U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing an executive order related to American manufacturing in the South Court Auditorium of the White House complex on January 25, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images President Joe Biden‘s coronavirus rescue plan, and two of its key economic provisions, have broad support as Democrats try
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Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters The Department of Justice on Wednesday dropped a case against Yale University in which it alleged that the Ivy League institution was discriminating against White and Asian applicants in its admissions process. The decision, announced in a filing in
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks to the media during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. Al Drago | Reuters Congress will take its first votes Tuesday on the path toward passing Democrats’ $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Both the House and Senate plan to hold procedural
U.S President Donald Trump returns to the White House after news media declared Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2020. Carlos Barria | Reuters After members of his first legal team quit, former President Donald Trump has acquired a pair
An employee holds a jar of marijuana on sale after it became legal in the state to sell recreational marijuana to customers over 21 years old in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Illinois begins the legal sale of marijuana on Jan 1, 2020. Matthew Hatcher | Reuters Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two other Democratic senators
President Joe Biden speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2021. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden will meet with 10 Republican senators Monday as he decides whether to slim his coronavirus relief proposal to win GOP votes or forge ahead with only
Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov’s murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country’s constitution, in Moscow, Russia February 29, 2020. Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has condemned the “persistent use of harsh
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) (L), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO). Reuters (L) | Getty Images (R) GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her staff allegedly “berated” House Democrat Cori Bush of Missouri, who said Friday she’s moving her office away from Greene’s “for my team’s safety.” Bush also said in a tweet that the Georgia
Members of the far-right group Proud Boys make ‘OK’ hand gestures indicating “white power” as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building to protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Jim Urquhart | Reuters
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) wearing a mask, which reads “Trump won”, speaks with a colleague on the opening day of the 117th Congress on the opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 3, 2021. Bill O’Leary | Reuters Lawmakers and activists are calling to remove freshman GOP Georgia Rep.
Three generations of Dan Mangans Courtesy: Dan Mangan Joseph Kennedy Sr. had his shoeshine boy. I have my 13-year-old son — and my dad. Some 92 years ago, Kennedy — father of one U.S. president and two other kids who became senators — is said to have sold off his substantial portfolio in the red-hot
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Adam Jeffery | CNBC This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the nation’s top financial regulator, said on Friday that it is reviewing recent trading volatility that has led to a meteoric rise in GameStop and AMC Entertainment and
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren lambasted the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, blaming the regulator and its failure to act for a chaotic dayslong blitz of market speculation. “We need an SEC that has clear rules about market manipulation and then has the
A man wearing a face masks leaves Game Stop with the new Play Station 5 gaming console on Black Friday, November 27, 2020. Aimee Dilger | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images WASHINGTON – Josh Holmes spent much of Wednesday in Washington watching the populist uprising over GameStop in the stock market with fascination
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks during a news conference calling for the removal of a bust from the Capitol of Chief Justice Roger Taney in Washington on Monday, March 9, 2020. Caroline Brehman | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Democrats have started to lay the groundwork to pass the next coronavirus relief
The Biden administration could be open to adjusting eligibility levels for the next round of coronavirus stimulus checks to ensure the relief flows to families who need the emergency funds the most, the president’s top economic advisor said Tuesday morning. Brian Deese, who joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” from the White House, said he has welcomed
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer are seen during a joint session of Congress after they reconvened to certify the Electoral College votes of the 2020 presidential election in the House chamber in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Senate leaders moved closer Tuesday to a
House impeachment managers stand at the U.S. Capitol to hand-carry an article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate for trial on accusations of inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters The House delivered its impeachment article against Donald Trump to