An unequal distribution of wealth in the U.S. can make it so some from birth. Now lawmakers are considering whether can help. One proposal — the — would create savings accounts for all newborns. Low- and moderate- income families would...

More than half of think the is in an economic recession, although has been increasing for the past several years. According to a new , 56% of respondents said they believe the U.S. is in a recession and 58% say that President Joe Biden is r...

is about to take the helm of the (RPT) at a time with the influential state-level political organization is casting aside its longstanding alliance with corporate America. In its place, the RPT is embracing an anti-corporate, anti-elite age...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Reuters that European banks face growing risks operating in Russia and the U.S. is looking at strengthening its secondary sanctions on banks found to be aiding transactions for Russia's war effort....

The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a "virtual roll call" to nominate before the party's August convention — a tactic meant to spare Biden the of being left off Ohio's general election ballot. Biden's campaign and DNC announce...

A New York appeals court judge on Monday swiftly rejected a last-ditch bid by to delay his upcoming criminal hush money trial while he seeks to move the case to another court. Judge Lizbeth Gonzalez denied Trump's request on the same day hi...

A New York appeals judge on Tuesday knocked down yet another long-shot bid by to his criminal hush money trial, this time by seeking a pause while he challenges his court-imposed gag order. The swift rejection marked Trump's second failed a...

A woman who stole and then sold a diary and other items belonging to — the daughter of Presiden — to a right-wing media group weeks before the 2020 election was sentenced Tuesday to one month in federal jail and three months of home det...

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg on Wednesday was sentenced to five months in jail for under oath during the civil business of former President . Weisselberg declined to speak before the judge in a brief h...

Florida Gov. told donors and supporters at a private retreat last weekend that he plans to help raise money for 's presidential campaign, according to three sources familiar with the matter. told his allies about the move to help during a p...

The is moving ahead quickly with its , with hopes of starting to wipe out people's debts as soon as this fall. That action could prove crucial in the upcoming , experts say. Issues that "present a are more likely to impact the election, esp...

has used every legal tool at his disposal to try to dismiss, diminish or delay the four active criminal cases against him. But on Monday, barring a last-minute court intervention, Trump will become the first former president ever to be trie...

on Friday urged his followers to support his social media app Truth Social, as its parent company's continues to . Trump in a on that app said he believes Truth Social embodies the political "movement" behind his "Make America Great Again"...

said Friday that he would testify under oath in his criminal , which is set to begin in on Monday. "All I can do is tell the truth," said Trump, who is with 34 counts of falsifying business records, "and the truth is that there's no case."...

Inside one of the largest options trading firms in the world sits a little known charitable foundation that has quietly donated tens of millions of dollars to influence federal , and . The firm and the foundation are twin enterprises of Rep...