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U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
SEATTLE — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the…
Trump’s climate change rollbacks to drive up U.S. emissions
President Donald Trump’s rollback of Obama-era climate regulations will cause the United States to pump an extra 1.8 billion tons of greenhouse gases into the…
De Blasio delays in-person schooling a second time
NEW YORK — New York City schools will not fully reopen on Monday as planned, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday — agreeing to another…
Congress starts its weekend no closer to a coronavirus deal
Democrats and Republicans appeared even further away from a coronavirus relief deal on Thursday, despite mounting calls from rank-and-file lawmakers — and even President Donald…
Democrats lose control of marijuana messaging
Removing federal penalties for marijuana looked like an easy win for Democrats two weeks ago, but the momentum has stalled. Democrats have been scared off…
Trump hails ‘manufacturing miracle’ as factories bleed jobs
Four years after he won the Midwest by vowing to revitalize the U.S. manufacturing workforce, President Donald Trump is campaigning for reelection on a job…
Businesses reject Trump payroll tax plan while postponing their own tax bills
Most American workers won’t be getting the payroll tax break pushed by President Donald Trump, thanks to widespread opposition from employers. But many businesses are…
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin decided the 2016 election. We’ll have to wait on them in 2020.
The most important states in the 2016 election are among the least likely states to count their votes and declare a winner on election night…
States plow forward with pot, with or without Congress
Roughly 1 in 3 Americans could have access to legal recreational marijuana if voters approve state ballot initiatives this November. While a planned House vote…
Schiff asks to interview DHS officials over whistleblower complaint
House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff has asked the Department of Homeland Security to make available a slew of high-level officials to testify about a recent…
Russia, China and Iran trying to hack presidential race, Microsoft says
Russian, Chinese and Iranian hackers have mounted cyberattacks against hundreds of organizations and people involved in the 2020 presidential race and U.S.-European policy debates, with…
Biden will pull TV ads on 9/11 anniversary
Joe Biden’s campaign will pull down its television advertising on Friday, going dark on the airwaves on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Trump’s extra $300 jobless benefit already running dry in some states
The extra $300 federal boost to unemployment benefits created under an executive action signed by President Donald Trump is already running out for some states,…
Senate paralyzed over coronavirus relief
With the coronavirus pandemic still battering the United States, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked his fellow senators on Wednesday whether they “want to do…
Behind Woodward’s September surprise: White House aides saw a train wreck coming, then jumped aboard
He offered lengthy meetings in the Oval Office and made phone calls at night from the White House — delivering Bob Woodward an unprecedented nine…
‘He knowingly and willingly lied’: Biden rips Trump over Woodward book revelations
Former Vice President Joe Biden slammed Donald Trump over the revelation that Trump acknowledged how “deadly” the coronavirus could be back in February, accusing the…
Cuomo says New York City can reopen indoor dining at 25 percent capacity
Indoor dining can resume at 25 percent capacity in New York City starting Sept. 30. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during a Wednesday briefing…
Trump is blasting the military-industrial complex. But he’s one of its biggest boosters.
Since becoming president, Donald Trump has overseen historic increases in defense budgets, fawned over military equipment, installed a number of defense industry insiders in top…
USAID to shut down its coronavirus task force
The U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been on the front lines of the battle with the coronavirus, is about to shut down the…
Tech sell-off resumes; Nasdaq down more than 8 percent in 3 days
Big tech stocks are continuing their Icarus-like flight path, and more sharp declines for them are pulling Wall Street lower in early Tuesday trading. The…
Harvest of shame: Farmworkers face coronavirus disaster
President Donald Trump may have made railing against undocumented immigrants central to his political brand, but during the pandemic even his administration has been forced…
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