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U.S. President Joe Biden, who just announced his reelection campaign for president, delivers remarks at North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton, Washington D.C, April 25, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sounds optimistic about the odds of reaching a deal with Republicans to raise or suspend

In this article JPM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill September 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon in an interview Thursday said he was “so

The debt ceiling meeting slated for Friday between President Joe Biden and top congressional leaders has been postponed until early next week, a source told CNBC. Biden was set to sit down with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem

Republican presidential candidate businessman Vivek Ramaswamy speaks to guests at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off on April 22, 2023 in Clive, Iowa. Scott Olson | Getty Images Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy built his White House bid around urging companies to stay out of politics. What he doesn’t tell voters is the

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum in Titusville. DeSantis used the event to sign bills into law that increase penalties for offenses involving sexual battery on children and drug trafficking targeting children, and a third bill involving pretrial release and detention.  Paul Hennessy

People walk and ride bicycles past the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 11, 2023. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Congressional Budget Office on Friday said that tax revenues and emergency measures after June 15 “will probably allow the government to continue financing operations through at least the end

Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watches as Joe Tacopina, lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, May 8, 2023. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters

Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser, speaks during an interview at an Economic Club of Washington event in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, April 14, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. and Chinese officials met for two days in Vienna to discuss a range of topics, including Russia’s war in

Former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, US, on Thursday, April 27, 2023.  Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday again pushed false claims that his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden was “rigged” as he clashed with a CNN host

Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York, during a joint meeting of Congress with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was charged by federal prosecutors with an array of crimes,

Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York, arrives for a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been criminally charged by the Department of Justice, NBC News reported Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the

A screen displays a former U.S. president Donald Trump’s video deposition in court during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May

WASHINGTON — Failure to raise the U.S. debt ceiling would cause an “economic catastrophe,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday. “That is something that could produce financial chaos, it would drastically reduce the amount of spending and would mean that Social Security recipients and veterans and people counting on money from the government that they’re

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Markets look to rebound U.S. stock indexes are coming off their worst week since March. A regional bank stock rebound and strong Apple earnings boosted the market Friday, and April jobs data came in better than expected despite recession

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on “Worldwide Threats” at the U.S. Capitol in Washington May 10, 2022.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters WASHINGTON — The director of America’s top spy agency warned lawmakers Thursday that Russia and China will take advantage of the U.S. potentially defaulting on its

In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A view of the Walt Disney World theme park entrance in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, July 11, 2020. Octavio Jones | Getty Images The Florida Chamber of Commerce has counted Disney as an ally for over a decade and helped propel Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images WASHINGTON — The nation’s top securities regulator on Friday announced it had given a $279 million award through its whistleblower program — the largest in its history. The Securities and Exchange Commission said the unnamed whistleblower provided information and assistance that

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with members of his “Investing in America Cabinet” in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2023.  Leah Millis | Reuters WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden warned that the low unemployment rate in Friday’s jobs report could disappear if House Republicans do not increase the debt