US home insurance costs more expensive in areas of climate risk, study finds
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON -Homeowners in areas most at risk of damage from hurricanes, wildfires and other climate perils pay far more for insurance than those who live in the least exposed areas, according to a U.S. Treasury
Speaker Johnson appoints new Intelligence chairman after surprise shakeup
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., as the new chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday after asserting that the panel needed a fresh start. “He has earned the respect
Turner tackles HUD program reforms at confirmation hearing for housing secretary
There were sports analogies galore but few policy specifics during Scott Turner ’s confirmation hearing on Thursday to become housing secretary. Turner spoke before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee as he seeks to become
Supreme Court’s decision on a looming TikTok ban could come Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ‘s decision could come Friday in the case about whether TikTok must shut down in a few days under a federal law that seeks to force its sale by the Chinese
As Biden warns of an ‘oligarchy,’ Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
President Joe Biden’s pointed warning about the U.S. becoming an “ oligarchy ” of tech billionaires will be illustrated at Donald Trump’s inauguration, when the world’s three richest men will sit on the dais as Trump is
Trump’s US Treasury pick says question of debt limit repeal is ‘nuanced’
(Reuters) – Scott Bessent, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Treasury Department, on Thursday said the question of eliminating the U.S. debt limit is “nuanced,” but said if Trump wants to do so he will
US House leader picks Trump ally Crawford as intel panel chair
By Jonathan Landay and Patricia Zengerle (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson named Representative Rick Crawford on Thursday to chair the House intelligence committee, the latest promotion of an ally of President-elect Donald Trump to a
Things to know about Ashley Moody, appointed to be Florida’s next US senator
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state’s next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida’s
Trump’s EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views
Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a department likely to play a central role in President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge
Looking for his father, a worried son went to fire evacuation zone but found death and devastation
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaw Zhao was worried even before he arrived in Los Angeles last week: His father’s neighborhood was in an evacuation zone as deadly wildfires raged in the metropolitan area, and Zhao hadn’t heard
