U.S. President Joe Biden attends a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, United States, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The Biden administration this week sent several signals of a toughened U.S. economic strategy…
A portrait of Jeff Yass. Photo: Eddie Malluk Inside one of the largest options trading firms in the world sits a little-known charitable foundation that has quietly donated tens of millions of dollars to influence federal policy, education and legislation. The company and foundation are twin ventures of major Republican donor Jeff Yass and a…
Enlarge symbolArrows point outwards David Dwayne Cassady, inmate in Georgia. Courtesy: Georgia Department of Corrections A man serving a life sentence in a Georgia prison for kidnapping and other crimes built two bombs that he mailed to an office building in the District of Columbia and to the federal courthouse and buildings in Anchorage, Alaska,…
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the U.S. economy and his administration’s efforts to improve the American economy during his visit to Flex LTD, a factory that makes solar energy microinverters, in West Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., July 6, 2023 Revitalize manufacturing. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Joe Biden is struggling to convince inflation-weary…
A Union Pacific freight train travels in Round Rock, Texas, on April 21, 2023. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A year after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, caused an environmental disaster, the Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled new rules intended to improve the safety of rail freight transportation. A new rule passed by…
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the Pray Vote Stand Summit organized by the Family Research Council on September 15, 2023 in Washington. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Donald Trump began promoting a series of expensive Bibles on Tuesday in collaboration with country star Lee Greenwood, whose song “God Bless the…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Administration of the House Budget Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that China views the global…
C Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images TikTok has launched a $2.1 million ad campaign with a clear message to senators facing tough re-election battles this year: Block the House bill that effectively bans the app in the United States could prohibit. “Think of the 5 million small business owners who rely on TikTok to…
In this illustration from June 8, 2023, a smartphone is placed on a keyboard with the Coinbase logo displayed and cryptocurrency representations. Ruvic cube | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission won a major victory in its lawsuit against it Coinbase On Wednesday, a judge ruled that his claim that the cryptocurrency exchange engaged in…
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield votes on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue, at the UN -Voice Headquarters New York on March 25, 2024. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images…
