Congress returns with the clock ticking to avert government shutdown, fund U.S. disaster response
A deeply divided Congress returned Tuesday from a monthlong summer vacation with the clock ticking to pass spending legislation to…
Biden nominates Jack Lew to be U.S. ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden nominated former U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Tuesday to serve as ambassador to Israel.…
Digital World shareholders vote to extend time for deal with Trump media company
Investors in the blank-check acquisition company that plans to merge with former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media firm on…
FAA lifts brief nationwide ground stop for United Airlines
A brief nationwide ground stop for United Airlines flights was lifted Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Earlier today a…
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Halliburton, Warner Bros. Discovery, Oracle and more
Occidental Petroleum, Halliburton, EOG Resources — Shares of oil and gas companies were higher Tuesday after Saudi Arabia earlier extended its…
Federal court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case
A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against…
New York AG asks judge to sanction Trump for rehashing failed legal arguments
New York Attorney General Letitia James asked a judge Tuesday to sanction Donald Trump, other defendants and their lawyers for…
Mitch McConnell brain scans found no stroke, seizures after second freeze, doctor says
Brain scans conducted on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell found no evidence he has a seizure disorder or experienced a…
Fed Governor Waller agrees the central bank can ‘proceed carefully’ on interest rates
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday that the recent round of strong economic data will buy the central bank…
Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22-year prison sentence, longest yet from Jan. 6 riot
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday after…
