Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that the U.S. was sending the “first humanitarian shipment” to Cuba to help residents recovering from Hurricane Melissa. “We are working with the Catholic Church and partners to ensure aid reaches the Cuban people directly – not the illegitimate regime,” Rubio wrote on the social platform X....
A fight over whether stablecoin holders can receive reward payments has taken center stage in a push to secure bipartisan support for a key cryptocurrency market bill and advance the legislation out of the Senate Banking Committee. Despite initially being addressed in the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin President Trump bill signed into law in July,...
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee praised Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell amid the investigation into his handling of the central bank’s renovation. “I consider Chair Powell to be a first-ballot hall of fame Fed chair,” Goolsbee told NPR in an interview published Wednesday. “And if we're going to get into a circumstance where...
Five years later, debates over conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — and attempts to shift blame away from former President Trump — are more than alive and well in Congress: They’re being institutionalized in a Republican-run House panel. The Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6 held...
House hearing to examine Minnesota fraud scandals including alleged $250 million COVID relief scheme. YouTuber Nick Shirley, who helped uncover fraud, will testify Jan. 21.
Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey defended sanctuary policies after illegal immigrant allegedly killed woman driving drunk, as ICE cooperation debate intensifies.
New legislation in Virginia would set strict language requirements for any classroom discussion of Jan. 6, requiring teachers to frame it as an attack on democracy.
Sen. John Cornyn's SOMALIA Act would impose permanent debarment and repayment requirements on childcare providers convicted of fraud in federal programs.
Attorney and Penn State athlete Tiffany Burress contrasts her private sector experience with Rep. Pou's 50-year government career in North Jersey House race.