Government policy
Japan: BOJ hikes interest rates for the first time in 17 years
Business
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding ...
Biden’s fiery State of the Union address issues contrast with Trump
U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday ...
Special counsel: Biden ‘willfully’ disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about ...
Mexico overtakes China as the leading source of goods imported to US
U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than two decades, Mexico last year surpassed China as the leading source of ...
Mark Zuckerberg could pay millions in taxes to the IRS on Meta dividends
Business
Mark Zuckerberg delighted Meta shareholders and Wall Street this week with news of the social media giant’s first-ever dividend. The IRS may ...
Biden considers new border and asylum restrictions as he tries to reach Senate deal for Ukraine aid
World
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Biden administration officials labored Wednesday to try to reach a last-minute deal for wartime aid for Ukraine by ...
Biden visits Boebert’s district to reject criticism of green policies
Trending
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden used a backdrop of the world’s largest facility for wind tower manufacturing to sharpen his ...
A day after Britain’s prime minister fired her, Suella Braverman accuses him of being a weak leader
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LONDON — Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman lashed out at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a day after he fired her, calling ...
A fragile global economy is at stake as US and China seek to cool tensions at APEC summit
U.S.
WASHINGTON — The United States and China are the two global economic heavyweights. Combined, they produce more than 40% of the world’s ...
Here is what Trump plans to do if he returns to White House
U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and “freedom cities” built on ...
