President Biden on Wednesday bashed the economic theory of trickle-down, while promoting what the White House has deemed “Bidenomics.” “Here’s the simple truth about trickle-down economics, it didn’t represent the best of American capitalism, let alone America,” Biden said in remarks in Chicago. “It represented a moment where we walked away… from how this country...
The governors of Wyoming and Colorado on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding for interstate collaboration on the development of carbon capture technologies. The bipartisan partnership, signed by Govs. Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.), will explore the potential of these emerging tools to complement existing and future industries, while boosting economic growth and reducing...
A coalition of business leaders is stepping up pressure on the Biden administration to use all means at its disposal to issue more work visas as labor shortages threaten to cripple a variety of industries. In a letter to President Biden, 126 business leaders and employers called for him to "expand a special category of...
The Supreme Court is set to release its decision on President Biden’s relief of up to $20,000 in student loan debt, with advocates and borrowers widely concerned the justices will strike down the plan. The court holds a strong 6-3 conservative majority that seemed skeptical of the administration’s ability to forgive the debt during oral...
Former Connecticut U.S. Senator Lowell P. Weicker passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, his family said. Weicker served on the Senate's Watergate committee in 1973.
New York City Deputy Mayor Anne Williams-Isom said the city has reached a "tipping point" as more than 50,000 asylum seekers are currently under the city's care.
The Supreme Court ruled that Alabama’s maps are illegally diluting Black voters’ political power. State lawmakers have until July 21 to adopt a new congressional map.
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem won't endorse in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, saying she can't see how anyone beats former President Trump.
The North Carolina House has agreed to pass Senate-approved revisions to an abortion law scheduled to begin Saturday. The alterations could derail pending litigation targeting the law.