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill are reaching a critical stage as negotiators confront immigration, abortion-related…