Dec 16 Fed's rate cuts likely to slow with inflation pressures still elevated By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Americans hoping for lower borrowing costs for homes, credit cards and cars may be disappointed after this week's Federal Reserve meeting. Continue reading
Dec 16 Journalists anticipate renewed hostility under the incoming Trump administration By David Bauder, Associated Press News organizations are heading into the second Trump era weak both financially and in public esteem. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Trump addresses SoftBank investment, Ukraine war, polio vaccine and more at Mar-a-Lago news conference By Colleen Long, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Speaking at his first press conference since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump also threatened legal action against the Biden administration over sales of portions of border wall, saying he has spoken to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and other… Continue reading
Dec 16 Japan's SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects, Trump says By Colleen Long, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump joined SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son to announce plans by the Japanese company to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years. Continue reading
Dec 16 Former FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a phony bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, that became central to a Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Biden creates national monument honoring Frances Perkins, 1st woman to serve in U.S. Cabinet By Associated Press As labor secretary, Frances Perkins helped President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulate policies behind the 1930s New Deal and create safeguards in the national economy following the Great Depression. Continue reading
Dec 15 Schumer calls on U.S. agencies to use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Dave Collins, Associated Press After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are urging action to identify and stop the mysterious flights. Continue reading
Dec 15 McConnell says Trump's nominees should 'steer clear' of undermining polio vaccine By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press The statement by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, appeared to be directed at Trump’s pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after a report that one of his advisers filed a petition to revoke approval for the… Continue reading
Dec 14 ABC agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
Dec 14 Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Continue reading