Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to defund Planned Parenthood

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider the South Carolina health department’s effort to cut off funding from Planned Parenthood because it performs abortions, wading into another dispute over access to the procedure in the wake of its reversal of Roe v. Wade. The case, known as Kerr v. Edwards, stems from

Dow Jones Seeks to End 9-Day Skid Ahead of Key Fed Meeting

‘We will know if we ate all the Christmas cookies before Christmas Eve,’ said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is seeking to end its nine-day skid, the longest losing streak in more than 40 years, as investors await a key Federal Reserve policy meeting. The blue-chip average

What’s in the continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown?

Washington — Congressional leaders unveiled a stopgap measure late Thursday to keep the government funded for three months, pushing a larger funding fight into the new year.  But the 1,500 page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would do more than keep the government funded at current levels to prevent a government shutdown. The bill