Congress

Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment law; impact is unclear

U.S. Representative Cori Bush along with other U.S. lawmakers and advocates hold a press conference outside the Capitol Hill building…

BlackRock predicts another historic year for crypto

Bitcoin should rip higher under President-elect Donald Trump, according to BlackRock’s ETF chief. Samara Cohen, the firm’s ETF and index…

Mike Johnson elected House speaker after Trump backs Republican

Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was reelected speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday on the first ballot after…

Stock market today: Dow soars 498 points as stocks bounce back from Fed-fueled plunge

US stocks surged on Friday, recovering some of the week’s losses sparked by a hawkish Federal Reserve. Advertisement The Dow…

House speaker breaks with Trump over debt limit

WASHINGTON — With just hours to go before the federal government begins shutting down for lack of funds, House Republicans…

Trump blasts House government funding deal, demands debt ceiling hike

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday that he would prefer for House Republicans to refuse to fund the federal…

Warren says Trump needs to hold Elon Musk to ethics standards

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk before attending a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight…

SEC charges Cantor Fitzgerald, led by Trump’s Commerce pick

Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of BGC Partners Inc., speaks during the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference in…

Republicans projected to win House majority, securing GOP trifecta

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds the gavel onstage ahead of the start of the first day of…

House majority still in play as Republicans eye a red sweep

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) and U.S. House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Tom Williams…