3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (833+ words) The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump had picked the former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell, believing that Warsh can deliver the booming economy the president had promised voters. Warsh takes…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (751+ words) For years, younger Americans have been more optimistic about the job market than older Americans, even through the depths of the Great Recession. But in an abrupt shift, a new poll released Monday finds young people’s confidence has plummeted over…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (954+ words) NEW YORK — President Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program, a glaring mistake that undercuts a federal campaign to tackle waste, mostly…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (770+ words) Comic and television host Stephen Colbert knows the feeling William Person recounts in his new lawsuit alleging that USA Bobsled/Skeleton was negligent by concealing knowledge that the repeated sub-concussive blows sledders endure could cause permanent brain damage. Shortly after…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (533+ words) The Trump administration will pay $1 billion to a French company to walk away from two U.S. offshore wind leases as the administration ramps up its campaign against offshore wind and other renewable energy. TotalEnergies has agreed to what’s essentially a refund…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (542+ words) LAS VEGAS — The Trump administration has selected a new candidate for Nevada’s top federal prosecutor after challenges to its first pick’s eligibility, marking another setback in the president’s efforts to appoint U.S. attorneys who can’t win Senate approval. Last…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (452+ words) A federal judge said the Trump administration can move ahead with a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, providing a setback for U.S. technology companies that rely on hiring skilled foreign workers. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said in a ruling Tuesday that…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (504+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — Rep. Elise Stefanik announced Friday that she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress, bowing out of the race in a surprise statement that said “it is not an effective use…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (585+ words) NEW YORK — A federal judge signaled Thursday that the U.S. Justice Department might be right in its argument that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey’s wrongfully termination claims don’t belong in court just yet. Judge Jesse M. Furman in Manhattan declined at…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (889+ words) ALBANY, N.Y. — Another federal judge heard arguments Thursday about the legitimacy of a top Trump administration prosecutor as New York Atty. Gen. Letitia James challenged the authority of the acting U.S. attorney probing two of her high-profile cases. The court hearing…...