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Sen. Warren calls on Yellen, FSOC to do more to shore up regional banks

WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is sounding alarm bells about the future of regional banks in a new letter Thursday…

Biden blasts Republican plan to cut taxes on the wealthy, cut social safety net programs

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in a speech Thursday contrasted his “Bidenomics” policies with what the White House has dubbed…

Senate subpoenas Saudi Public Investment Fund’s U.S. subsidiary for info on PGA-LIV Golf deal

WASHINGTON — Bipartisan members of a Senate subcommittee on homeland security demanded transparency Wednesday from a Saudi Arabian investment fund…

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…

Government shutdown fears cloud legislative agenda as House returns to session

WASHINGTON — Concerns over a potential government shutdown have reached a fever pitch as the House of Representatives returns to session…

Photos: America marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Monday marks the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks — the deadliest such attack on U.S. soil — which…

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…

Biden hails West Coast dockworker union contract as possibility of UAW strike looms

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden celebrated the recent West Coast dockworker contract in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday.…

Biden tests negative for Covid-19 days away from G20 summit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested negative Monday night for Covid-19, a day after his wife tested positive and three days…