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Powell tells Senate panel inflation still ‘higher than expected,’ sees more interest rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the central bank is likely to keep raising interest rates higher than previously expected to combat stubbornly high inflation.

March 7, 2023

Federal authorities investigating case of bald eagle killed by two Honduran migrants

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday it is investigating the case of two illegal migrants from Honduras who have been accused of killing a bald eagle in Nebraska with the intention of eating it.

March 6, 2023

IRS panned for handing reins to Obama, Clinton officials for study of e-file tax return system

House Republicans on Monday demanded the IRS turn over information about a left-leaning think tank's $15 million study of a proposed e-file tax return system, saying federal law requires the review to be done by an independent group, not one staffed by former Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aides.

March 6, 2023

Sen. Sanders schedules subpoena vote for Starbucks CEO over alleged union busting

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Wednesday said his Senate committee will vote on issuing a subpoena for Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, setting up a potential showdown over unionizing efforts at the coffee giant.

March 1, 2023

Wray: FBI assessed long ago that COVID likely caused by China lab leak

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray said publicly Tuesday that federal investigators believe the COVID-19 pandemic likely started from a lab leak in Wuhan, China.

February 28, 2023

Biden’s nominee for archivist accused of stonewalling Senate committee on partisan tweets

President Biden's nominee for archivist of the United States encountered Republican opposition Tuesday over her social media posts that included gun control advocacy and her advice to a liberal activist on how to remove a religious flag from the grounds of the Library of Congress.

February 28, 2023

Policymakers keep eyes on service year, hope to revive volunteerism

Volunteerism is declining across the U.S., which is one reason that service organizations and political figures nationwide are closely watching Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's experiment to pay young people with state tax dollars to work one year of service after high school.

February 25, 2023

Moore pitches taxpayer-funded service plan as a ‘financial bridge’ for young people

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore made a personal pitch to state legislators Wednesday to approve his plan to pay recent high school graduates for a year of service work, a new multi-million-dollar initiative that is encountering little opposition at the statehouse.

February 22, 2023

Don Lemon returns to CNN, says he is ‘committed to doing better’

Embattled CNN host Don Lemon was back on the air Wednesday after a three-day hiatus, but he made no mention on the show about the furor he caused with his sexist remarks about presidential candidate Nikki Haley.

February 22, 2023

Women jeer CNN’s effort to get ‘training’ for Don Lemon over sexist comments

Women involved in some high-profile sexual harassment cases are reacting with guffaws and derision over CNN saying that host Don Lemon will undergo "formal training" for making sexist comments on air.

February 21, 2023

Don Lemon to get ‘formal training’ after shot at Nikki Haley

Don Lemon will undergo "formal training" and will return to the air Wednesday after making sexist comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN CEO Chris Licht told staff in a memo.

February 21, 2023

Don Lemon not on ‘CNN This Morning’ for second straight show

Don Lemon was off the air for a second consecutive show on Monday as the CNN morning host grapples with criticism over his comment that 51-year-old Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is "past her prime."

February 20, 2023

GOP megadonors walking away from Trump in ‘24 campaign as other candidates weigh bids

Some major conservative campaign donors won't be backing former President Donald Trump as he heads into the 2024 presidential election cycle.

February 13, 2023

Special counsel issues subpoena for Pence’s testimony in 2020 post-election intrigue

Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

February 9, 2023

Biden reverses his long history of supporting entitlement cuts

Joe Biden was for cutting entitlements before he was against it.

February 9, 2023

White House blasts GOP hearing on weaponization of FBI as ‘un-American’

The White House on Thursday slammed a House panel investigating the alleged weaponization of the federal government against Republicans, comparing it with Sen. Joseph McCarthy's campaign in the 1950s to uncover communists in agencies.

February 9, 2023

GOP’s heckling of Biden was latest in long line of SOTU confrontations

Republicans' taunts of President Biden with shouts of "liar" and other back-and-forth exchanges during the State of the Union address Tuesday were the latest in what is becoming increasingly common heckling during the annual prime-time political exercise.

February 8, 2023

Biden boasts of spending, asks GOP to back agenda

President Biden made the case for his expected reelection bid in the annual State of the Union address Tuesday night as he highlighted big-spending achievements and called on a divided Congress to work with him on a modest "unity agenda" while he girds for a showdown with Republicans over spending cuts.

February 7, 2023

Sarah Sanders, who is half Biden’s age, to showcase GOP’s youth and energy in response to big speech

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a rising star in the GOP and the youngest governor in the nation at age 40, will deliver the Republicans' response Tuesday to the State of the Union address by the country's oldest president, 80-year-old Joe Biden.

February 6, 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders to deliver GOP response to State of Union address

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican Party's response to President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday.

February 2, 2023