Nation and World Politics
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Fed's Powell: Rate cuts likely this year, but more evidence is needed that inflation is tamed
Mar 06, 2024 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but that it first wants to see more evi...
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Nikki Haley will suspend her campaign and leave Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidateMar 06, 2024 7:06 am - NEW YORK — Nikki Haley will suspend her presidential campaign Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, according to people familiar wit...
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Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can't be slowed, Haley looks to suspend campaignMar 06, 2024 6:51 am - WASHINGTON — The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don't want to see. On not-so-Super Tu...
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Gaza cease-fire talks have ended without a breakthrough with Ramadan days away, Egypt saysMar 05, 2024 8:56 am - CAIRO — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages ended Tuesday without a breakthrough, Egyptian officials said,...
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McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It's a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attackMar 05, 2024 7:13 am - WASHINGTON — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House — having o...
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AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up
Mar 05, 2024 7:10 am - DENVER — While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life — screening job resumes, rental a...
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Ukraine claims it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones
Mar 05, 2024 7:07 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed Tuesday it has sunk another Russian warship in the Black Sea using high-tech sea drones as Kyiv’s forces continue to take aim at targets d...
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Coast-to-coast Super Tuesday contests poised to move Biden and Trump closer to November rematch
Mar 05, 2024 6:46 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties' nominations Tuesday during the biggest day of ...
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Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military secrets
Mar 04, 2024 12:04 pm - BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to leaking highly classified military documents about the wa...
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Settlement in Wisconsin fake elector case offers new details on the strategy by Trump lawyers
Mar 04, 2024 10:56 am - Two attorneys for then-President Donald Trump orchestrated a plan for fake electors to file paperwork falsely saying the Republican won Wisconsin in a strategy to overtur...