Trump orders DOJ to investigate meatpacking companies for ‘illicit collusion’ amid rising beef prices
Trump orders DOJ investigation into meatpacking companies over alleged price fixing as beef costs soar. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirms…
Fed’s Miran says stablecoin surge could help push interest rates lower
The central banker said the Fed might need to lower its own policy rate to avoid unintentionally slowing the economy.…
Millions more Americans could access obesity drugs after Trump’s deals with Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk
Medicare will start covering obesity drugs for the first time, which could open access to millions of seniors and spur…
Shutdown means another missed jobs report Friday. Here’s what it probably would have shown
Jobs Friday won't be happening again this week as the record-long government shutdown has resulted in a lack of official…
Senate Republicans reject Democrat deal to reopen government
The U.S. government shutdown has dragged on for 38 days because of a dispute over whether ACA tax credits should…
Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits
The Trump administration tried not to pay for any food stamps in November because of the government shutdown. It now…
In the West Bank’s last Christian village, faith, fear and an uncertain future
Taybeh, the West Bank's last all-Palestinian Christian village, is struggling as settler violence, checkpoints and economic woes drive tourism and…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, trailblazing Democratic leader from San Francisco, won’t seek reelection
Rep. Nancy Pelosi leveraged decades of power in the U.S. House to become one of the most influential political leaders…
Republicans, including ‘cowardly’ Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50
California Republicans are blaming each other about their overwhelming loss on Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting ballot measure voters approved…