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Scoop: Trump expected to formally nominate Peter Gaynor as FEMA chief

Donald Trump speaks during a visit to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) HQ

The side effects of the transportation revolution

Illustrated collage of a man hailing a cab, a share bike and an e-scooter.
Sep 18, 2019

Beto O'Rourke's plan to turn voters into gun safety activists

Sep 18, 2019 - World

Trump after Netanyahu election setback: Our relations are with Israel

Sep 18, 2019 - Technology

Scoop: Mark Zuckerberg returning to Capitol Hill

Mark Zuckerberg
Sep 18, 2019

The lead-pipe danger lurking underground

A lead service line water pipe is exposed in Flint, Michigan.
Sep 18, 2019

Obama swipes Trump on watching TV and using Twitter

Obama and Trump
Sep 18, 2019 - Economy

Federal Reserve announces 2nd consecutive rate cut

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in July
Sep 18, 2019

The rise and fall of America's biggest cities in one map

Sep 18, 2019 - Economy

General Motors and striking workers bargain in the dark

A striking auto worker at GM's assembly plant in Flint, Mich.
Sep 18, 2019

Trump administration testing GOP appetite for background checks

Donald Trump holding a flintlock rifle
Updated Sep 18, 2019 - Energy & Climate

Trump moves to block California from setting own auto emissions rules

Illustration of dueling auto license plates showing Trump and California positions on regulations.
Sep 18, 2019 - World

Netanyahu cancels trip to UN General Assembly over Israel election results

Netanyahu
Sep 18, 2019 - Economy

A push to let mom and pop invest in startups

Illustration of the painting American Gothic with the subjects wearing hoodies.
Sep 18, 2019 - Economy

CEO confidence sinks to lowest level since 2016

Trump with CEOs
Sep 18, 2019 - Politics & Policy

Trump names Robert O'Brien as national security adviser

Updated Sep 18, 2019 - Health

The global anti-vaping tipping point

illustration of jury stand with a vape pen on a chair releasing smoke.
Sep 18, 2019 - Technology

Facebook makes another bid for the living room

Facebook's expanded family of Portal devices in a kitchen
Sep 18, 2019

Banks don't have enough money

Illustration of Fed Chair Jerome Powell thinking

Trump vs. California

Sep 18, 2019 - World

Israel's Netanyahu and rival deadlocked after election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech to supporters of his Likud party after polls closed in the Israeli parliamentary elections.

Lewandowski hearing boosts Pelosi's anti-impeachment plan

Sep 18, 2019

Democratic megadonor Ed Buck charged with running California drug den

Ed Buck (C) interrupts California Republican Party gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's campaign event on September 22, 2010
Sep 17, 2019

Top intelligence official rejects whistleblower subpoena from Congress

Joseph Maguire, looks on during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2018.
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