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Bipartisan deal boosts measure to help struggling news organizations against Big Tech

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday passed a bipartisan bill aimed at giving small and mid-sized news organizations more clout to negotiate compensation with Big Tech platforms, although the measure still must overcome opposition in both parties and faces an uncertain path to a vote in the full Senate.

September 22, 2022

Fed announces another big hike in key interest rate as inflation remains high

The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate again Wednesday by three-quarters of a percentage point, risking job losses and a deeper economic slowdown as the central bank tries to reduce inflation that is running near historic highs.

September 21, 2022

GOP lawmakers question Biden’s demand for $22B in COVID relief after declaring pandemic ‘over’

Republican lawmakers chided President Biden on Monday for declaring the COVID-19 pandemic "over" while he's pushing Congress to spend another $22 billion in emergency relief ahead of a looming fiscal deadline.

September 19, 2022

Railroad pact could fall apart, unions set to vote Thursday

The tentative deal brokered by President Biden, freight railroads and 12 labor unions to avert a strike and economic calamity is at risk of collapsing, according to the Daily Mail, which cites union leaders' dissatisfaction with "intentionally" vague details.

September 19, 2022

Yellen says new IRS employees will help ensure tax ‘fairness’

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday that the IRS will use an $80 billion boost to answer more taxpayers' phone calls and "make sure that everyone pays their fair share."

September 15, 2022

Unionized railroad workers to receive 24% raises, $5K bonuses under Biden-backed deal

Unionized freight railroad workers will receive 24% pay raises and $5,000 in bonuses under an agreement reached Thursday, with the backing of President Biden, averting a strike that would have damaged an already wobbly economy.

September 15, 2022

Some crop shipments to be halted as rail strike looms amid more talks in Washington

Some U.S. railroads plan to halt crop shipments on Thursday and Amtrak canceled all long-distance routes ahead of a threatened national freight rail strike, as Labor Secretary Marty Walsh hosted talks with railroad and union officials in Washington.

September 14, 2022

Railroad workers, carriers gird for strike despite Biden’s pleas for a deal

President Biden is scrambling to avert a massive railroad strike as soon as Friday that would worsen supply-chain shortages, inflame high inflation and add to the rising number of walkouts under his labor-friendly administration.

September 13, 2022

Biden says ‘progress’ made on inflation despite higher prices in August

President Biden said Tuesday that inflation is showing signs of slowing down, despite a government report showing consumer price increases for household goods persist and dent families' budgets.

September 13, 2022

Inflation rises in August, rate remains near historic high ahead of key Fed meeting

Consumer prices rose slightly in August, the Labor Department reported Tuesday, showing that inflation remains stubbornly high as the Federal Reserve prepares to announce another big interest rate hike next week.

September 13, 2022

America’s leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II as a warm, steady leader

America responded to Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday with an outpouring of respect for Britain's longest-serving monarch, and gratitude for her continual efforts to strengthen the U.S.-British alliance.

September 8, 2022

Critics of NLRB’s ‘joint employer’ rule predict job losses, more red tape for businesses

Conservatives and employers are lining up against a proposed labor-friendly rule by the Democrat-majority National Labor Relations Board that would open the door to more employee claims against businesses and make it easier for workers to organize.

September 7, 2022

Fetterman gets media pass on health questions even after ducking Senate debate

The health of Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has received relatively little media scrutiny since he suffered a stroke more than three months ago, an episode that he says nearly killed him.

September 2, 2022

Oz campaign calls on Fetterman to fire two staffers convicted of murder decades ago

The campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz is calling on Democratic rival John Fetterman to fire two paid staffers who were convicted of murder and spent decades in prison before their sentences were commuted.

September 1, 2022

Fetterman pulls out of debate in Pa. Senate race, cites Oz campaign’s ‘mockery’ of his stroke

Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Tuesday he won't debate Republican rival Mehmet Oz next week, objecting to what he called the Oz campaign's mocking his recovery from a stroke.

August 30, 2022

Powell dampens Biden’s rosy view of an improving economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell is throwing cold water on President Biden's hopes that inflation will fade as a dominant issue in the midterm elections.

August 27, 2022

Powell says interest rates will remain elevated ‘for some time’ to fight inflation

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank will likely impose more large interest-rate hikes in the coming months to tame the highest inflation in four decades.

August 26, 2022

Biden’s move to cancel student debt would cost more than $300 billion, study says

President Biden's election-year plan to cancel student loan debt would cost the Treasury at least $329 billion and would mostly benefit wealthier taxpayers, according to a study released Tuesday.

August 23, 2022

Media chafes at restrictions for Vance-DeSantis rally as GOP adds cash in Ohio race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign rally in Ohio Friday for Republican Senate candidate and author J.D. Vance is encountering opposition from news organizations who object to organizers' unusual condition of requiring access to their video footage of the event.

August 18, 2022

Biden signs $740 billion ‘inflation reduction’ bill that economists say won’t lower inflation

President Biden on Tuesday triumphantly signed his centerpiece $740 billion climate-and-tax legislation, a Democrats-only measure whose title purports to reduce inflation but won't lower prices quickly, if at all.

August 16, 2022