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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to reporters during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Congressional Democrats held the line on their health-care demands just hours before meeting Monday with President Donald Trump and Republican leadership to discuss avoiding…
The US Capitol is seen in the background as signage for US Department of Labor is seen in Washington, DC on August 4, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images The Labor Department is preparing for what would amount to a news and data blackout should the U.S. government suspend operations. In a contingency…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to members of the media outside the Grace Agard-Harewood Older Adult Club in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday that he is suspending his bid for re-election. His announcement could give…
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks to members of the media alongside fellow Republicans during a press conference following Republicans weekly policy lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters As congressional Democrats push to tie extending Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies to the government funding…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock market growth that seems impervious to tariffs, politics and a moribund jobs picture is in turn powering consumer spending and putting a floor under an economy that many expected to be…
Breakfast cereals are displayed for sale in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., April 22, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Core inflation was little changed in August, according to the Federal Reserve’s primary forecasting tool, likely keeping the central bank on pace for interest rate reductions ahead. The personal consumption expenditures price index posted a 0.3% gain for…
Zohran Mamdani grabbed the national spotlight midyear when he won New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. As the city prepares for the mayoral election in November, voters are closely watching the promises Mamdani is making to win support. One of Mamdani’s key campaign promises is the creation of city-owned grocery stores….
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is seen on a cloudy and foggy morning, March 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The White House warned federal agencies to prepare for mass firings if Congress does not reach a deal to fund the government before next Wednesday. A memo released Wednesday by the Office of…
A Breeze Airways airplane on the tarmac at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Florida, on May 27, 2021. Matt May | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. startup airline Breeze Airways is planning to fly internationally for the first time early next year, aiming to win over sun-seeking travelers as the carrier enters its fifth year…
A sign at a NYS Department Of Labor job fair at the Downtown Central Library in Buffalo, New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Initial claims for unemployment insurance were well below expectations last week, helping to douse caution at the Federal Reserve and elsewhere that the…