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Migrants who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally wait to be loaded on a bus to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol, Rio Grande Valley Sector, on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in La Joya, Texas. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has launched a new operation to send

Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Oct. 9, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa. Scott Olson | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Thursday granted former President Donald Trump‘s request to temporarily halt the release of White House records to lawmakers investigating the deadly Capitol

Shipping containers in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images The rate of consumer price increases jumped to a three-decade high in October as supply chain disruptions and holiday-shopping demand fueled inflation across a range of industries. But as hot

US President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and stakeholders during the signing of H.R. 1652, the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021, in the East Room at the White House on July 22, 2021. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images The White House

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul | Reuters Elon Musk has told his tens of millions of social media followers that he “would prefer to stay out of politics.” Yet, with a mix of trash talk and

Gas prices over $4.00 a gallon are displayed at a Speedway Express station on October 12, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images By most economic metrics, American businesses are staging a remarkable rebound from the Covid-19 recession. But ask the people themselves, and Americans tell you they aren’t feeling so peachy.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and the rule that will allow the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2021. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images While many Democrats let

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn exits a vehicle as he arrives for his sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, December 18, 2018. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The House committee investigating the deadly Capitol invasion said Monday it issued subpoenas to several high-profile allies of former President Donald Trump, including former national security

Lael Brainard, governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve with Fed Governors, Jerome Powell and Stanley Fischer. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Joe Biden met with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Lael Brainard on this week as the administration decides whom to nominate to lead the central bank for the next

In this article AAPL Governor Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing and makes announcement to combat COVID-19 Delta variant in New York, August 2, 2021. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Andrew Cuomo’s arraignment was postponed Friday until January after the Albany County district attorney told the court that the misdemeanor sex-crime

Sean Rayford | Getty Images News | Getty Images A federal appeals court temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine and testing requirements for private businesses on Saturday, just a day after they had officially gone into effect.  The Republican attorneys general of Texas, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Utah, as well as several private

A woman seeking employment attends the 25th annual Central Florida Employment Council Job Fair at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The unemployment picture improved for Americans overall in October, but not for women and Black workers. While the total unemployment rate fell from 4.8% to 4.6% last month, it

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., right, and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., conduct a news conference on plans to move forward with the Build Back Better Act and the infrastructure bill in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, November 5, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the October jobs report from the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden lauded the October jobs report on Friday, saying the strong gains in employment and the falling

Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against Covid-19 mandates outside the General Motors (GM) Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Mathew Hatcher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Several business groups expressed concern about President Joe Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate on Thursday, arguing that the requirements will burden businesses during the

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol building on November 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. Sarah Silbiger | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Joint Committee on Taxation released its initial analysis of Democrats’ major social spending and climate bill Thursday, judging that the “Build

US Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal speaks to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 28, 2021, after a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images A key House panel was set Wednesday to review the latest version of President Joe Biden’s social safety net and climate plan

Katie Novotny walks along First Street while displaying a sign of protest during a demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., November 3, 2021. Tom Brenner | Reuters The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed skeptical Wednesday of New York’s restrictions on carrying concealed guns outside the home as they considered the most significant