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Congress and Washington wonder if Biden and McCarthy cut secret Ukraine funding deal

WASHINGTON — Congress and the rest of Washington buzzed Monday over the question of whether President Joe Biden and House…

Sen. Bob Menendez bribery trial set for May 2024

A federal judge on Monday scheduled the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife Nadine on…

Kaiser Permanente union workers poised to strike after contract expires

More than 75,000 workers at the largest nonprofit private health-care provider in the United States are poised to strike Wednesday…

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sphere Entertainment, Riot, Instacart, Insulet and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sphere Entertainment — Shares of the media and entertainment company climbed…

Clarence Thomas recuses as Supreme Court rejects appeal by Trump lawyer John Eastman

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take an appeal by former Trump lawyer John Eastman related to…

Sen. Durbin renews call for a Supreme Court code of conduct amid ethics concerns

WASHINGTON — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin called on the Supreme Court to create a code of conduct as its…

Trump New York fraud trial ends first day with tax accountant testimony

An accountant who worked on the tax returns of Donald Trump testified Monday as the first witness at the former…

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Rivian, SolarEdge, Sphere Entertainment and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Rivian Automotive — Shares popped 3.3% in the premarket. Evercore ISI…

Bill Ackman says the economy is starting to slow and the Fed is likely done hiking

Pershing Square’s Bill Ackman on Monday sounded alarms on the economy, which he believes has begun to decelerate on the…