Just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Beijing, the Pentagon announced that a Chinese surveillance balloon has not only entered U.S. airspace but has also been hovering over Montana since Wednesday.

The U.S. added 517,000 jobs in January, according to the Labor Department’s jobs report released Friday, way ahead of the consensus forecast of 187,000 jobs gained. The unemployment rate dipped to 3.4 percent, despite a wave of recent layoffs announced by major companies and concerns that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes would spark a...

The U.S. labor market clocked another shockingly strong month in January, adding 517,000 jobs and dipping down to 3.4 percent unemployment, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The numbers blow past expectations. Analysts were projecting an increase around 185,000 jobs and for the unemployment rate to edge up to 3.6 percent. In...

Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.), the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House, is urging members of his party to compromise on a policing bill instead of attempting to pass “the perfect piece of legislation.” “There’s no perfect bill,” the longtime Congressman told The Washington Post’s The Early 202 in an interview published on Friday. “To keep trying to get...

Some analysts believe Biden is continuing the neo-protectionism of the Trump era, although with a bit more polish.

China on Friday said that it is looking into reports that a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon has been traveling over the northern portion of the U.S. this week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.  “We have noted relevant reports and are looking into and verifying the situation,” Mao said at a daily press briefing....

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is only the latest twist in centuries of imperial European conflict over the rule of Europe’s eastern flank. Since the rise of the Muscovy state in the 1400s, the Russian empire — whether led by tsars, general secretaries or presidents — has sought to subjugate or rule the many nations of...

Tax season is officially open and those filers in line for a refund this year may be wondering when the money will land in their accounts.

In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller held (5-4) that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual the right to possess firearms independent of service in a state militia and to use firearms for traditionally lawful purposes, including self-defense within the home. The court majority, along with many members of Congress,...

An arrest warrant has been issued for Cincinnati Bengals' running back Joe Mixon on one count of aggravated menacing, according to online court records.