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White House asks for additional $4 billion for FEMA after Hurricane Idalia, Maui fires

WASHINGTON — The White House is requesting an additional $4 billion from Congress to bolster funding for the Federal Emergency…

‘Really bad economics’: Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains where the Fed went wrong on inflation

The Federal Reserve “didn’t do their homework” and mischaracterized the spike in inflation that has plagued the U.S. economy over…

Moscow holds elections in illegally occupied parts of Ukraine; Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan to meet in Sochi

This was CNBC’s live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates. Regional elections…

White House asks Congress for short-term funding to avoid government shutdown

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday asked Congress to pass a short-term measure to fund the federal government and…

Trump Georgia trial will be streamed live, judge rules

WASHINGTON — Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee said Thursday that all court proceedings related to former President Donald Trump’s election interference…

FEMA is down to its last $3.4 billion as Maui wildfires, Hurricane Idalia slam U.S.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is running low on money to respond to natural disasters as the U.S. faces billions…

Biden says he will visit Florida this weekend to survey Idalia damage: ‘Our nation has your back’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Thursday, where he announced…

Biden says he’s ‘forever grateful’ to forces in Afghanistan on two-year anniversary of exit

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration acknowledged on Thursday the two-year anniversary of Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, a somber milestone following a…

McConnell suffering ‘occasional lightheadedness’ but is clear to keep working after freezing up in press conference, his doctor says

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is “medically clear” to continue working, the attending physician for the U.S. Congress said one…

Trump asks to sever Georgia election case from co-defendants seeking speedy trial

Former President Donald Trump is seeking to sever his criminal election interference case in Georgia from any of his 18…