Kevin Warsh Federal Reserve chair nomination confirmed in a 54-45 Senate vote, with Sen. John Fetterman as the only Democrat to cross party lines and vote for confirmation.
The U.S. policy of strategic decoupling from China is failing to achieve its objectives, resulting in financial losses for American businesses, confusion among allies, and accelerated technological independence for China.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a leading gun reform advocate, on Sunday accused President Trump of engaging in a campaign to increase violence in the country since taking office. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” — conducted a day after a shooting at Brown University — Murphy defended his efforts to pass gun...
After two American service members and one civilian were killed in Syria by a gunman allegedly tied to ISIS, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) said Sunday that the U.S. should work with the Syrian government to combat the terror group. “We have to be very aggressive and work with the new government in Syria. We have...
President Trump’s efforts to keep his loyalist U.S. attorneys in their roles hit a dead end this week, as two top federal prosecutors stepped down over piling complications from their leadership. Julianne Murray, Delaware’s GOP chair-turned-top federal prosecutor, announced her resignation Friday, just days after Alina Habba said she was leaving her position atop New Jersey’s federal prosecuting office. They both pinned the blame on a long-standing...
Rhode Island Sen. Jack Reed (D) said Sunday that the deadly shooting at Brown University “shook” his state. At least two students died and nine were injured in the Saturday shooting at the Providence, R.I., university, according to authorities. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a press conference early Sunday that a person of...
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said the community of Providence, R.I., will never recover after the shooting at Brown University on Saturday. Murphy — who emerged as a leading gun reform advocate in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in his state in 2012 — drew on his own experience to describe what...
Researchers with Harvard and Johns Hopkins' business schools compared prices on 2,238 ride requests in New York City to find out if Uber or Lyft was cheaper.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Sunday expressed cautious optimism about a bipartisan compromise on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for a select group of Americans before the tax credits expire at the end of the year. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor...
