Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced Tuesday that he was suspending his independent House bid, just over a month after entering the race. “I have [met] with leaders and with constituents and I have made the decision to hang it up here and stop perusing this race, THIS YEAR!” Santos posted on social media platform X. Santos...
Prosecutors have alleged that Trump has violated the gag order against him nearly a dozen times, and are calling for him to be fined and held in contempt of court.
Nine Republicans and one Democrat in the Senate flipped their votes from "no" to "aye" and backed a package that includes aid for Ukraine and Israel on Tuesday, helping it advance forward. All 10 senators had voted against the aid package the chamber passed in February. The package advanced toward a final vote Tuesday in...
The Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban most noncompete agreements, a watershed moment for the U.S. workforce that faces an uncertain future. These common agreements currently bar employees from leaving to work for competitors or start a competing business. The new rule prevents companies to use them moving forward, and it retroactively wipes out...
Story at a glance About a third of parents think the standard American diet is healthy for kids, according to new poll findings. The University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital polled 1,083 parents with at least one child between the ages of three and 10 about food and diet choices. The poll’s...
The power of the dollar over weaker Asian currencies is attracting attention as the prospect of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve recedes over the horizon. Former President Trump is the latest voice to weigh in on the economic consequences of the strong dollar, which can slash demand for U.S. exports and make goods...
The Senate is poised to pass a bill as part of a broader foreign aid package that could lead to a ban on the social media app TikTok. The Senate voted 80-19 to limit debate on the package, which includes a provision that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the app...
A bill proposal in California would prohibit security screening company CLEAR from skipping the general security lines at state airports, marking the first proposal of its kind. California state Sen. Josh Newman (D), the sponsor of the legislation, said the bill is not banning CLEAR from state airports, but rather moving the service to its...
The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday aimed at ensuring workers whose annual salaries are roughly $59,000 or less are compensated fairly when working overtime. The Labor Department said the rule would increase the salary thresholds required to exempt salaried workers from federal overtime pay requirements. Starting this July, the office said the salary threshold...
Former President Trump slammed the gag order imposed on him during his trial in Manhattan court as "unconstitutional" in public comments Tuesday afternoon.