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Johnson suffers embarrassing loss as bill to stop shutdown fails

Speaker Mike Johnson
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

U.S. says Iran sent Biden camp stolen Trump info in election interference bid

An Iranian supporter of the Islamic Republic and the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is waving an Iranian flag in front of the Azadi (Freedom) monument in western Tehran, on February 11, 2024.

Vance's zero-shame strategy

GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks with media at the airport before he departs on September 14, 2024 in Greenville, North Carolina. Vance is joining Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump as

Key student loan protection ends Sept. 30, here's what borrowers should know

an illustration of a vintage heather grey sweatshirt with the words "pay to the order of" on it

Teamsters decline to endorse either Harris or Trump

General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O'Brien points as he speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024.
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Economy

Federal Reserve delivers supersized half-point rate cut

The Federal Reserve building
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Economy

What the Fed cuts will mean for credit card interest rates

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Sep 18, 2024 - World

Supply chain terror: Explosions in Lebanon raise new security alarms

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Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Business

Musk, Greene amplify Trump rally bomb threats that police call false

Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at the Expo World Market Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 13

Exclusive: CEOs signal hiring pullback

"Relief is on the way:" Borrowing money is about to get cheaper

Sep 18, 2024 - World

Israel detonates Hezbollah walkie-talkies a day after pager attack

Lebanese army soldiers stand guard near a hospital (not pictured) in Beirut on September 17, 2024, after explosions hit locations in several Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah fighters.
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Lawmakers' own security fears drive Secret Service push

Rep. Mike Lawler, wearing a blue suit and standing in a white hallway.

Threats of violence in schools spike in Ohio and around the U.S.

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 16: The vacant campus of Clark State College is pictured after classes were canceled due to a bomb threat on September 16, 2024 in Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, home to a large Haitian community, was thrust into the national spotlight after former President Donald Tru
Sep 18, 2024 - Business

Take a risk? CFOs say now is not a good time

In remote Texas, Anduril probes future of drone warfare

A quartet of "clay pigeon jets" streaks over the Anduril Texas Test Site.

Exclusive: Harris ramps up Asian American outreach with ad about her mother

Photo of Kamala Harris speaking into a microphone as her mother and sister watch and smile from behind
Sep 18, 2024 - Technology

What Amazon's strict return to office policy says about remote work

Illustration of a lone office chair with multiple large Amazon logo arrows pointing towards the chair.

AI's parent-teen knowledge gap

Illustration of a smirking teen at a laptop with a brain icon with two oblivious parents in the background

Trump, Harris virtually tied in poll of Georgia voters

Progressives hope Harris' border shift is temporary

Photo illustration of Kamala Harris with images of migrant walking along the border wall
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Business

Tupperware files for bankruptcy

Tupperware products are offered for sale at a retail store on April 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
Updated Sep 18, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Democrats blame abortion bans for Georgia woman's death

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks onstage during The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 53rd Annual Legislative Conference Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Bl
Sep 18, 2024 - World

Israel conducted Lebanon pager attack fearing Hezbollah was onto the operation

An ambulance arrives at the site after the explosion of the wireless communication devices, known as pagers, and take injured people to the hospital in Beirut, Lebanon on September 17, 2024.

Suspicious packages mailed to election officials across U.S.

A postal employee attends to an automated sorting machine at the United States Postal Service's processing and distribution center in Capitol Heights, Maryland, 19 December 2002.
Sep 18, 2024 - Business

CEOs reward employees who come to the office, survey shows

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Johnson's colleagues baffled by his shutdown strategy

House Speaker Mike Johnson, wearing a blue suit surrounded by aides and his security detail.

Trump traps Senate GOP with flip-flop on taxes

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Scoop: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plots top role for 2026

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference following the weekly Democratic caucus luncheon at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Mike Johnson's December nightmare

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