US Fed chief says inflation ‘still too high’
Washington-- US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said that despite turning lower over the past few months, inflation is still too high, noting...
US Attorney General warns of rising threats related to Israel-Hamas conflict
Washington-- US Attorney General Merrick Garland said that the Justice Department is seeing an increase in reported threats against Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities...
Jordan loses 2nd bid to become Speaker as 22 Republicans vote against him
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Washington-- Republican Jim Jordan lost his second bid for taking the Speaker's chair on Wednesday as he failed to get the 217...
White House waives 26 federal laws to allow building border wall in Texas
Houston-- In the wake of a fresh surge of migrants influx, the White House has waived 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction...
US Senate unveils stopgap bill in bid to avert govt shutdown
Washington-- The US Senate has unveiled a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through November 17, with $6.2 billion in funding...
US President Biden’s son Hunter to be indicted on gun charges: DOJ
Houston-- Special Counsel David Weiss plans to ask a grand jury to indict Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, over gun...
Dangerous heat wave hits eastern US
Washington-- A dangerous heat wave is baking the eastern US, with several cities breaking records and the heat stretching from Minnesota to Texas to...
US Senate Republican leader McConnell again freezes during presser
Washington-- For a second time in just over a month, US Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell froze for more than 30 seconds while speaking...
US economy grew more slowly in second quarter than previously estimated
Washington-- The US economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously estimated -- a good sign for the Federal Reserve, which is...
Anti-caste discrimination bill passed in California Assembly
San Francisco-- In a move that would make caste bias illegal and strengthen social justice, the California State Assembly has passed the anti-caste discrimination...