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More than 60,000 Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike

More than 60,000 health-care workers on Thursday voted to authorize a strike against Kaiser Permanente if an agreement is not…

Hunter Biden indicted on firearms charges

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, was indicted Thursday on three criminal counts related to his possession of a…

FBI investigating violent threats against officials in Fulton County, Georgia

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responding to violent threats made against officials in Fulton County, Georgia, the agency said…

Before Elon Musk, Twitter rarely lobbied against state laws. Now X is suing California over one

Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform quietly waged a lobbying campaign to derail an online content moderation bill in California…

Biden impeachment inquiry gives White House a fight it’s ready for

WASHINGTON — The White House’s oversight and investigations war room finally got the battle on Tuesday that they’d been arming themselves…

Looming UAW strike puts ‘Union Joe’ Biden in a tough position

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden finds himself in a tough spot between his “Union Joe” persona and his aggressive climate goals…

Senators take up looming insurance crisis as policy issuers flee Florida and California

WASHINGTON — Low-income policyholders will be hit hardest by rising insurance premiums as the frequency of natural disasters caused by…

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress

A jury on Thursday convicted former Trump White House trade advisor Peter Navarro of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. Navarro faces…

DeSantis board asks court to dismiss Disney’s counterclaims in contract clash

The board picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Walt Disney World’s special tax district asked a state court…

Prosecutors will seek Hunter Biden indictment on gun charge before Sept. 29

Federal prosecutors plan to ask a grand jury to indict Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, on gun-related…