House passes funding bill with just hours until government shutdown
Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
House vote imminent on plan to avert government shutdown
Congressional leaders are scrambling to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday. The government will shut down after midnight if Congress does not act.
Here’s a fact check on Trump’s recent comments about the history of U.S. tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump made claims about the history of U.S. tariff collection as he defended his plan to raise tariffs on goods from countries like China and Mexico in a news conference this week, claims historians say are at odds with the facts. In particular, Trump exaggerated the impact of tariff hikes during his first
Feds sue Zelle, alleging nation’s biggest banks failed to stop fraud
What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? What happens if you get scammed while using Zelle? 02:22 Three Major banks and Zelle rushed to bring a peer-to-peer payment network to market without first ensuring users would be protected against “widespread” fraud, alleges a lawsuit filed on Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Johnson vows “we will not have a government shutdown” as House GOP readies vote
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson emerged from a meeting with his fellow Republicans on Friday and said he believed lawmakers will manage to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midnight deadline. “There is a unanimous agreement in the room that we need to move forward. I will not telegraph to you the specific details of
Poland Says It Will Arrest Bibi If Israeli PM Attends Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary
Polish officials said they will arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in compliance with a warrant from the International Criminal Court if he attends the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. “We are obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court,” Władysław Bartoszewski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on
CFPB Sues Major US Banks Over Alleged Zelle Fraud, Claiming Consumer Losses of $870 Million
Consumer watchdog agency CFPB has sued three major banks, alleging they failed to protect consumers from fraud tied to Zelle transactions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against three of the nation’s largest banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo—accusing them of failing to protect consumers from alleged widespread fraud