Jun 24 After Supreme Court abortion decision, Democrats seek probe of tech’s use of personal data By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving mobile phone users by collecting and selling their personal data. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds briefing as administration works to lower gas prices By Matthew Daly, Associated Press An oil industry meeting with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to lower gas prices and boost domestic oil supplies was constructive, but did not produce a major breakthrough, administration and industry officials said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 23 FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes, widely blamed teen vaping surge By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 5:52 Biden asks Congress to suspend the federal gas tax to curb rising prices President Biden is calling on Congress to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax. The president told reporters at an event Wednesday that he knows the proposal isn’t a permanent solution to rising prices at the pump. White House correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: Fed Chair Powell defends aggressive rate hikes, admits recession is possible In our news wrap Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged to raise interest rates enough to douse inflation without sparking a recession, Russian artillery battered Kharkiv in Ukraine's northeast, Sri Lanka's prime minister declared his nation’s economy is in… Continue watching
Jun 22 How Biden’s proposed gas tax holiday could alleviate pressure at the pump By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Facing stubbornly high gas prices that average about $5 a gallon nationwide, President Joe Biden has urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. Continue reading
Jun 22 EU lawmakers back stricter emission caps in climate change fight By Associated Press European Union lawmakers are requiring deeper emission cuts from power plants, factories and planes in Europe while endorsing an unprecedented import tax to step up the fight against global warming. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Fed chair Powell says rate hikes will be decided ‘meeting by meeting’ By Chris Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the Fed's determination to raise interest rates high enough to slow inflation, a commitment that has fanned concerns that the central bank's fight against surging prices could tip the economy into recession. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden calls on Congress to pass 3-month gas tax suspension By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts by many lawmakers. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:54 News Wrap: Georgia, Arkansas, Virginia and Alabama hold elections In our news wrap Tuesday, Multiple states are holding primary and runoff elections including Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Virginia. Also, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Ukraine’s prosecutor general, historic monsoon floods submerged more of Bangladesh, floods in China… Continue watching