There’s one word that will get any American fuming, regardless of their political inclination: infrastructure. Pothole-pocked roads, creaky bridges, and half-baked public transportation bind us nationally like little else can. And that was before climate change’s coastal flooding, extreme heat, and supercharged wildfires came around to make things even worse. US infrastructure was designed for …
By CHRIS MEGERIAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s no simple matter to move the commander in chief from point A to B, and it’s even more complicated when the president is seeking a second term. President Joe Biden recently spent three days in Pennsylvania, a pivotal state in the 2024 campaign, and he plans …
By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The presidential candidates have conflicting ideas about how much to reveal about their own finances and the best ways to boost the economy through tax policy. Biden, the sitting …
These items are breaking inflation records Experts say it may be safe to assume that we did avoid the recession that many people predicted would follow the pandemic, but inflation is still making it tough to afford everyday purchases. Inflation ran hot for a third straight month in March, raising questions about when the Federal …
A New York appeals court judge Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay his hush money criminal trial while he fights a gag order, clearing the way for jury selection to begin next week. Justice Cynthia Kern’s ruling is yet another loss for Trump, who has tried repeatedly to get the trial …
The United States and China have agreed to hold “intensive exchanges on balanced growth”, the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou. Issued on: 06/04/2024 – 10:01 3 min The planned talks mark the latest step forward …
Tel Aviv — World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by Spanish-American celebrity chef José Andrés, has named U.S.-Canadian dual national Jacob Flickinger, 33, as one of the seven members of its team killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza late Monday night. The other WCK staff members killed in the attack, which Israel’s military has called …
President Biden joked on Thursday that he steers clear of the doors on the presidential plane manufactured by Boeing, the aircraft maker beset by a series of recent mid-flight mishaps. Biden made the quip at his high-dollar campaign fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall when asked by CBS “Late Show” host Steven Colbert if he …
2-minute read Tammy Murphy and Andy Kim face off in Bergen County Delegates from Bergen County are in Paramus to vote on who they favor for senator, First Lady Tammy Murphy or Congressman Andy Kim, Monday, March 4, 2024. After about four months on the trail, New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has suspended her …
Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden signed the package, the White House vowed to work toward repealing the provision. ▶ Watch Video: U.S. Senate averts partial government shutdown …