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Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia inside her office chambers in the Fulton County Justice Center Tower in Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. David Walter Banks | The Washington Post | Getty Images Grand juries that were seated in Atlanta on Tuesday could soon decide whether to charge former President Donald

New Chinese laws on espionage and foreign relations took effect on July 1. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images BEIJING — For foreign businesses in China, geopolitics hold more sway than new Chinese laws, according to analysts. National security is a growing priority for the country. Two new laws, one on espionage and

Logan Paul and KSI pose with Prime hydration bottles prior to a regular season game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 31, 2023, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Brandon Sloter | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) speaks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 7, 2023. Mark Schiefelbein | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has become the second U.S. Cabinet member to visit China in a month,

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum reacts during an event for announcing he enters the 2024 presidential race, joining a growing field of candidates hoping to topple Donald Trump and secure the Republican nomination, in Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. June 7, 2023.  Dan Koeck | Reuters North Dakota governor and Republican presidential candidate Doug Burgum (R-N.D.)

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses journalists in a press conference July 9 capping her four-day Beijing visit. She said “direct, substantive and productive” talks have set relations between the world’s two largest economies on a “surer footing.” Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of meetings

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on July 6, 2023, for her first visit under the Biden administration. Mark Schiefelbein | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended American actions to protect its national security in prepared remarks for a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. “The United

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son of former US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Friday, May 19, 2023. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democratic candidate for president, stood at the world’s biggest bitcoin conference in Miami in

Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to speak to the press at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2023, announcing the unsealing of the indictment against former US President Donald Trump. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Special counsel Jack Smith’s office spent more than $5.4 million during the four

Florida Governor and 2024 hopeful Ron DeSantis greets supporters during a campaign stop at Derry-Salem Elks Lodge in Salem, New Hampshire, on June 1, 2023. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images The presidential campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday it raised $20 million in the six weeks since the Republican launched his

Bed Bath & Beyond logo is seen on the shop in Williston, Vermont on June 19, 2023. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond is facing scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers for allegedly evading severance pay for thousands of employees laid off after its recent bankruptcy. The

Former U.S. President Donald Trump dances on the day of his “Make America Great Again” rally in Pickens, South Carolina, July 1, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Former President Donald Trump‘s 2024 fundraising operation raked in more than $35 million in the second quarter, nearly doubling what it raised in the previous reporting period, three

Attorney L. Lin Wood holds up a Bible while speaking during a press conference on election results in Alpharetta, Georgia, U.S., December 2, 2020. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Lin Wood, a pro-Trump lawyer who worked to challenge the 2020 election results, retired from practicing law in order to avoid his potential disbarment in Georgia. That

The former US President announced his intention to create a new social media platform after he was banned from Facebook and Twitter last year. Leon Neal | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Three Florida men were charged Thursday in criminal and civil complaints with insider trading of a shell company’s stock before it announced plans to

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services March 22, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to Beijing this week to meet with senior Chinese officials. The Treasury said Yellen is expected to discuss a number of macroeconomic

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson attends President Joe Bidens State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, February 7, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson excoriated her colleagues who voted to strike down race-conscious college admissions policies,

Supporters of student debt forgiveness demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.  Olivier Douliery | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, denying tens of millions of Americans the chance to get up to $20,000 of their debt

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he’ll give a second go at his student debt relief plan, rooting it in the Higher Education Act, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against his initial plan to forgive up to $20,000 per borrower. “I believe the court’s decision was a mistake, it was wrong,” Biden said,