Jun 10 Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Continue reading
Jun 10 U.S. military says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in latest escalation of tensions By Jon Gambrell, Michelle L. Price, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s warning came hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan — all of which host U.S. troops — came under Iranian fire. Continue reading
Jun 10 Bill Gates appears for Jeffrey Epstein interview. Here's what we know By Maria Ramirez Uribe Bill Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, is expected to sit for a closed-door transcribed interview on Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 6:25 How Maine Democrats view Platner's scandals and chances to oust Sen. Collins By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura Republicans and Democrats in Nevada, North Dakota and South Carolina select their nominees on Tuesday, but much of the nation’s political focus will be on Maine. Democrat Graham Platner is expected to emerge from the primary to take on five-term… Continue watching
Jun 09 New York's Penn Station to get $8 billion remodel with columns, sunlight and Trump's name By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Images of the estimated $8 billion project were released Monday and show a return to hub's original classical style, with a stone facade and rows of Roman-style columns. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 6:49 Bill Pulte 'deeply unqualified' to lead U.S. intelligence efforts, Jeffries says By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold On Tuesday, the House passed a bill that will fund immigration and border enforcement agencies. The package passed in the Senate last week and heads to the president's desk. Attention now turns to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Democrats… Continue watching
Jun 09 TIMELAPSE: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool refills with water after Trump paint job By Steff Staples, Julia Griffin, Dan Cooney The Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial is once again filled with water following President Donald Trump's renovations. Continue reading
Jun 09 Social Security's retirement trust fund faces a projected funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than expected By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Medicare's hospital insurance trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits in 2033, unchanged from last year's estimate. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: SSA chief testifies before House subcommittee on embattled agency's performance By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Frank Bisignano is expected to face pointed questions from lawmakers at a hearing on his agency’s customer service performance, its ability to pay Americans their benefits, protect their privacy, and other questions about the inner workings of the SSA. Continue reading
Jun 09 Live Results: North Dakota midterm primaries North Dakota’s lone U.S. House member faces a partial rematch of her 2024 nomination race in a state primary on Tuesday. Continue reading