Americans’ economic outlook continues to improve, even if it still isn’t great. The number who see economic growth, or even a boom coming, has risen for the second consecutive month; the number who fear a recession is down again. Ratings of the current economy are at their highest level in over two years; they’ve also
Washington — Special counsel Robert Hur is scheduled to testify before Congress about his probe into President Biden’s handling of classified records for the first time on March 12, according to his personal attorney and a person familiar with congressional negotiations with the Justice Department. Hur is set to appear before the GOP-led House Judiciary
Washington — The White House confirmed Thursday that the U.S. has intelligence that Russia is developing a capability to target satellites in space, one day after the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee gave a cryptic warning about “a serious national security threat.” “It is related to an anti-satellite capability that Russia is developing,” John
The funding partner for Trump Media & Technology Group said it has received regulatory approval from securities regulators that will allow it to proceed with a long-delayed merger. The combination could provide former President Donald Trump with a stake worth almost $4 billion. Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a so-called special-purpose acquisition company, said Thursday in
Washington — Extreme staffing shortages, policy violations and systemic operational failures contributed to hundreds of likely preventable inmate deaths across the Federal Bureau of Prisons system between 2014 and 2021, a government watchdog found in a blistering report released Thursday. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General examined 344 deaths of inmates in BOP’s custody
A New York judge denied former President Donald Trump’s request to dismiss criminal charges related to a “hush money” payment and said his trial would proceed as scheduled on March 25, delivering a blow to Trump’s efforts to delay what would be the first trial of any former president in U.S. history. Trump is attending
A New York judge denied former President Donald Trump’s request to dismiss criminal charges related to a “hush money” payment and said his trial would proceed as scheduled on March 25, delivering a blow to Trump’s efforts to delay what would be the first trial of any former president in U.S. history. Trump is attending