Nation and World Politics
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Affluent Americans are driving U.S. economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cutsApr 29, 2024 7:42 am - WASHINGTON — Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She's plann...
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Demonstrations roil U.S. campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over the war in GazaApr 29, 2024 7:07 am - LOS ANGELES — Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others...
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Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to GazaApr 29, 2024 7:01 am - RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza S...
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Israeli officials concerned about possible ICC arrest warrants as pressure mounts over war in GazaApr 29, 2024 7:00 am - JERUSALEM — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as internatio...
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About 1 in 4 US adults 50 and older who aren’t yet retired expect to never retire, AARP study findsApr 26, 2024 2:39 pm - WASHINGTON — About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who are not yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster th...
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Rooting for Trump to fail has made his stock shorters millionsApr 26, 2024 9:37 am - NEW YORK — Rooting for Donald Trump to fail has rarely been this profitable. Just ask a hardy band of mostly amateur Wall Street investors who have collectively made tens...
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Trump's lawyers seek to discredit testimony of prosecution's lead witness in hush money trialApr 26, 2024 2:11 pm - NEW YORK — Donald Trump's defense team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing...
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Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last monthApr 26, 2024 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest r...
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court argument on Trump’s criminal immunityApr 25, 2024 1:11 pm - The Supreme Court spent hours Thursday morning debating former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for allegedly conspiring to undo the results of...
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Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s claim of absolute immunity but decision’s timing is unclearApr 25, 2024 12:18 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interferenc...
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