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Here’s what to know about a federal government shutdown
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay and put key economic data — including the closely watched jobs report — on ice. Congress has just four days left to agree on a stopgap […]
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Ex-Meta global affairs chief says tech should stay out of politics
Former Meta global affairs chief Nick Clegg said Friday that tech companies should keep a distance from politics and people should feel “uneasy” about those firms intervening in the public space. “I generally don’t think that politics and tech innovation mixes very well,” Clegg told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I think it’s quite good when they kind […]
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Money manager Howard Rubin arrested on sex trafficking charges
Howie Rubin Jonathon Ziegler | Patrick McMullan | Getty Images Famed retired money manager Howard Rubin and his former personal assistant were arrested Friday morning on charges of sex trafficking and transporting women across state lines for commercial sex acts over the course of a decade, according to a new federal indictment. Rubin, 70, participated […]
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U.S. pharma tariffs spare India’s generic drugmakers — but leave investors jittery
MUMBAI, INDIA – MARCH 3: A technician works at a Cipla laboratory March 3, 2002 in Vikhrohi, Mumbai, India. Jean-marc Giboux | 3rd Party – Misc | Getty Images Stocks of leading Indian drugmakers fell on Friday, even though the 100% U.S. tariffs on branded and patented drug imports are unlikely to affect these companies. […]
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The global wealthy are lining up for Trump’s $1 million Gold Card after price cut
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images A version of this article […]
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted on criminal charges
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on charges of false statement and obstruction related to testimony he gave to Congress five years ago. Comey, who is a frequent target of President Donald Trump’s ire, is accused of lying during testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee on […]
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Republicans own U.S. government shutdown if it happens, top Democrat Jeffries warns
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference as the U.S. House of Representatives considers U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax-cut bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday that Democrats will not be “intimidated” by the Trump […]
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Trump would eviscerate Fed independence with Lisa Cook firing, her lawyers tell Supreme Court
Lisa Cook, governor of the US Federal Reserve and governor nominee for US President Joe Biden, during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Anna Rose Layden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday argued that the Supreme Court should […]
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Health providers could lose $32 billion if ACA credits at center of shutdown fight expire
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other Senate Democrats encouraging the passage of Affordable Care Act tax credits, in Washington, DC on September 16, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Health-care providers could lose more than $32 billion in revenue if the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium […]
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Dallas ICE shooter searched ‘Charlie Kirk Shot Video’ before attack: FBI
Members of the FBI investigate from the rooftop at 1120 Empire Central Place work near the scene where a shooter opened fire on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, September 24, 2025 in Dallas, Texas. Stewart F. House | Getty Images The gunman who killed one detainee and wounded two others at an Immigration […]
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