The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by 0.25%, its third successive cut, as hiring woes overtake inflation fears as the central bank's main concern.
The Supreme Court struggled Wednesday to determine when someone is too mentally disabled to be executed for crimes, with the justices pondering when IQ tests or more subjective yardsticks are sufficient methods to determine intellectual ability.
The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and therefore should be vacated. It said that the Biden administration took a “shortcut,” making the rule stricter “without the...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Tuesday said there is no leader of the Democratic Party and suggested that it will take a few years for one to rise. "No one represents the party," Carville said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin. "The only person that can represent the party is a presidential...
Nearly 40 attorneys general across the country sent a Tuesday letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject a ban on states' ability to enact artificial intelligence laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks—notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to meet the...
The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was withdrawing the Biden-era proposal in a new notice in the federal register. “Good cause exists to withdraw the proposed rule at this...
An AI advocacy group said Tuesday it is launching a $10 million campaign urging Congress to pass a “uniform national approach” to AI regulation. Build American AI, the advocacy arm of pro-AI super PAC Leading the Future, announced an “omnichannel” advertising effort across digital, social and television platforms, arguing that a federal framework is necessary to maintain U.S. leadership on the technology. “Want to know the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is traveling to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday to meet with his counterpart and Dominican President Luis Abinader as the U.S. has amassed a stunning amount of warships and forces in the Caribbean Sea. Hegseth will meet with the president, Minister of Defense Lt. Gen. Carlos Antonio Fernández...
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced Tuesday she won't seek reelection next year, teeing up a high-stakes race to lead the nation's capital for the remainder of President Trump's term. "It has been the honor of my life to be your mayor. But today, with a grateful heart, I am announcing that I will...
Voters aren’t reacting to “vibes.” They’re reacting to their bills. And the more they feel squeezed, the more those feelings are showing up in Trump’s poll numbers.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday slammed President Trump for “throwing a tantrum” over his response to six lawmakers’ video in which they told members of the armed forces not to follow “illegal orders.” “The president is throwing a tantrum here in making these threats because he has made illegal orders in the past,” Swalwell...
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Monday backed U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and argued that President Nicolás Maduro knows the U.S. is about to "go in," resulting in a "field day" for American oil companies. Salazar called Maduro "the head of a terrorist organization" on Fox Business the same day that the Trump administration designated...
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) has become entangled in a rapidly escalating fight with the Trump administration this week over a recent video in which he and five other lawmakers advised military service members not to comply with “illegal orders.” Kelly, elected in 2020, is a retired astronaut and Navy captain, who was on the shortlist...
Two high-profile Democratic governors, widely seen as 2028 presidential contenders, announced this week that they’re endorsing Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) in the Democratic Senate primary to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “With all the chaos coming out of Washington, D.C., Maine needs a fighter in the U.S. Senate who's going to stand up...
Vice President Vance fired back at former Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday after the former Senate republican leader warned the Trump administration not to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin in the emerging Ukraine peace deal. “This is a ridiculous attack on the president's team, which has worked tirelessly to clean up the mess in...
