Kevin McCarthy denies reports he is considering resigning from Congress
Kevin McCarthy denies reports he is considering resigning from Congress
WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., , shot down reports that he was considering an early departure from Congress and said Friday that he won't be stepping down. "I am not resigning. I got a lot more work to do," McCarthy told repo...
2023-10-09 09:32:00
Iowa Democrats move caucus results to Super Tuesday
Iowa Democrats move caucus results to Super Tuesday
Iowa Democrats are officially conceding the position they have held in every presidential nominating contest since 1972: going first. The plans announced Friday jibe with the Democratic National Committee's new early state plans, which will...
2023-10-09 09:31:54
Biden, Macron others voice support for Israel after Hamas attack
Biden, Macron others voice support for Israel after Hamas attack
President on Saturday detailed a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister in which he expressed support for Israel after the by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. "I made clear to Prime Minister Netanyahu that we stand ready to offer all appro...
2023-10-09 09:31:48
U.S. Treasury details EV tax credit rebate rules
U.S. Treasury details EV tax credit rebate rules
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued new guidance on how a $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit can be used as a point-of-sale rebate starting in January. Currently, consumers can only take advantage of the $7,500 new EV credit or $4...
2023-10-09 09:31:38
Watch live: President Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs report
Watch live: President Biden delivers remarks on the September jobs report
(The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a video above at that time.) President Joe Biden is slated to address the jobs report released Friday morning showing positive growth in the economy...
2023-10-09 09:31:31
Kaiser Permanente health workers threaten more strikes
Kaiser Permanente health workers threaten more strikes
workers on Friday threatened further if executives don't meet their demands over health-care staffing and job outsourcing. More than 75,000 Kaiser are scheduled to end a three-day in California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon at 6 a.m. Sat...
2023-10-09 09:31:25
MTA: Zero emission buses and expanded service funded with toll
MTA: Zero emission buses and expanded service funded with toll
New York City is months away from introducing the first zone-based tolling program in the U.S. The project, which begins in the spring of 2024, will increase the tolls drivers pay to enter points of Manhattan south of 60th street. The final...
2023-10-09 09:31:13
Blinken says U.S. has 'not yet seen' evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas a
Blinken says U.S. has 'not yet seen' evidence of Iran involvement in Hamas a
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that it is not clear there was any involvement by Iran in the on Israel. Iran has long been a supporter of Hamas, the group designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization, whose attack...
2023-10-09 09:31:07
<b>Trump New York fraud trial continues as former president leaves</b>
Trump New York fraud trial continues as former president leaves
New York Attorney General Letitia James declared that "the show is over" after the former president left his $250 million civil business fraud trial in the middle of proceedings Wednesday. "I will not be bullied," James said at Manhattan Su...
2023-10-05 10:56:39
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sues Biden for defamation
Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani sues Biden for defamation
WASHINGTON — sued President for defamation Wednesday, saying he lost clients and podcast listeners after Biden called him a "Russian pawn" during an October 2020 debate with then-President . Giuliani said he had not yet calculated how muc...
2023-10-05 10:56:28
<b>House speaker battle heats up: Trump, Jordan, Scalise in the mix</b>
House speaker battle heats up: Trump, Jordan, Scalise in the mix
WASHINGTON — The House speaker's gavel is up for grabs for the second time this year, and for the second time, that contest is threatening to divide the Republican caucus along ideological lines. Reps. Jim Jordan and Steve Scalise are the...
2023-10-05 10:56:22
<b>Tornadoes are more destructive than ever in the U.S.</b>
Tornadoes are more destructive than ever in the U.S.
May 22, 2011, began as a beautiful day in Joplin, Missouri. Families and friends gathered outside. Suddenly, the sky changed. Troy Bolander, who grew up in nearby Kansas, noticed the clouds beginning to swirl. He began to prepare his crawl...
2023-10-05 10:55:30
<b>UK PM Rishi Sunak scraps major high-speed rail link; plans to phase out smoking</b>
UK PM Rishi Sunak scraps major high-speed rail link; plans to phase out smoking
MANCHESTER, England — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday unveiled a raft of new policies aimed at shoring up waning support for his Conservative Party ahead of next year's general election. Included in the measures was the antic...
2023-10-05 10:55:23
Health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente
Health care workers strike at Kaiser Permanente
More than 75,000 workers at — the nation's largest health-care nonprofit organization — went on Wednesday at hospitals and medical offices in five states after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing...
2023-10-05 10:55:17
<b>Republican Party debate: Ex-ambassador says dark horse may beat Trump</b>
Republican Party debate: Ex-ambassador says dark horse may beat Trump
"I still think there is a possibility of a dark horse candidate, somebody like Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, who could jump into the race, attract donors, coalesce the non-Trump voters and come out as the candidate," Lukens said. Youngki...
2023-10-04 11:30:28