Yellen says COVID spending may have contributed ‘little bit’ to inflation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s spending on stimulus to keep the economy going during the COVID pandemic may have contributed a little bit to inflation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview on CNBC
Ski patrollers reach deal to end strike at Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Ski patrollers at the biggest U.S. ski resort have reached a deal with Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort to end a strike that put a wrench in operations during the busy holiday
US will announce $500M in weapons to be sent to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — The U.S. is set to provide Ukraine an additional $500 million in weapons quickly pulled from its existing stockpiles as the Biden administration works to get Kyiv in a stronger negotiating
Drop in US wholesale inventories in November unrevised at 0.2%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. wholesale inventories fell 0.2% in November, as initially estimated last month, amid sharp declines in stocks of long-lasting manufactured goods like motor vehicles and computer equipment. Stocks at wholesalers were unchanged in October,
Workers at Ford joint venture plant in Kentucky file to hold union election
By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) -The United Auto Workers union is petitioning the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election at a Kentucky battery plant run by a Ford Motor joint venture, the union said in
Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump is the coach calling plays. But what if coach changes his mind?
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson often says he sees himself as the quarterback and President-elect Donald Trump as the coach calling plays on their legislative priorities as Republicans take power in Washington. But with Trump
Kansas’ top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ top elections official launched a campaign for governor Wednesday after building his public profile by pushing back against unfounded election conspiracy theories and breaking with fellow Republicans on voting rights issues. Secretary
Justice Department says it plans to release only part of special counsel’s Trump report for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday that it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s findings on Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election but will keep under wraps for now
Biden says he is undecided on pre-emptive pardons, according to USA Today interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said he remained undecided on whether to issue pre-emptive pardons to protect some public figures who have been threatened with retaliation by his Republican successor Donald Trump. In an interview
Californian utility SoCal Edison shuts power to over 114,000 customers due to wildfire risk
(Reuters) – Southern California Edison, a subsidiary of U.S. utility Edison International that operates in California, has cut power to more than 110,000 customers to prevent damage to distribution lines from the wildfire, the company said on
