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S&P 500 Finally Eclipses a Key Technical Level
Stocks are wavering on Wall Street and holding on to most of the gains they made earlier in the week after the U.S. and China declared a temporary cease-fire in their trade war.
Wed, 14 May 2025 07:53:48 EDTJudge: Georgetown Scholar Can Be Freed From Detention Center During Case
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered that a Georgetown scholar from India be released from immigration detention after he was detained in the Trump administration's crackdown on foreign college students.
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:44:18 EDTNewsom Announces $12 Billion California Budget Deficit
California is staring down an $12 billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.The Democratic governor shared the number as he laid out his nearly $322 billion state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.He says the deficit is partly due to broad economic...
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:46:52 EDTReport: House Dems Oppose Trump Impeachment Effort
House Democrat leaders are set to oppose an effort by one of their own to impeach President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling it "a distraction."
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:37:47 EDTFAA: Reagan Airport to Pentagon Hotline Down 3 Years
A hotline connecting Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport air traffic controllers and their counterparts at the Pentagon has been "inoperable" for more than three years, a Federal Aviation Administration official told lawmakers Wednesday.
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:59:02 EDTNational Intelligence Council Acting Chair and Aide Fired
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired the acting chair of the National Intelligence Council and his top aide. The firings are reportedly a response to an intelligence assessment that runs contrary to...
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:23:54 EDTNoem: No Formalized Plan for Restructuring FEMA
There is no "formalized final plan" for restructuring the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday during a House hearing about her department's budget request, reports the New York Times.
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:22:46 EDTTrump Signs $1.2 Trillion Economic Deal With Qatar
President Donald Trump has announced a $1.2 trillion economic deal with Qatar on Wednesday.
Wed, 14 May 2025 11:50:56 EDTSec. Noem Calls for N.J. Dems Censure After ICE Scuffle
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called for the House of Representatives to censure the three New Jersey Democrat lawmakers involved in a confrontation with law enforcement outside a federal immigration detention center in Newark last week.
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:23:05 EDTRubio Expected to Make Drastic Changes to NSC
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is acting as national security adviser after the removal of Michael Waltz last month, is expected to make drastic changes to the National Security Council, including scaling down its size...
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:40:48 EDTEPA to Rollback Limits on Drinking Water Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration set the first federal drinking...
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:33:34 EDTGOP Tax Chief: Only $50 Billion for SALT in Budget
Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, said there is only $50 billion available to increase a tax deduction sought by Republicans in blue states.
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:20:09 EDTDOJ Will Switch Transgender Grants to Law Enforcement
The Department of Justice is diverting funds it formerly gave to organizations supporting transgender ideology - as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives - and instead using the money for law enforcement, according to documents.
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:19:54 EDTCarney: Canadians Not 'Impressed' by UK Invitation to Trump
Canadians aren't "impressed" by the United Kingdom's invitation to President Donald Trump for a second state visit, Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney told Sky News.
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:01:18 EDTRogue Communication Devices Found in Chinese Solar Power Inverters
U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them...
Wed, 14 May 2025 12:06:36 EDTNY Times Publisher: Trump Threatens 'Free and Independent Press'
Despite being more accessible to the media than any president in modern times, Donald Trump threatens the role of a free and independent press in the U.S., according to the publisher of The New York Times.
Wed, 14 May 2025 11:56:11 EDTUS Overdose Deaths Fell 27 Percent Last Year
There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before - the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday....
Wed, 14 May 2025 11:17:21 EDTCalifornia Gov. to Propose Medicaid Cuts for Illegals
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants his state to reduce healthcare for undocumented immigrants to help balance the state's budget.
Wed, 14 May 2025 11:09:35 EDTBrazil's Lula to Putin: 'Go to Istanbul and Negotiate'
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will press Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in peace negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Turkey later this week."I'll try to talk to Putin," Lula told a press conference in Beijing...
Wed, 14 May 2025 10:33:14 EDTQatar Signs Deal to Buy $200B of Boeing Jets
Qatar signed an agreement Wednesday to purchase jets from U.S. manufacturer Boeing for Qatar Airways during President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf Arab country.
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